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.

The most important thing we build is TRUST

CAES Mission Systems in Lansdale PA is seeking a Senior RF Engineer with proven skills in radio frequency (RF) and/or wireless transmission design.

This role is responsible to design, plan and oversee installation and maintenance of wireless radio communications systems, including radio propagation modeling and prediction, microwave path analysis, interference analysis, frequency coordination, cell site equipment layout, parameter definition and ancillary equipment. If you've got technical capability in these areas, we're excited to hear from you!

This position provides the circuit designs based on the performance spec, schedule, cost, reliability, and manufacturability requirements. The Engineer collaborates with Thermal, Reliability, Mechanical, Power, and System Engineering teams, contributing in identifying key risk factors and driving requirements for components interfacing with the design. In other words, the challenging engineering work you do at CAES Mission Systems Lansdale is professionally satisfying.

Our sprawling campus is responsible for providing some of the most innovative designs in defense industry technologies. What we design, we build here offering you a sense of pride to see your work come to fruition. Join us!

• • Design RF circuits using simulation tools such as: Microwave Office, Visual System Simulator, HFSS, ADS
  • Ability to work in a team environment
  • Provide mentorship to less experienced Engineers. Exercises judgment in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results;
  • Test, tune, debug and optimize prototype circuits and components to meet specification requirements and manufacturing produce-ability requirements; write test procedures and/or software
  • Troubleshoot the circuit in test bench and simulation
  • Provide RF performance to System Engineering
  • Partner with the organization in the scheduling of development projects, including process development, fixture design and implementation, material procurement and customer interface (design reviews);
  • Assist Product transition from Engineering to Manufacturing, including writing Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP)

Minimum:

• S. Electrical Engineering
• 5 years of experience working with RF Design
• 3 years of experience working circuit simulation software such as AWR/ADS/HFSS
• 3 years of experience understanding RF parameters: S-parameters, Noise Figure, Intercept point, Compression, Spurious and Phase Noise
• 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:

• MS Electrical Engineering and 3+ years of directly related experience
• 7+ years of years of experience in RF Design
• Architecture Fundamentals
• RF Budget Analysis
• Electro Magnetic Analysis
• Active DOD Security Clearance
• Strong oral and written communication skills to interface with key internal and external customers
• Requires a degree of ingenuity, creativity and resourcefulness to design and deliver highly advanced solutions
• Good analytical and test skills Background in defense industry

Salary Range: $107,520 - $192.381 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.

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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