Entry-Level RF Engineer: Systems & Antennas

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking engineers with a background in RF systems, electromagnetics, antennas, and related fields in Laurel, MD. You will model, test, and optimize advanced RF technologies for defense applications.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's or Master's in a technical discipline, can program in MATLAB/Python/C++, and are prepared to pursue U.S. security clearances.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Applied Math, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Experience programming in MATLAB, Python, C, C++, Java, or similar.
• Strong foundation in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related technical concepts.
• Enjoy solving analytical problems and learning technical areas that may be new to you.
• Able to obtain an Interim Secret clearance by start date and ultimately a Secret clearance; US citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Perform RF system analysis, including link budgets, propagation effects, and system performance assessments.
• Use modeling, simulation, experimentation, and data analysis to evaluate RF and related technologies.
• Propose, analyze, and test new RF concepts, waveforms, hardware designs, antennas, and system architectures.
• Design and conduct laboratory experiments, collect and analyze data, and improve concepts from results.
• Develop software and analysis tools to model RF systems and automate testing.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, sensor experts, software developers, physicists, and other specialists.
• Contribute to end-to-end mission modeling, requirements definition, and system testing.
• Design, simulate, build, and test analog and RF circuits, amplifiers, antennas, and other hardware.
• Communicate analysis, results, and recommendations to teammates and government.

Skills

RF systems

Antenna design

Modeling & simulation

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

ADS

HFSS

Altium

SOLIDWORKS

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking engineers with a background in RF systems, electromagnetics, antennas, and related fields in Laurel, MD. You will model, test, and optimize advanced RF technologies for defense applications.

Ideal candidates hold a Bachelor's or Master's in a technical discipline, can program in MATLAB/Python/C++, and are prepared to pursue U.S. security clearances.