Radio Frequency Engineer 1

CHIPTON-ROSS Inc.; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Chipton-Ross Inc. is seeking a Radio Frequency Engineer 1 for a contract opportunity in Baltimore, MD. The role focuses on RF/Microwave design, testing, and troubleshooting.

The candidate should hold a Bachelor's degree with 2 years experience, be a US citizen, and have an active government Secret clearance. Work hours are 9/80, third shift from 9 PM to 5 AM. Responsibilities include RF hardware/subsystems testing, integration, and data-driven analysis, using MATLAB or Python, and tools like

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with 2 years RF experience.
• US citizenship and government clearance required.
• Experience with RF/Microwave design and testing.
• Experience troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems.

Responsibilities

• RF antennas, electromagnetics, and RF/microwave design work.
• Test and troubleshoot RF hardware and subsystems in manufacturing.
• Support data-driven requirements and performance testing.

Skills

RF engineering

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Test & verification

Hardware troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Atlassian

Git

RF test equipment

Job description

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Radio Frequency Engineer 1 for a contract opportunity in Baltimore, MD.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline with 2 years of experience in the areas described in the job description above.
• 0 years of experience with a Master's Degree. An additional 4 years of experience is acceptable in lieu of a degree.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• A current, active Government Secret clearance is required.
• Demonstrate problem solving skills to a variety of RF/Microwave design and test related problems of increasing scope and complexity as assigned.
• Proven knowledge of electrical engineering, design software and equipment.
• Expertise Testing and Troubleshooting in a Manufacturing Environment.
• Experience troubleshooting RF hardware/subsystems.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:

Seeking experienced RF engineers in the following areas: Antennas, Electromagnetics, Computational Electromagnetics, RF/Microwave design, Digital beamforming, Hardware/Subsystem Integration and Test, and Antenna Control Design.

What you'll get to do:

• Responsibilities may include testing and troubleshooting Line Replacement Unit (LRU) and Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA) of RF architecture, recommend data driven requirements threshold adjustments, perform subsystem analysis including hardware from RF to digits, support for performance testing, requirements verification, and more.
• Experienced applicants will have at least a bachelor's degree in science or other related technical degree or have equivalent experience testing and troubleshooting, integration, designing, developing and/or testing radio frequency (RF) with or without digital. Candidates would have the ability to troubleshoot complex problems which require the regular use of ingenuity and creativity.

In addition, this candidate should have demonstrated technical ability/leadership and expertise in one or more of the following areas:

• RF and/or digital hardware test and/or troubleshooting.
• Troubleshot electronic equipment to the component level.
• Integrated Receiver Exciter Assemblies (IREX).
• Highly integrated subsystems including receiver exciter hardware.
• RF Performance Analysis.
• Computational Electromagnetics, Statistics.
• Subsystem Control Design.
• RF Measurements and Data Reduction.
• Integration and test of RF assemblies.
• Subsystem requirements (hardware and software) derivation, flow-down, and configuration.
• Comfortable creating test support applications and tools using MATLAB, python, etc.
• Experience with Atlassian Tool Suite, Git.
• Active Interim Secret or higher clearance.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):

• Experience Testing, Troubleshooting or designing RF hardware/subsystems.
• Troubleshot electronic equipment to the component level.
• Experience with RF lab test equipment: signal generator, oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Hands on experience in at least one type of these test set: Common RF Test Set (CRFTS), LM-STAR, Hiller Test sets, Phase Noise Test sets and consoles.
• Experience troubleshooting and resolving HW/SW integration problems.
• Experience with using or developing software to control hardware (such as MATE or AMAX).
• Experience with test scripting, data analysis, and/or signal processing.
• Experience mentoring other design and/or RF test engineers.

REQUIRED EDUCATION:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline is required.
• School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS:

9/80 work week. 3rd shift. 9PM - 5AM.

ADDITIONAL:

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.