We have an outstanding Contract position for an RF Microwave Design Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Camarillo, CA surrounding area.
Pay Rate: $65 - $70
**US Citizenship is required.**
**Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.**
Responsibilities:
- Follow customer-supplied operational scenarios, architecture framework (DoDAF), and RF performance requirements for developing a new system's RF design.
- Review the development of new system requirements (decomposed from the customer's operational requirements) regarding RF performance.
- Assist with RF component requirement specifications, as needed.
- Research and recommend appropriate COTS or vendor-developed RF components (transceivers, antennas, amplifiers, analog filters, switches, couplers, splitters, cables, etc.) for a new system based on RF performance requirements; size, weight, and power (SWAP) constraints; aircraft space limitations; existing aircraft antenna locations, etc.
- Review vendor simulations of candidate antenna performance based on aircraft location and anticipated operational use.
- Support senior RF engineers with the down selection of the best candidate antennas for the system under development.
- Assist senior RF engineers with building an RF spread bench to test a new system's candidate RF components.
- Evaluate candidate COTS and vendor-developed RF system components using the RF spread bench.
- Summarize test results.
- Support the chamber testing of a new system and/or its prototype.
- Assist with the generation and documentation of new systems' RF block diagrams.
- Assist the senior RF engineers with the development and evaluation of a new system's RF switching hardware (RF Circuit Card Assemblies (CCA's)).
- Support the down selection of system RF components.
- Assist with the generation and maintenance of RF component Acceptance Test Procedures (ATPs).
- Conduct ATPs on RF components.
- Assist with the troubleshooting of RF system issues.
- Assist the senior RF engineers with ensuring system compliance with MIL-STD-461 (EMI) and MIL-STD-464 (EMC).
- Assist with system RF chamber testing.
- Collated required system RF data to enable an outside Navy competency to perform HERO, HERF, and HERP analyses.
- Investigate RF system safety concerns/issues.
- Assist a co-located Navy competency with RF threat technique evaluation, as needed.
- Support the use of key processes, such as configuration management for RF system changes after the system baseline is established.
- Support the test's evaluation of system RF performance in the lab and during flight test.
- Support the senior RF engineers with program sponsor data calls for RF technical data.
Basic Hiring Criteria:
- Minimum 2 years of experience with a bachelor's in science; 1 year with a Master's; 0 years with a PhD.
- US citizen with a Secret clearance.
- Experience with RF systems.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well in a close team environment.
Desired Qualifications:
- Top Secret clearance.
- Experience with RF component selection, RF system development, and RF test equipment.
- Experience mitigating co-site RF interference.
- Experience using mechanical and electrical drawings.
- Knowledge of Electromagnetic Warfare principles.
- Familiarity with aircraft RF safety.
- Familiarity with Agile Development Methodology.
- Familiarity with Atlassian software development and collaboration tool set (Jira, Confluence).
- Experience integrating RF systems with military aircraft.
- Familiarity with referenced military standards.
Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.
Military connected talent encouraged to apply.
VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled
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- Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
- Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
- San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance