DPP is seeking a
Principal RF Engineer for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Work location: Onsite in Rolling Meadows, IL
Duration: 4 months
Terms: W2 Contract
Work authorization: US Citizen; must be able to obtain/maintain a Secret security clearance
Position Summary: - The Principal RFEngineer role involves full life-cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, production, verification, and field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management.
- RF/Analog subsystem and circuit card designs utilize the latest MMIC and discrete device technologies from all major vendors including internal designed devices, Electro-Optical (EO) circuitry, controls, detectors and data converters.
- As an RF/Analog Electrical Engineer, you will join our diverse team and be responsible for research, design, development of signal conversion and analog/mixed signal products.
- Your expertise in RF, mixed signal, and/or Electro-Optical component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, and circuit level design and test are desired for this position.
- This position can be filled at either the Principal or Sr. Principal level.
Required Qualifications for Principal RF Engineer:- Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with a minimum of 5+ years of electronics design experience or Master’s degree in STEM field with 3+ years of electronics design experience.
- RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
- Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops.
- Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
- Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
- US Citizenship required.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Required Qualifications for Sr. Principal RF Engineer:- Bachelor’s degree in STEM field with a minimum of 8 years of electronics design experience or Master’s degree in STEM field with 6 years of electronics design experience.
- RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration.
- Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops.
- Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications.
- Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest.
- US Citizenship required.
- Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:- An advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
- Minimum 7 years of RF and/or mixed signal electronics design experience.
- Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems.
- Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition.
- Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS) and MATLAB modeling tools.
- Experience with SPICE modeling tools.
- Proven skills to include communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, adaptable, creative, collaborative and comfortable working independently and enjoy solving difficult problems.
- Current Secret or Top-Secret security clearance.
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DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents.
DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry.
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