Antenna & EM Research Engineer (Part-Time)

Applied Research Laboratory at the Penn State University; State College (Centre County); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a part-time Research and Development Engineer in State College, PA, to support the Antennas, Computational Electromagnetics, and Propagation Department. This on-site role welcomes transitioning military members via DoD SkillBridge.

Responsibilities include conducting EM and antenna analyses, modifying and testing propagation and antenna models, and implementing methods from published works.

Qualifications

• Sufficient Physics, Mathematics, and/or Engineering coursework covering basic electromagnetics, vector calculus, and applications.
• Familiarity with Matlab, Python, and XFdtd/CST.

Responsibilities

• Conduct EM and antenna analyses
• Modify and test EM propagation and antenna models
• Implement various methods from published works for EM propagation and antennas
• Serve as active, hands-on, contributing members of the research staff at ARL.

Skills

Physics/Math basics

Engineering tools

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Tools

Matlab

Python

XFdtd/CST

Job description

Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State is seeking a part-time Research and Development Engineer in State College, PA, to support the Antennas, Computational Electromagnetics, and Propagation Department. This on-site role welcomes transitioning military members via DoD SkillBridge.

Responsibilities include conducting EM and antenna analyses, modifying and testing propagation and antenna models, and implementing methods from published works.