RF/Wireless Engineer

Innova Solutions has a client that is immediately hiring for an RF/Wireless Senior Specialist Engineer. Position Type: Full-Time Contract, Possible Contract to hire Duration: 12 months Location: Salt Lake City, UT 84116 As a RF/Wireless Senior Specialist Engineer you will: Help design and deliver advanced, mission-critical RF hardware solutions for military communications systems supporting the warfighter. As a senior technical contributor, you will apply your expertise in RF and microwave design to develop high-performance hardware for challenging defense applications. Responsible for architecting, designing, and supporting the development of key RF subsystems and circuitry that are essential to reliable communication in complex operational environments. Lead the development of RF architectures and hardware designs for communication systems, translating system requirements into effective circuit card, module, and subsystem-level solutions. Conduct and support circuit card and subsystem development activities and design reviews, including translating customer and system requirements into RF hardware implementations. Contribute to proposal efforts and program execution by developing technical approaches, identifying risks, estimating budgets and schedules, and recommending practical RF architecture solutions. Perform RF/analog design, analysis, modeling, simulation, integration, and verification of high-frequency and microwave hardware at the component, subsystem, and system levels. Collaborate across systems, mechanical, and software engineering disciplines to develop integrated solutions that meet technical, performance, quality, and manufacturability objectives. Provide technical leadership through peer design reviews, verification test support, and guidance of RF hardware designs through development, production, and sustainment. Manage technical tasking, schedules, and priorities for assigned efforts across the product lifecycle, supporting concept development, qualification, production, and sustainment. Mentor and guide less-experie nced engineers while promoting innovation, sound engineering judgment, and successful program execution. Prepare and deliver technical presentations on concepts, designs, analyses, and results to engineering, program, and leadership teams to support decision-making and continuous improvement. This position needs Active Secret Clearance Ideal Candidate will have: Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related fi eld with 6+ years of relevant experience, ora graduate degree with 4+ years of relevant experience. Hands-on experience with lab equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, receivers, signal generators, amplifiers , antennas, and power meters. Strong foundation in electromagnetics, RF/microwave theory, and electronic warfare. Work independently and provide technical guidance to multi-disciplinary teams in the development of RF systems and assemblies. Experience designing RF products from UHF through E-band, including frequency synthesizers, up/down converters, front-end electronics, antenna tracking electronics, and complete RF systems. Experience with Cadence AWR/Microwave Office, PathWave RF Synthesis (Genesys), and Siemens EDA (Mentor Grap hics) or similar tools. Strong understanding of passive and active RF components, including amplifiers, oscillators, attenuators, mixers, and filters, and their impact on system performance. Working knowledge of S-parameters, matching networks, cascade analysis, gain budgets, noise figure, linearity, filtering, and related RF metrics. Strong understanding of noise figure, noise temperature, Eb/No, BER, receiver sensitivity, temperature effects, impedance interfaces, and isolation requirements. Experience supporting RF architecture definition, developing link budgets, and performing system-level analysis. Knowledge of nonlinear RF ef ects, including intermodulation, IP2, IP3, group delay variation, dynamic range, and mitigation techniques. Understanding of power budgets and environmental design impacts. Preferred Skills: Awareness of industry trends and emerging technologies, with the a bility to support technology roadmaps that improve capability while reducing cost, size, weight, and power. Familiarity with military and commercial SATCOM standards. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis. Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible. We are currently interviewing to fill this and other similar positions. If this role is not a fit for you, we do offer a referral bonus program for referrals that we successfully place with our clients, subject to program guidelines. ASK ME HOW. Thank you! Shalini Singh 213-797-4686 [email protected] PAY RANGE AND BENEFITS: Pay Range*: $65 to $70/per hour *Pay range offered to a successful candidate will be bas ed on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Benefits: Innova Solutions offers benefits( based on eligibility) that include the following: Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre-paid legal & ID theft protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP). ABOUT INNOVA SOLUTIONS:Founded in 1998 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Innova Solutions employs approximately 50,000 professionals worldwide and reports an annual revenue approaching $3 Billion. Through our global delivery centers across North America, Asia, and Europe, we deliver strategic technology and business transformation solu tions to our clients, enabling them to operate as leaders within their fields. Recent Recognitions: Named One of America's Best Employers for New Grads by Forbes (2024 Named One of the Best Companies to Work for by U.S. News & World Report (Private Companies List, 2024-2025) One of the Largest IT Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #3 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024) One of the Largest Staffing Firms in the US - Ranked #13 by Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA, 2024; includes Innova Solutions, Volt, & HireGenics) Named One of the Top Ten Private Companies in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle (2023) One of the Largest Certified Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs) in the United States (NMSDC, 2024) AWS Advanced Tier Services Partner with 100+ certifications Website: h ttps://www.innovasolutions.com{target="_blank" rel="noopener"} / Innova Solutions offers a referral bonus for qualified Ambassadors who refer eligible referrals. 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