RESPONSIBILITIES
Design, fabricate, and characterize prototypes of antennas, feed systems, and RF front ends for next-generation phased arrays, gateways, and consumer wireless products
Create electromagnetic simulation models of hardware (antennas, filters, PCB layout) to design and evaluate performance
Work in close collaboration with electrical, mechanical, digital signal processing, and software engineering teams to design and validate RF systems
Create and test phased array alignment solutions
Rapidly develop design, validation, and production test solutions for our high-volume consumer products and gateway antennas
Write automation software in python to interact with units under test, test equipment, instrumentation, and documentation systems
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or other engineering discipline
1+ years of experience with antennas or communication systems (internships and extracurricular projects are applicable)
1+ years experience with radio test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers
1+ years of programming experience in Python, C#, C++, or MATLAB
PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE
Master’s degree or PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis in RF/antenna engineering
Experience designing wireless communications systems
Experience with basic principles of antenna theory
Understanding of link budgets and analysis related to communications
Thorough understanding of RF active and passive components
Experience characterizing radio performance at microwave frequencies
Experience working with waveguide systems at mmWave frequencies
Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
Passion for problem solving
Demonstrated ability to work in a highly cross-functional role
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to work extended hours or weekends as needed for mission critical deadlines
ITAR REQUIREMENTS
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
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