Sr. RF Design Engineer

Microwave Products Group; Salisbury (MD); On-site; USD 135,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan with employer contribution

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Wellness programs

Health savings account

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Employee discounts

Paid holidays and vacation

Parental leave

Bereavement leaves

Job summary

Microwave Products Group in Salisbury, MD designs RF subassemblies and systems for civilian government, military and commercial customers. You will design, analyze, document, and verify filters, LNAs, oscillators, mixers, and PLLs while pushing performance boundaries.

Collaborate with PCB designers, customers, and production to optimize designs. You will prototype, test with network/spectrum analyzers, and respond to RFQs to determine feasibility and specifications.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field and 10 years of technical RF experience.
• Experience in RF filter and amplifier design and related circuits.
• Ability to work across .001–40 GHz with broadband focus.
• Proficiency in filter synthesis, simulation, and analysis tools.
• Strong problem solving and customer-facing communication.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, document, and verify RF subassemblies and systems.
• Work with PCB designers to ensure RF performance.
• Interface with customers to understand specifications.
• Use test equipment to tune and test modules.
• Respond to RFQ feasibility and requirements.
• Collaborate with production to improve design methodologies.
• Create and manage engineering prototypes.
• Validate new designs for total performance.

Skills

RF filter design

Amplifier design

Frequency converters

Impedance matching

Filter synthesis

Lab testing

Customer communication

Problem solving

Project management

Advanced computing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Tools

Network Analyzer

Spectrum Analyzer

Oscilloscope

Signal Generator

Voltmeter

Job description

MPG delivers radio frequency (RF) spectrum‑centric solutions at the speed of technology. We enable mission‑critical communications and space‑based missions with ruggedized RF components, subsystems, and turn‑key solutions. Civilian government, military and commercial customers rely on MPG's deep engineering expertise, and scalable manufacturing capability to deliver what they need, when they need it. MPG operates engineering and manufacturing facilities in: Austin, TX; Columbia, MD; Ventura, CA; West Chester, OH; Salisbury, MD; Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; and York, United Kingdom.

Position Overview

• Works with a team in the engineering organization to design, analyze, document, and verify RF subassemblies, circuits, modules, and systems including filters, LNAs, oscillators, mixers, PLLs, and that push the limits of technology and performance
• Works independently on difficult specifications and designs
• Analog RF circuit and system design
• Interfaces with PCB designers to assure superior RF performance of layouts
• Interacts with customers and business development to understand and influence customer specifications
• Interfaces with production to continually improve design and design methodologies
• Creates and manages the creation of engineering prototypes
• Validates new designs to characterize total performance to failure
• Responds to potential orders (Request for Quotes (RFQ) for feasibility of electrical and mechanical specifications.
• Uses Electronic Test Equipment (Network Analyzer, Spectrum Analyzer, Oscilloscope, Signal Generator, Voltmeter, etc.) to tune and test both passive and active modules

Qualifications Summary

• A bachelor’s degree in STEM plus 10 years of technical experience
• Experience in RF filter, amplifier design, frequency converters, multipliers, solid state switching and supporting circuitry, impedance matching, evaluating performance tradeoffs, and analysis
• Demonstrated ability to work within frequency range .001-40 GHz with a broadband focus.
• Demonstrated RF/MW filter design knowledge and competence working in several filter topologies; this knowledge should include RF/analog, active, and digital circuits, where required
• Mastery of filter synthesis, simulation, and analysis software to design or modify filter designs based on proven filter methods and techniques, including the capability of training and mentoring others
• Must be as comfortable designing at a desk as testing in the lab
• Communicate effectively with internal and external customers in verbal and written formats
• Must be able to solve, diagnose and fix problems at all levels of design. (schematic, layout, module assembly, system, and production)
• Ability to design to accomplish cost, size, weight, power and manufacturability objectives
• Ability to think of independent solutions that are not presently standard or proven.
• Regularly participates in in-depth design discussions that result in establishing filter definition as well as increasing filter understanding.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple design projects simultaneously.
• Possesses statistical mathematics skills
• Extensive knowledge of test equipment including signal generators, spectrum analyzers, power equipment, environmental chambers, and network analyzers
• Possesses an advanced level of computer skills.
• Communication Skills: Has a proven track record of successfully interfacing on a regular basis with Customers as well as other departments in the organization.

Teamwork Skills

Demonstrated ability to lead team activities in such a manner as to achieve common goals, objectives and group commitments.

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Pay Range: $135,000.00 - $175,000.00 annually

Bonus Eligible: This position is eligible to earn a discretionary bonus based on performance metrics and other criteria outlined in our applicable bonus plan.

Benefits: Benefits for this position include: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; medical, dental and vision insurance; wellness programs; health savings account, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts; company paid short‑term disability and long‑term disability; company paid employee basic life and AD&D insurance; supplemental employee and dependent life insurance; optional accident, hospital indemnity and critical illness insurance; adoption, surrogacy, and fertility benefits and assistance; commuter benefits; parental, military, jury duty, and bereavement leaves of absence; paid time off, including up to 10 paid holidays per calendar year, paid vacation days beginning at 80 hours annually 40 paid sick leave hours annually or as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, tuition assistance, business travel services; employee discounts; and an employee assistance program that includes company paid counseling sessions and legal services. Eligibility for benefits is governed by applicable plan documents and policies.

EEO Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, genetic information, or any other factors prohibited by law.