RF Hardware Engineer - Radar

Protora builds radar and surveillance systems for military and government customers. The company is seeking a mid-level RF Hardware Engineer to design, build, simulate, integrate, and test RF hardware for radar receivers, exciters, and transmitters while collaborating with cross-functional engineering teams.

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Responsibilities

• Design, build and test radar receiver, exciter and transmitter subsystems, from block diagram and component selection through schematic capture, board and subsystem bring-up and verification
• Perform RF cascade analysis (gain, noise figure, linearity, dynamic range and phase noise) and allocate system-level requirements to hardware specifications
• Simulate RF circuits and assemblies using RF toolsets and validate models against measured performance
• Work with antenna, signal processing and systems engineers on interfaces, calibration approaches and system-level performance trades
• Lead hardware bring-up, debug and troubleshooting; plan and execute laboratory, chamber, and field test and analyze measured data against predicted performance
• Support environmental and EMI/EMC qualification (e.g., MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461) and transition designs to production, including acceptance test procedures
• Author technical documentation, including hardware specifications, design documentation, trade studies, test plans and procedures, and test reports
• Present analysis and test results at internal design reviews and customer technical exchanges
• Perform other duties as assigned

Preferred

• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, electromagnetics, or related discipline
• Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
• Experience with active electronically scanned arrays (AESA), T/R modules, or phased array calibration
• Experience designing amplifiers, low-noise receivers, frequency synthesizers or LO distribution networks
• Experience with air surveillance, counter-UAS, or weapon-locating radar
• Embedded or FPGA/DSP implementation experience (VHDL, Verilog, or C/C++ on real-time targets)
• Prior work under MIL-STD-461/464, MIL-STD-810, or comparable qualification standards
• Experience with RF PCB layout and taking RF hardware from prototype into production including design for manufacturability

Benefits

• Health, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Retirement Plan Package
• Radar systems and subsystems for civilian and military use.
• Liverpool, New York, USA
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• 2024-10-08
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Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a related technical field
• 4–7 years of professional experience designing, building and testing RF/microwave hardware, preferably for radar or other sensor systems
• Solid grasp of RF and microwave fundamentals, including S-parameters, impedance matching, noise figure, linearity (P1dB, IP3), and phase noise, along with working knowledge of radar theory such as radar range equation
• Demonstrated ability to apply RF and radar theory to hardware design, integration, and troubleshooting
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in a lean, cross-functional engineering environment with a positive, solutions-oriented approach
• Disciplined engineering mindset with an understanding of engineering processes, including requirements, design, documentation, integration, test, and validation
• Proficiency in MATLAB or Python for analysis, test automation, and data reduction
• Experience with RF design and simulation tools and schematic capture and layout tools (OrCAD)
• Hands-on experience with hardware bring-up, integration, and test, including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector network analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, and noise figure and phase noise measurement equipment
• Demonstrated ability to document and present technical work to engineering and customer audiences
• U.S. person status and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD Secret clearance
• M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, electromagnetics, or related discipline
• Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance
• Experience with active electronically scanned arrays (AESA), T/R modules, or phased array calibration
• Experience designing amplifiers, low-noise receivers, frequency synthesizers or LO distribution networks
• Experience with air surveillance, counter-UAS, or weapon-locating radar
• Embedded or FPGA/DSP implementation experience (VHDL, Verilog, or C/C++ on real-time targets)
• Prior work under MIL-STD-461/464, MIL-STD-810, or comparable qualification standards
• Experience with RF PCB layout and taking RF hardware from prototype into production including design for manufacturability
• 4–7 years of professional experience designing, building and testing RF/microwave hardware, preferably for radar or other sensor systems.

Required skills

• RF/Microwave Hardware Design, Radar Theory, RF Cascade Analysis, RF Circuit Simulation, MATLAB, Python, OrCAD, RF Hardware Bring-Up and Integration, Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers, AESA and Phased Array Calibration

Preferred skills

• Active DoD Secret or Top-Secret clearance

Experience

• 4-7 years