Radio Frequency Design Engineer II

Battelle delivers when others can’t. We conduct research and development, manage national laboratories, design and manufacture products and deliver critical services for our clients—whether they are a multi-national corporation, a small start-up or a government agency.

We recognize and appreciate the value and contributions of individuals with diverse backgrounds and experiences and welcome all qualified individuals to apply.

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) 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.

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 successful 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
• Participating 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

Ability to obtain/maintain a government security clearance (Must be a Sole US Citizen)

Education

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field + 2 years of experience
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.

Expertise and Competencies

• Expertise in RF hardware design concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Experience with the full hardware cycle from design and simulations to testing and validation.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as: power meters, signal sources, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and vector network analyzer (VNAs).
• Proficiency with RF circuit simulation tools (e.g. Keysight Genesys)
• Ability to understand the principles, theories and concepts of RF and Microwave frequencies.
• Knowledge of antenna design and testing required.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills required.

Expertise and Competencies

• Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field +5 years of experience
• Experience with 3
  
  GPP 5
  
  GNR and O-RAN system design, integration, and test.
• Experience with VITA-49 system design, integration, and test.
• Familiarity with mobile cellular network equipment, deployment and industry practices.
• Design, integration, and evaluation of Active Electronically Steered Antennas (AESAs)
• Design of RF/microwave Printed Circuit Boards…