Senior Radio Frequency Engineer - San Jose
About Us:
Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.
At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world’s most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets. Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement?Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.
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Overview:
The Opportunity: RF Design Engineer III/IV
We're seeking a highly motivated and skilled RF Design Engineer to join our growing team in either our San Jose or Colorado Springs, CO locations. In this role, you'll be instrumental in designing and developing our innovative RF/Microwave product lines.You'll contribute to the design of critical components, from amplifiers and mixers to filters and oscillators, utilizing your expertise in simulation, modeling, and testing. This position offers the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies that are integral to aerospace and defense applications.
Responsibilities:
- Advanced RF/Microwave Design: Lead the design and development of complex RF/Microwave circuits, including amplifiers, mixers, switches, filters, and oscillators, using advanced simulation and modeling techniques, in adherence to CAES BY HONEYWELL Design Guidelines.
- Complex System Analysis: Conduct and oversee comprehensive multistage cascade analyses, ensuring optimal performance of complex RF systems.
- Test and Validation Leadership: Define test strategies, generate test procedures, conduct thorough circuit and reliability analysis, and provide guidance during testing and optimization of prototype circuits and components.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with mechanical engineers, designers, and drafters to ensure seamless integration of electronic designs, overseeing mechanical design and drawing packages.
- Support production line with testing and troubleshooting in order to meet delivery commitments.
- Technical Mentorship: Provide technical leadership to junior engineers and technicians, offering guidance during the testing, tuning, and optimization of prototype circuits.
- Process Improvement: Champion safety standards, promote a clean and organized workspace, and actively participate in Lean/Six Sigma initiatives, both within your area and across other functions.
- Project Ownership: Take ownership of assigned projects, ensuring timely completion and adherence to quality standards.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics, coupled with 5+ years of experience designing and developing advanced microwave and millimeter-wave subsystems and components.
- 3+ years of hands-on experience with linear simulation tools (e.g., ADS, Microwave Office) and EM simulators (e.g., HFSS, Sonnet) or similar software.
- 3+ years of experience using drawing CAD tools (e.g., Draftsight, AutoCAD).
- Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret security clearance.
- Must be a "U.S. Person" under U.S. export laws.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics, coupled with 8+ years of hands-on experience designing and developing advanced microwave and millimeter-wave subsystems and components. Internship and co-op experience is included.
- 8+ years of proven experience utilizing linear simulation tools (e.g., ADS, Microwave Office) and EM simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, Sonnet) or similar industry-standard software.
- 8+ years of experience using drawing CAD tools (e.g., Draftsight, AutoCAD) for creating detailed engineering designs.
- Experience in Spice Modeling.
- DSP and Radar/Antenna Design experience.
CAES provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K, paid holidays and vacation.
Employment Transparency:
EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY
BENEFITS
We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits – from day one. You’ll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level – and beyond.
Other benefits include:
- Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
- Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
- 9/80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
- Tailored Management/Leadership Training
- Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming
ABOUT CAES
CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER
At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.