Radar RF Hardware Engineer - Hands-On Field & Lab

Protora; Village of Liverpool (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

PTO

Retirement plan

Job summary

Protora is seeking a mid-level RF Hardware Engineer in New York to design, build and test radar RF hardware from schematic capture to field test. You will work with antenna, signal processing and systems teams to turn requirements into demonstrated capability. Requirements include a B.S.

in Electrical Engineering and 4–7 years in RF/microwave hardware, with MATLAB/Python proficiency and RF test equipment experience. U.S. person status and DoD clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 4–7 years designing RF/microwave hardware for radar or sensor systems.
• Strong RF/microwave fundamentals and radar theory understanding.
• Ability to document and present technical work clearly.
• U.S. person status and ability to obtain DoD clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design, build and test RF receiver, exciter and transmitter subsystems.
• Perform RF cascade analysis and allocate requirements to hardware specs.
• Simulate RF circuits and validate models with measurements.
• Lead hardware bring-up, debugging and field testing.
• Prepare hardware specifications, design docs and test reports.

Skills

RF engineering

Microwave fundamentals

Radar theory

MATLAB

Python

Collaboration

Documentation

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OrCAD

Spectrum Analyzers

Vector Network Analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Power Meters

Job description

Protora is seeking a mid-level RF Hardware Engineer in New York to design, build and test radar RF hardware from schematic capture to field test. You will work with antenna, signal processing and systems teams to turn requirements into demonstrated capability. Requirements include a B.S.

in Electrical Engineering and 4–7 years in RF/microwave hardware, with MATLAB/Python proficiency and RF test equipment experience. U.S. person status and DoD clearance eligibility are required.