Job Description

Are you ready to unleash your technical creativity? Dream, Innovate, Inspire and Empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination! As a Sr RF Engineer, you will be using your skills and expertise to design, develop, and test our complex products and technologies. These cover a very wide range from state of the art mission payloads and electronic systems through highly integrated aircraft to orbital and space exploration systems. You\'ll be responsible for RF front-end design, radio propagation modeling and prediction, microwave path analysis, interference analysis and filter design, RF frequency planning, analog-to-digital conversion, and circuit design.

We are seeking a Senior RF Engineer with a Bachelor\'s or Master\'s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering or related Engineering field. In this challenging, fast-paced environment, you\'ll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge and experience to design and create the most groundbreaking aerospace and defense technologies - those that exist today and those that will shape tomorrow.

The Mission Solutions and Technologies (MST) business area provides affordable, turn-key command/control, communications, integrated ISR, force protection and security solutions worldwide. The MST team has a long legacy of supporting the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, commercial and international customers with years of experience in platform operations, engineering and full lifecycle management across domains \xe2\x80\x93 air, land, sea, space and cyber.

Must-haves:

• Bachelor\'s Degree in RF Engineering or related Engineering discipline and typically 10 or more years of relevant experience
• Higher-level degree may substitute for relevant experience
• Advanced understanding of engineering principles and practices, including various RF modeling, analysis techniques, and tools
• Progressive experience working in multi-disciplinary design & development teams
• Experience with Computer Aided Engineering tools
• Advanced understanding of RF engineering principles and practices including radiation and antenna theory, coupling and transmission line structures, and the application of circuit elements including oscillators, amplifiers, mixers, detectors, combiners, filters, and impedance transforming networks to RF system design
• Experience with RF lab instruments including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers
• Experience with RF printed circuit board design
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation and analysis
• Proficiency with hand tools
• The ability to obtain and maintain a Security Clearance

Preferred:

• Master\'s Degree in RF Engineering
• Experience with xDX Designer / Xpedition for RF CCA design
• Experience with Ansys products (HFSS, SBR+, EMIT)
• Experience with Cadence AWR Microwave Office / Visual System Simulator
• Experience with MATLAB
• An active SECRET or higher clearance is a plus

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) we deliver customer-focused technology and best-of-breed integrations in the aerospace and defense sectors. SNC has been honored as one of the most innovative U.S. companies in space, a Tier One Superior Supplier for the U.S. Air Force, and as one of America\xe2\x80\x99s fastest-growing companies.

Estimated Starting Salary Range: $138,634.92 - $190,623.01. SNC considers several factors when extending job offers, including but not limited to candidates\xe2\x80\x99 key skills, relevant work experience, and education/training/certifications.

SNC offers annual incentive pay based upon performance that is commensurate with the level of the position.

SNC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with 150% match up to 6%, life insurance, 3 weeks paid time off, tuition reimbursement, and .

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

To conform to U.S. Government international trade regulations, applicant must be a U.S. Citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State or U.S. Department of Commerce.

At Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), our mission is to dream, innovate, inspire and empower the next generation to transform humanity through technology and imagination. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome our employees to bring their whole selves to their work. SNC is committed to fostering an inclusive, accepting, and diverse environment free of discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regarding to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law. Contributions to SNC come in many shapes and styles, and we believe diversity in our workforce fosters new and greater ways to dream, innovate, and inspire.

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