RF Metasurface Design Scientist

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 290,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a creative RF Researcher to design, prototype, and fabricate metasurfaces and intelligent structures that manipulate RF fields. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, and fabrication technicians on projects spanning modeling to hardware prototyping and testing.

Qualifications include a PhD in Electrical Engineering or physics, expertise in metasurfaces, and proficiency with CST, HFSS, or COMSOL, plus

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field.
• Strong background in electromagnetic metasurfaces and microwave/RF components and circuits.
• Proficiency with full-wave EM simulation packages (CST, HFSS, COMSOL).
• Experience configuring and operating RF hardware (VNAs, antennas, spectrum analyzers).
• Interest in PCB fabrication procedures for RF metasurfaces.
• Programming in MATLAB or Python.

Responsibilities

• Oversee design, prototyping, and fabrication of novel metasurfaces and intelligent RF structures.
• Conduct anechoic chamber measurements and develop RF testbeds to characterize prototypes.
• Analyze data and propose design refinements with a multi-disciplinary team.
• Advance independent R&D ideas and contribute to transitioning technologies.

Skills

PhD in EE/Physics

Metasurfaces expertise

EM full-wave simulations

RF hardware operation

MATLAB / PYTHON

Security clearance eligible

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CST

HFSS

COMSOL

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a creative RF Researcher to design, prototype, and fabricate metasurfaces and intelligent structures that manipulate RF fields. You will work with a multidisciplinary team of physicists, engineers, and fabrication technicians on projects spanning modeling to hardware prototyping and testing.

Qualifications include a PhD in Electrical Engineering or physics, expertise in metasurfaces, and proficiency with CST, HFSS, or COMSOL, plus