RF/Digital PCB Designer
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Summary
Designs RF and digital printed circuit boards end to end — schematics, component libraries, layout, power-supply selection, manufacturing liaison, and lab testing — for a defense R&D firm supporting U.S. warfighters in Dayton, OH. Requires U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain a Secret clearance.
Resonant Sciences LLC has an immediate opening for an RF/Digital PCB Designer to join our Dayton, Ohio team. The position provides an opportunity to join a fast-paced elite team whose primary mission is to support our Nation's War Fighters. The candidate for this position shall be a self-starter who can work independently, unsupervised, and with little guidance. The candidate will have an opportunity to be a member of a world-class team consisting of talented and dedicated engineers, technicians, and professionals who work together to interrupt and challenge the status quo to design and develop state-of-the-art technologies.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
We are seeking an RF/Digital PCB Designer with experience in designing circuit boards.
The selected RF/Digital PCB Designer will have responsibility for the following areas:
- Create schematics, creation of PCB library components, layout, manufacturing, and verification.
- Familiar with common analog and digital components.
- Gather requirements for a circuit board and then create a concept for preliminary approval. The design concept would include evaluating power for the circuit board and selecting power supplies.
- Create both a schematic and a layout for PCBs. Can interface with PCB manufacturers and address manufacturing issues.
- Use basic lab test equipment such as digital multimeters, oscilloscopes, and signal generators.
- Perform other duties, as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree in electrical engineering.
- 3-5 years of experience designing PCBs.
- Familiarity with basic analog and digital components.
- Experience in evaluating power needs for a circuit board and selecting power supplies.
- Experience with schematic and layout tools.
- Experience managing a PCB component library.
- Capable of interfacing with a PCB fab vendor and addressing issues.
- Experience testing PCBs using common lab test equipment: digital multimeter, oscilloscope, and signal generator.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering.
- Experience with Siemens/Mentor Graphics Expedition schematic, library manager, and layout tools.
- Experience with RF components, PCB design, and test.
- Experience with RF test equipment including vector network analyzers and spectrum analyzers.
- Understanding of signal integrity.
- Experience with high-speed digital design.
- Experience implementing FPGAs, ADCs, DACs, and PLLs on circuit boards.
CITIZENSHIP/SECURITY CLEARANCE:
- U.S. Citizenship required. Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance required. Active clearance preferred.
WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU?
- Become part of a high-tech work environment that is highly impactful, exciting, and collaborative.
- Flexible working environment that enables our employees to balance work and personal life.
- A comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision and prescription benefits with extremely low employee cost share for you and your eligible dependents.
- A well-funded Health Spending Account with standard account fees paid by Resonant Sciences.
- 10 Federal Holidays (6 Standard, 4 Floating).
- A flexible Paid Time Off plan for employees.
- A generous retirement plan, subject to plan, IRS and ERISA rules.
WHO ARE WE?
Resonant Sciences is a research and development firm with locations all over the United States, focused on developing and transitioning innovative technologies and solutions to developmental and operational platforms. Our areas of expertise include radome and antenna design and fabrication, custom electronic solutions, and RF measurements of materials, antennas, radomes, and subsystems. Our extensive capabilities include design and analysis, production, and ground and flight testing.
A career at Resonant Sciences means that you will be involved in the complete development life cycle, seeing your design evolve from development prototype to incorporating mission requirements to technical specifications into a finished product for field testing.
We are an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.