RF Engineer (ITEC)

Company: Ettain Group
Location: Westminster
Posted on: February 25, 2021

Job Description:

RF Engineer Location: Westminster, CO Required Clearance: TS/SCI w/ CI Poly U.S. Citizenship Mandatory: Due to our US federal government contract, candidates for this position are required to be a and will be subject to a background investigation. Job Description: ITEC is looking for a talented RF Engineer to join our team. Job Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the hands-on design and realization of individual antennas, phased array antennas, RF circuits, and passive RF components.
• Use computational electromagnetic analysis software to design and predict performance on various types of antennas and apertures (spiral, sinuous, Vivaldi, patch, slot, horn, etc.).
• Design frequency-selective surfaces (FSSs) for use with various radiating apertures.
• Implement various design techniques (materials, shaping, etc.) for RCS mitigation where necessary.
• Collaborate with other engineers and technicians to realize antenna designs.
• Participate and guide the testing of RF hardware for required performance metrics: VSWR, insertion loss, gain, polarization, radar cross section (RCS), etc.
• Antenna requirement evaluation, initial concept trade-off and development, in-house and customer presentations, travel, and technical proposal writing and cost/schedule estimating.
• Investigate new technologies and applications for radiating apertures and antennas.
• Mentor and guide more junior engineers and technicians in the design, build, and test phases of RF projects and programs.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems involving antenna/sensor-based applications such as electronic warfare, electronic attack, electronic support measures, communications, geolocation, direction finding, etc.
• Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts. Represents the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Interface well with other people at all levels including customers, use initiative in applying solutions to assignments. Contributes to large teams.
• Maintain a regular and predictable work schedule.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships within the department, the Strategic Business Units, Strategic Support Units and the Company. Interact appropriately with others in order to maintain a positive and productive work environment. Required Skills:
  • Full competency in core RF engineering and antenna theory and skills and general knowledge of other related disciplines.
  • Strong verbal and written communication skills. Assist with the preparation and delivery of presentations.
  • Experience and skills to effectively contribute to successful producibility of designs and to cost, budget, and schedule control.
  • Experience with design of antennas and passive RF components (radiating elements, radomes, power dividers, couplers, transitions, multi-layer board designs, FSSs, etc.).
  • Analytical design experience using software and simulation tools such as AWR Microwave Office/Agilent ADS, CST, FEKO, HFSS, and SENTRI.
  • RF antenna testing experience utilizing network analyzers, PNAs, anechoic chambers, near-field ranges, etc.
  • Experience and proficiency in programming, data manipulation, and data visualization in MATLAB.
  • Ability to schedule and execute measurements at internal and external facilities and perform measurement analysis and troubleshooting.
  • Demonstrated ability to apply technical expertise in RF engineering and to leverage knowledge of other related disciplines.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead RF efforts and tasks and to guide technical project teams toward the completion of program goals and milestones.
  • Current security clearance is preferred. Since 1999, ITEC has maintained a strong and reputable presence in support of DoD and Intelligence community mission-critical programs. We are proud of our amazing Company culture. At ITEC, we take excellent care of our employees with competitive salaries, an employee care program and a great benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, and 401k. - provided by Dice

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