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Principal Systems Design Engineer - RF

CAES Systems LLC
Lansdale, PA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2025

Delivering mission-critical, electronic solutions that protect lives. Use your creativity and critical thinking to take our products from concept to customer.

At CAES, we engineer solutions for the world's most critical missions. We serve customers in the defense and aerospace markets.

Seeking a career that offers challenging, diverse projects and opportunities? Looking for a position with a company that offers long-term professional advancement? Searching for a place that values a diverse, team-based environment? One that values YOU. Consider CAES.

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Overview

Is your Superpower in the "wizardry" of System Design? Our world-class Lansdale Systems Design team needs your skills! Our Systems Design Engineer - RF role will apply broad technical knowledge and skills in various scientific / technical disciplines to the design, analysis, planning, and development of major subsystems and small-scale systems. Systems are primarily in the RF Electronic Warfare (EW) business area that includes Radar Warning (RW), Situational Awareness, Interferometry / Direction Finding (DF), Electronic Attack (EA), as well as Self-Protect RF Counter Measures (RFCM) including on- / off-board systems.

The successful candidate must have a propensity to create designs, perform simulations, allocate / derive requirements, and / or generate circuit analysis for system-level specifications or RF components based on performance, schedule, cost, reliability, and manufacturability goals. This could include any combination of technical research, test, documentation, and presentation. This role works closely with other engineering disciplines and provides technical insight to ensure that designs achieve "best value" goals of meeting performance and life cycle requirements within allocated budget and schedule constraints.

Responsibilities

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

As part of our dynamic engineering development team, you will apply broad technical knowledge and skills in various scientific / technical disciplines for the design, analysis, planning, and development of major subsystems and small-scale systems. Systems are primarily in the RF Electronic Warfare (EW) business area that includes Radar Warning (RW), Situational Awareness, Interferometry / Direction Finding (DF), Electronic Attack (EA), as well as Self-Protect RF Counter Measures (RFCM) including on- / off-board systems. Individuals are expected to draw upon their ingenuity and RF engineering principles to help deliver leading-edge defense systems for the air, on land, and at sea. The Engineer must have a propensity to create system architectures or top-level designs, and perform simulations / circuit analysis for system-level requirements. Must be capable of performing trade based studies on performance, schedule, cost, reliability, and manufacturability goals. This could include any combination of technical research, test, documentation, and presentation. The Systems Engineer works closely with other engineering disciplines and provides technical insight and leadership to ensure that designs achieve "best value" goals of meeting performance and life cycle requirements within allocated budget and schedule constraints. This will involve :

  • Define top-level system architectures using functional elements of a system; RF amplification, antenna, power, mechanical, digital / analog, I / O, SW / FW
  • Requirements development / management including derivation / decomposition
  • Generate block / flow diagrams, interconnection drawings (ICDs), wire lists
  • Conduct trade analysis, architectural studies, and performance modeling
  • Generate models or simulations aiding in predicted performance for compliance
  • Recommend, plan, lead, review, and identify risks for R&D efforts
  • Integrate and test modules or subsystems in various laboratory or field environments
  • Propose technical (re-) solutions and their impact on cost, schedule and risk
  • Generate technical content for submission and / or briefing to internal / external stakeholders
  • Innovate designs / processes to improve offerings thru participation or leading of customer funded projects or research and development (R&D)
  • Occasional domestic travel to support government / industry sponsored activities; industry-days, CONOP exercises, technical interchanges

Qualifications

Minimum :

  • B.S. in Electrical Engineering, RF systems, Physics or equivalent experience
  • Eight (8) years of hands-on technical work experience with RF component exposure
  • Two (2) years of recent experience in requirements management / development (tools such as; DOORS, Jama)
  • Eight (8) years of experience working with RF / microwave concepts & terminology; dB, dBm, EIRP, G / T, Noise Figure, P1dB, VSWR
  • Five (5) years of experience with frequencies from microwave to millimeter wave (2 to 40 GHz)
  • Five (5) years of laboratory experience with test equipment (e.g. network analyzer, signal generator, oscilloscope, etc.)
  • This position requires access to technology, materials, software or hardware that is controlled by US export laws. In order to be eligible for this position, you must be a "US Person" under US export laws (or eligible for approval under a U.S. Government export license)
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
  • Preferred :

  • Twelve (12) plus years of RF technical work, primarily in the EW, Defense, or Aerospace industry
  • Designed to and / or specified requirements for EW, radar, or communication systems
  • Knowledge of RF / microwave principles and subsystem analysis methodologies working with receivers, transmitters, or antennas
  • Worked with frequencies from microwave to millimeter wave (1 to 74 GHz)
  • Good knowledge of circuit design fundamentals, electronic components, or schematic capture (e.g. Altium)
  • Integration, validation & verification (IV&V) experience for system compliance determination
  • Experience programming with MATLAB or other scripting language (e.g. Python), simulation tools (e.g. AWR, ADS, HFSS, or CST)
  • Familiarity with model-based systems engineering methodology (e.g. CATIA)
  • Strong verbal communication skills with ability to present data and explain results to key stakeholders
  • Active DOD Secret Clearance
  • We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. However, we are not able to sponsor visas.

    Salary Range : RF Systems Design Engineer IV : $133,947.39 - $207,319.85 annually. RF Systems Design Engineer V : $157,388.19 - $243,600.83 annually. Applicable pay within the posted range may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, geographical location, job function of the position, education, and experience of the successful candidate.

    EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY

    BENEFITS

    We take care of our people and provide competitive health, wealth and wellbeing benefits - from day one. You'll also discover learning and development opportunities so you can take your career to the next level - and beyond.

    Other benefits include :

  • Comprehensive PTO, Paid Holiday and Paid Family Leave Programs.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program & Tuition Reimbursement
  • 9 / 80 Alternate Work Week Schedule
  • Tailored Management / Leadership Training
  • Innovative Medical Programs, Including Family Forming
  • ABOUT CAES

    CAES is the largest provider of analog and radiation hardened technology for the United States aerospace and defense industry. From human spaceflight and space exploration, to missile defense and electronic warfare, to healthcare solutions addressing COVID-19, our talented team develop high performing electronic solutions that work the first time, every time.

    WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER

    At CAES we welcome differences and celebrate new ideas. We believe the diversity of our people inspires our creativity and drives our innovation. Everyone is welcome here, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.

    We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please email CAEScareers@caes.com.

    Salary : $133,947 - $207,320

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