RF Systems - Electrical Hardware/Signal Processing Engineer

Job Description

Tec-Masters is seeking an Electrical Engineer or related field (with a Bachelor's, Master's or PhD) and 5+ years of experience to design and build a hand-held cable measurement device to detect, locate, characterize, and predict anomalies.

Successful candidates will specialize in Radio Frequency (RF) hardware and signal analysis associated with radar systems and transmission line design and development. This project supports the development of a wire/cable fault detection tool for the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC), Aviation & Missile Center (AvMC), Engineering Directorate (ED). This position provides the opportunity for patentable work.

Must be comfortable with a hands-on approach building a frequency modulated continuous wave radar generator, using cables of various gauges, lengths and conditions, and analyzing transmission lines using signal processing techniques, high order analytical tools, high performance computer with a Linux operating system, Python, and MATLAB tools (or similar), to perform analysis determining, characterizing, locating, and predicting physical anomalies using a hand-held micro-controlled based device.

This project is suitable for PhD candidates researching the use of transmission line/wave guide signal analysis for characterizing cable wire condition.

Responsibilities:

Provide engineering expertise in system design, development, and testing and evaluation

Perform transmission line analysis, design, and tuning to optimize signal to noise ratio (SNR)

Integrate, test, and evaluate radar systems designs

Prepare and present briefings on analysis, current tasks, schedules, and goals

Resolve technical issues through debugging, research, and investigation

Demonstrate professional communication skills on a daily basis

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree with appropriate related experience is mandatory. Master's degree from an accredited college/university in Electrical Engineering, or related technical field is preferred. Doctoral candidates are encouraged to apply. Experience may be considered in lieu of education.

Required Skills:

MATLAB tools (or similar) experience

Familiarity with Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) is a PLUS

Strong statistics experience, including non-parametric tests and advanced statistical analysis techniques

Analysis determining, locating, characterizing, and predicting anomalies

Signal processing techniques and expertise, including developing and implementing algorithms for Fast-Fourier Transform (FFT)

Strong understanding of electromagnetics including transmission line theory

Mandatory - Strong understanding of high frequency analysis

Mandatory - Experience with standard RF test equipment (Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, RF Sources/Signal Generators [power meters], Oscilloscopes)

Mandatory - Experience with circuit design (e.g., LTSpice, Cadence) and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout and schematic capture software (e.g., KiCad, Eagle, Altium, Proteus, Diptrace, etc.)

Experience in hands-on prototyping and circuit simulation

Experience testing and documenting results, writing technical reports, and briefings

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance

Desired Skills:

Experience with Python and/or other scripting languages

Expertise with Machine Learning (ML) for predictive analytics

Linux operating systems

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Full-time