Senior RF Design Engineer
| Company | RTX |
|---|---|
| Location | Marlborough, MA, USA, Tewksbury, MA, USA |
| Salary | $82000 – $164000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Typically requires a Bachelor’s degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum 5 years’ of prior work experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years’ of prior work experience.
- Experience with Microwave / RF system, subsystem and/or component analysis, design and/or test.
- Experience with analytical tools such as MATLAB.
- The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued Secret security clearance is required post-start. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance.
Responsibilities
- Design and development of transmitters, receivers, or exciters.
- Design and optimization of RF circuits – either chains of components (receiver, exciter, etc.) or individual parts (filters, limiters, couplers, etc.).
- Working with interdisciplinary teams – power, digital, mechanical, etc.
- Schematic capture and RF routing.
- Technical support during the transition to production and support to production activities.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with simulation tools such as ADS, SystemVUE and/or MentorGraphics’ Xpedition.
- Experience translating system performance and operation specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
- Background in designing for manufacturability, producibility, and cost constraints, which includes yield and margin analysis.
- Problem-solving skills with ability to proactively identify alternate solutions to overcome difficult technical challenges.
- Experience in cost and schedule management.
- Experience in technical / proposal writing and oral presentations.
- Technical background in any of the following areas: Cascade analysis and/or frequency planning, Filter design and fabrication, Circuit card assembly and fabrication, High speed data converter test / characterization, Low Noise RF source design and test experience.