Senior RF Systems Engineer

1 day ago


Maryland City, Maryland, United States The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory Full time
Senior RF Systems Engineer

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior RF Systems Engineer to join our team at The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for designing, analyzing, and modeling advanced RF systems for various applications.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and analyze RF systems for advanced weapons, including air-breathing and boost-glide hypersonic weapons.
  • Collaborate with a diverse team of engineers and scientists to innovate and drive system performance forward.
  • Apply RF domain expertise to the modeling, simulation, design, and analysis of RF systems in other domains.
  • Use existing or develop new analytical tools and software to predict and analyze the performance of seeker designs.
  • Research, investigate, and experiment with new seeker technologies to identify creative approaches to meeting difficult RF systems and seekers requirements.
Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field.
  • 15+ years of combined RF systems engineering experience.
  • Excellent knowledge in radar physics, including RF apertures, radar waveforms, electromagnetic wave propagation, radar signal processing, RCS modeling, automatic target recognition, target tracking, and missile decision logic theory.
  • Experience modeling RF hardware systems in operational environments.
  • Excellent MatLab skills.
  • Experience with developing integrated missile avionics designs, including RF seekers, trackers, and guidance, navigation, and control systems.
  • Active Secret security clearance and ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's or Ph.D. in a related technical field.
  • Experience writing and implementing RF seeker algorithms within six degree of freedom missile simulations.
  • RF hardware design and antenna/radiator modeling experience.
  • RF test and measurement experience.
  • Experience with RF design and layout tools, such as ADS, HFSS, and Microwave Office.
  • Additional coding skills, such as Python, C++, and other languages.
  • Top Secret security clearance.

APL is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, genetic information, veteran status, occupation, marital or familial status, political opinion, personal appearance, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.



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