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Job Summary
Battelle is seeking a Radio Frequency Design Engineer (Level 2) to work in the Electronic Warfare group within the National Security Division. The position is located at Battelle Headquarters in Columbus, OH .
The RF Design Engineer will be responsible for participating in the development of complex RF systems, instruments, and components for utilization in cyber and Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions. The applicant should have demonstrable experience with RF designs implemented at a circuit board level integrated into larger systems via combination of experience, coursework, internships and personal projects. This position will work closely with antenna engineers on state-of-the-art phased array antennas, requiring a solid foundational understanding of antenna design and phased array applications including Electronic Beam Steering (EBS) and Direction Finding (DF). The successful candidate will be capable of assisting in the creation of technical presentations and reports, working near-autonomously on under-defined problems, and participating in client interactions and field tests.
Responsibilities
The candidate will provide individual execution on engineering projects requiring design, prototyping, analysis, testing, fabrication and integration of RF / microwave systems, instruments, and components into multi-disciplinary engineering solutions. These solutions will provide essential capabilities to operators in a wide variety of domains including communications, signal intelligence, cyber and EW.
Travel may be required. Responsibilities include :
- Contribute to the design of complicated RF prototype systems, including phased array antenna and wideband transceiver system.
- Ability to work independently or as part of a multi-disciplinary engineering team to successfully develop photonic systems and assemblies.
- Participate and foster the collaborative team culture of design through rigorous and iterative modeling, simulation, and measurement.
- Participate in peer mentorship of other junior engineers in areas of advanced personal competency.
- Help assess and improve current engineering design processes.
- Customer and sub-contractor coordination.
- Participate in the creation of technical content for proposals and white papers.
- Assist in the authoring of technical documentation, test plans and reports.
- Conduct experiments and testing in both a laboratory and field environment.
Key Qualifications
Ability to obtain / maintain a government security clearance (Must be a Sole US Citizen).
Education
Expertise and Competencies
Preferred Qualifications
Expertise and Competencies
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