Wireless Network Engineer

19 hours ago


Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Leidos Holding Full time
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Wireless Network Engineer to join our team at Leidos Research Support Team. The successful candidate will be responsible for designing, simulating, and optimizing Surface Acoustic Wave devices based on sensing stimuli of interest.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in electrical engineering, engineering physics, or a related field, with experience in device fabrication and testing, particularly in harsh environments. Additionally, they should be familiar with laboratory equipment such as vector network analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and data acquisition and processing systems using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or other programming languages.

The successful candidate will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of science researchers to accomplish project tasks, create and deliver oral and poster presentations of results in meetings and at technical conferences/workshops, and effectively document and communicate scientific results through peer-review journal manuscripts and technical reports.

Responsibilities:
  • Design, simulate, and optimize Surface Acoustic Wave devices based on sensing stimuli of interest.
  • Work with functional material scientists to design and develop devices capable of detecting pipeline environmental factors.
  • Model and analyze radio wave propagation in complex environments.
  • Use RF and microwave systems to measure changes in infrastructure conditions wirelessly at desired locations.
  • Develop automated methods for analyzing data from sensor networks or arrays to monitor multiple real-time conditions at multiple desired locations.
  • Plan and participate in field test demonstrations of developed technologies.
Requirements:
  • Masters' degree in electrical engineering, engineering physics, or other related field with 2+ years of related experience or PhD in electrical engineering, engineering physics, or other related field with related experience.
  • Experience with device fabrication and testing (ideally in harsh environments).
  • Experience leveraging analytical models, finite element analysis, and other simulation tools for device modeling, sensor network development, and instrumentation automation.
  • Hands-on familiarity with laboratory equipment such as vector network analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, data acquisition and processing systems using Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB, or other programming languages.
Preferred Experience:
  • Experience in academic research environments with first author publication record.
  • Experience in research, implementation, and evaluation of active and passive RF/microwave communication networks.
  • Experience using Software Defined Radios.
  • Experience with COMSOL or Ansys HFSS.

Leidos is a Fortune 500 innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. We offer competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave, and Retirement benefits. If you are a motivated and experienced Wireless Network Engineer looking for a challenging opportunity, please submit your application.



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