Lead RF Engineer - Wireless & Microwave Systems

Novus Technical Services Ltd; Calgary; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental plans

RRSP matching

Life & AD&D insurance

Disability plans

Travel benefits

Membership fee coverage

Transportation allowance

Job summary

Novus Technical Services Ltd. is seeking a Lead RF Engineer/Specialist to join our Calgary team in Canada. The role involves planning, designing, and licensing RF radio systems, including trunked radio, microwave, and LTE/SCADA integrations, with strong emphasis on P25 systems and RF coverage modelling.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years in RF design; hands-on experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation is a plus. Travel is limited; relocation not included.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Electronics or Telecommunication.
• At least 8 years of RF engineering experience in radio/RF designs.

Responsibilities

• Assist in system planning, design, preparation of documents for radio communication system installation and RF frequency licensing.
• Prepare design drawings such as architecture diagrams, layouts, wiring diagrams, calculations, BOM, cable schedules, RF coverage reports.
• Coordinate with vendors and review vendor engineering documentation to ensure standards and client specifications are met.
• Ability to draft engineering drawings using AutoCAD/MicroStation is an advantage.

Skills

RF design

P25 systems

IP network design

Radio propagation

AutoCAD/MicroStation

Pathloss/Wave tools

Spectrum-E/ibWave

LTE/SCADA

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

MicroStation

WinProp

Pathloss

Ekahau

Job description

Novus Technical Services Ltd. is seeking a Lead RF Engineer/Specialist to join our Calgary team in Canada. The role involves planning, designing, and licensing RF radio systems, including trunked radio, microwave, and LTE/SCADA integrations, with strong emphasis on P25 systems and RF coverage modelling.

Requires a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years in RF design; hands-on experience with AutoCAD/MicroStation is a plus. Travel is limited; relocation not included.