RF Engineer III

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13706958 The Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC), managed and operated by Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, is a premier advanced manufacturing facility that supports the safety, security, reliability and effectiveness of our nation's nuclear deterrent. With nearly 7,000 employees combined in Kansas City, Missouri, and Albuquerque, New Mexico, KCNSC protects our nation and allies by producing trusted national security products and services for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.\ \ We create innovative solutions to complex national security challenges, and lead with accountability, collaboration and an unwavering dedication to our mission and core values. Click here to view the mission, vision and values that guide our work.\ \ Are you ready to do work that matters?\ SummaryIntermediate proficiency and with experience realizing a design from theory to tested hardware. Independently determines and develops the approach to solution. Performs routine application of electromagnetic simulation tools, RF measurements and good grounding on large level system concepts. Applies advanced theoretical concepts to design hardware. Assignments may range from RF circuit design, antenna design, RF amplifier circuits and test measurement of complex RF systems. Routine capability to design and build textbook antennas such as patches and dipoles, but would require more direction for more complex antennas.\ \ Duties and Responsibilities\ Performs routine application of electromagnetic simulation tools, RF measurements and good grounding on large level system concepts on projects through completion.\ Designs antennas, selects manufacturing process and tests their design concepts antenna.\ Deep knowledge and experience with designing and evaluating electromagnetic solutions using tools such as Altium, CST and other RF simulation tools and apply to the job.\ Experience with designing and evaluating electromagnetic solutions using tools such as Altium, CST and other RF simulation tools and apply to the job.\ Understand RF equipment settings and capable of determining automation processes using software such as LabVIEW, MATLAB, or Python. Capable of designing custom RF boards and enclosures to meet specs and connect to hardware. Background testing and developing test suites using in Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM).\ Capable of troubleshooting RF, radar and electromagnetic components development and production design failures and make suggestions that yield improvements These components include custom RFIC and packaging.\ Work in cross-functional teams. These other disciplines may include mechanical engineering, quality, inspection and analytical labs to ensure product maturation and quality.\ Experience selecting RF components from vendors to compare and contrast fundamental metrics such as return loss, insertion loss, decibel and linear for amplification, saturation points (P1 dB), frequency range, noise figure and others.\ Capable of selecting suppliers and/or RF components from vendors to compare and contrast fundamental metrics such as return loss, insertion loss, decibel and linear for amplification, saturation points (P1 dB), frequency range, noise figure and others.\ \ You Must Have\ U.S. Citizenship to obtain and maintain DOE Clearance\ Bachelor of Science degree from an ABET accredited Electrical Engineering program or Physics program, or related field of study\ Four or more years of relevant experience\ We Value\ Masters degree specializing in Antenna, RF or electromagnetics preferred\ The engineer is expected to understand the following concepts in theory and have experience in multiple areas to applying practice: RF Propagation, transmission lines\ Understands Smith Chart use and c n perform simple matching\ PCB schematic and layout tool\ Antenna, Antenna arrays, RFIDs, phase array design and test\ RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, power meter,LCR meter, oscilloscope, time domain reflectometer (TDR)\ Load Pull systems\ Transceiver design\ Software defined radio prototyping and GNU Radio and/or other SDR tools\ Digital signal processing\ Signal conversion: DAC, ADC, PLL, DDS Filters\ RF amplifiers: low noise, gain, power, wireless power\ Radar and remote sensing\ Communication protocols\ Familiarity with High Power, >100W pulse radar system testing\ RFIC design and simulation tools\ Familiarity with RF hardware such as directional couplers, isolators, splitters, attenuators\ Packaging and testing for airborne and space RF systems\ Ability to write/modify custom scrips for automation including LabView, Python or other scripting languages\ This job description is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned. Employees must maintain regular, reliable attendance, and be able to work on-site and travel as needed.\ \ What We Offer\ \ We are focused on attracting, hiring and retaining talented people who power our mission. Our robust total rewards package recognizes performance, fuels development and supports flexibility. Key features include:\ \ Medic