Senior Phased Array Antenna Engineer

7 days ago


Gaithersburg, United States EchoStar Full time

EchoStar has an exciting opportunity for a Sr Phased Array Antenna Engineer in our Hughes Network Systems division for our office in Gaithersburg, MD . This is an exciting position where the candidate will be involved in design and testing of state-of-the-art RF and antenna technology for next generation LEO/MEO/GEO satellite communication systems for fixed and mobile applications.

Responsibilities:

  • Analyze system requirements and derive antenna and RF sub-system requirements

  • As member of antenna design team, conduct detailed design of low-cost radiating elements that work over wide bandwidths and wide scan angles in Ku and Ka bands

  • Conduct extensive simulations of the design to predict performance in the field

  • Actively work with mechanical and CAD teams and board manufacturers to get a protype built based on selected design

  • Develop test plans and generate detailed test procedures for RF and phased array antenna subsystems.

  • Conduct near field and far field measurements, collect results, analyze and present to internal teams and customers, when needed

  • Analyze RF chain requirements for a user terminal based on phased arrays

  • Interface with factory teams to provide antenna test fixture related inputs

  • Interface with vendors and suppliers on the selection of test equipment for the antenna lab

Basic Requirements:

  • MSEE in electrical engineering with emphasis on antenna and RF/microwave engineering

  • Solid understanding of advanced electromagnetics, antennas, polarizers and radomes

  • 10+ years of phased array design and testing experience in Ku and Ka bands

  • 5+ years of experience with test equipment like vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, noise figure meters, power meters etc.

  • 5+ years of experience making antenna pattern measurements including active element patterns, gain, G/T, beam-width, sidelobe levels, co and cross polarization levels, Axial Ratio, Return loss, Insertion Loss, coupling factors.

  • 7+ years of experience with simulation tools such as HFSS, CST, ADS and MATLAB

Preferred Qualifications:

  • PhD in electrical engineering with emphasis on antenna and RF/microwave engineering

  • Familiarity with a wide variety of RF printed circuit technologies including stripline, microstrip, CoPlanar Waveguide.

  • Familiarity with high density PC Board interconnect methods including micro-via, blind and buried via, in RF and microwave environments.

  • Familiarity with cavity resonance issues of enclosed antenna structures

  • Knowledgeable about electronic beam forming, beam steering and array synthesis.

Will be eligible for discretionary bonus, with funding based on company performance.

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