Standoff Radar Engineer RF Antennas & Field Tests

Ideal Innovations Incorporated; Adelphi (MD); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Part time

Job summary

Ideal Innovations, Inc. in Adelphi, MD, seeks a radar RF engineer to design, simulate, and optimize novel RF antennas and related circuitry. You will fabricate antennas, verify performance, and participate in field tests within a dynamic team of engineers and scientists.

The role requires hands-on RF experience, proficiency in MATLAB/Python, and familiarity with FEKO, Altium, and Bambu Studio. A Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or current enrollment is preferred, with US citizenship for this

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or current enrollment in program).
• Experience with software-defined radios (UHD, USRP, X310s, BladeRF).
• Experience designing and simulating RF antennas and circuitry.
• Hands-on RF circuitry, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, analog circuits, oscilloscopes.
• Experience programming in MATLAB and Python.
• Experience with FEKO, Altium, and Bambu Studio.
• Creative thinker with collaborative problem-solving.
• Direction finding techniques and anechoic chamber measurements are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform studies to design, simulate, and optimize novel RF antennas.
• Fabricate simulated antennas and verify their performance.
• Participate in field tests as appropriate.

Skills

Software-defined radios

RF design

Antenna design

MATLAB

Python

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

FEKO

Altium

Bambu Studio

Job description

Ideal Innovations, Inc. in Adelphi, MD, seeks a radar RF engineer to design, simulate, and optimize novel RF antennas and related circuitry. You will fabricate antennas, verify performance, and participate in field tests within a dynamic team of engineers and scientists.

The role requires hands-on RF experience, proficiency in MATLAB/Python, and familiarity with FEKO, Altium, and Bambu Studio. A Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering or current enrollment is preferred, with US citizenship for this