RF Electrical Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton is a leading firm dedicated to national security solutions, and they are seeking an RF Electrical Engineer to join their National Security team. The role involves designing, developing, integrating, and testing RF circuits and antennas, while working collaboratively to deliver innovative solutions for complex RF challenges.
Responsibilities
- Investigate RF and microwave challenges and work with cross-functional teams to deliver mission-critical solutions
- Design, develop, integrate, and test RF circuits, antennas, and other RF microwave elements into comprehensive systems for signal collection missions
- Guide the architecture and implementation of RF solutions and analysis
- Address complex problems using practical engineering principles and methodologies
- Deliver solutions that redefine what's possible in RF engineering
- Make impactful decisions and technically contribute to shape technical project directions
Skills
- 1+ years of experience in a laboratory setting with RF hardware and RF software tools
- Experience with RF or microwave circuit design, including amplifiers, mixers, oscillators, filters, and antennas and metrics such as signal to noise and noise figure
- Experience with RF measurement tools, including spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and signal generators
- Experience with MATLAB or Python and GitHub for signal processing applications and software or algorithm development
- Experience with RF simulation tools such as Microwave Office, HFSS, or FEKO
- Ability to characterize RF components and troubleshoot and debug RF hardware in lab setting
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, meet deadlines, adapt to evolving technical needs, and learn and grow in a dynamic engineering environment
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
- Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics
- Experience with advanced RF or microwave design techniques such as electromagnetic (EM) simulation
- Experience leading and managing small- to medium-sized engineering teams
- Experience with RF to optical conversion and RF photonics
- Knowledge of wireless communication standards such as LTE, Wi-Fi, or Bluetooth
- Knowledge of lab automation and scripting to streamline testing processes and data acquisition
- Knowledge of signal processing techniques and algorithms
- Possession of excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
- Possession of excellent teamwork and written and verbal communication skills
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
- Paid leave
- Professional development
- Tuition assistance
- Work-life programs
- Dependent care
- Recognition awards program
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