Principal RF Design Engineer (onsite)

Principal RF Design Engineer

Collins Aerospace, an RTX company, is seeking a highly motivated Principal RF Design Engineer to work on Identification of Friend or Foe (IFF) products for defense applications.

The Electrical Engineering department at Aberdeen, MD Proving Grounds supports the Precision Navigation product line. The department designs and tests all types of RF/analog electronic hardware receivers, power amplifiers, synthesizers, power supplies, as well as the subsystems that integrate these components with antennas, RF feeds, and mechanical assemblies. The designs satisfy rigorous requirements of government programs. The department also performs trade studies and product selection for commercially available components.

What You Will Do

• Design, test, and integrate analog and RF/microwave components and sub-systems from DC to 3GHz: Examples include receivers, solid state power amplifiers, LNA's, filters, RF switches, frequency synthesizers, and frequency sources
• Modernize existing designs to eliminate obsolete components and improve performance
• Design and develop RF circuits and modules using strip line and micro strip circuits, as well as development of analog and power control circuitry

Qualifications You Must Have

• Experience in RF circuit design
• Experience with RF CAD tools such as Agilent ADS, Genesis, Microwave Office, SPICE
• Experience in RF subsystems and a working understanding of architecture, design, and integration processes
• Understand systems level issues associated with RF design such as noise figure, IP3, etc.
• Expert proficiency with common RF test equipment such as; network and spectrum analyzers, signal and pulse generators, and oscilloscopes
• Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience
• Ability to support up to 10% travel

Qualifications We Prefer

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, concentration in RF
• Experience in solid state RF power amplifier design
• Experience with LabView
• Experience with Digital Design

What We Offer

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees
• Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Student Loan Repayment Program
• Life insurance and disability coverage
• Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection
• Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits
• Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning
• Adoption Assistance
• Autism Benefit
• Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions
• Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program
• Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits
• Bright Horizons, child and elder care services
• Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program
• And more!

Learn More & Apply Now!

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you'll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today.

Employee Referral Eligible