Lead RF Engineer

Overview:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 2,000+ employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.

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Duties/Responsibilities

* Manage complex engineering projects in a fast-paced environment.
* Perform analysis and modeling of complex radio frequency systems
* Independently drive solutions to complex problems - develop requirements, propose ways forward
* Subject Matter Expert (SME), and able to perform advanced analytical modeling
* Able to provide insight and suggest design modifications based on analysis outcomes, and to apply analysis techniques across a range of technical disciplines
* Identify program/system-level technical risks and develop and execute appropriate mitigation strategies
* Ability to lead team of multidisciplinary engineers

Skills/Abilities

• Exceptional prototyping skills; able to design and supervise construction of a state-of-the-art prototype; demonstrated ability to take a methodical, hands-on approach to characterizing and mitigating performance limitations. Leverages troubleshooting insight to develop increasingly better systems.

• Strong understanding of RF Systems, from the antenna and propagation channel through to digital baseband processing, as developed in standard texts such as Barton, Haykin, Pozar, Proakis, and Rappaport.

Education
Requires bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field. Masters degree preferred.

Experience
Requires 7-10 years experience in Radio Frequency or Communications Engineering or related.

Additional Job Description:

Current in scope Top Secret security clearance with SCI eligibility is required or the ability to obtain one.

This role requires on-site in Cambridge, MA.

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