Analog/RF Engineering Scientist
| Company | University of Texas – Austin |
|---|---|
| Location | Austin, TX, USA |
| Salary | $104000 – $174000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s, Master’s |
| Experience Level | Mid Level |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering or other related discipline with an emphasis on electromagnetics, or microwaves, or antenna theory.
- Three years of related experience.
- Proficiency with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, etc.), and laboratory measurement.
- Demonstrated knowledge of antenna theory.
- Demonstrated ability to design, implement, and test RF circuits including matching networks, duplexers, filters, amplifiers, and mixers.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the RF spectrum and associated environmental effects.
- US Citizen. Applicant selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information at the level appropriate to the project requirements of the position.
Responsibilities
- Work as a member of a development team for the design, integration, and testing of electromagnetic components for digital communication systems.
- Assessment, development, and design of RF circuits and antennas.
- Design and implementation of RF and networking software.
- Testing in both laboratory and field environments of RF elements and software in either partial subsystems or full system.
- Development and testing of low and high power RF and analog circuits and subsystems for communications systems.
- Documentation of all components and subsystems developed.
- Assistance in preparing and giving presentations of results, designs, or other related aspects of system design to both internal and external project directors as requested by supervisor.
- Other related functions as assigned.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Physics or Electrical Engineering with an emphasis on electromagnetics, or microwaves, or antenna theory.
- More than three years of related experience.
- Experience working with hardware design language and FPGA design.
- Practical experience with antenna design across a range of topologies.
- Signal processing experience including sampling theory, equalizers, modulators/demodulators, and forward error correction.
- Experience with software defined radio.
- Cumulative GPA of 3.0.