Minuteman Group
Location
Lexington, MA | United States
Job description
Job Title: RF/Microwave Engineer
Background/Need
The Tactical Defense Systems Group works on air defense issues, in particular air vehicle survivability, vulnerability of United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft to weapons systems, electronic countermeasures, and air surveillance for homeland defense. In support of these efforts, the group operates airborne and ground-based testbeds composed of state-of-the-art instrumentation and sensors. A full-time engineer with a background in RF hardware and analog circuits is needed to assist with development, deployment, and support of test hardware and to assist with field test operations.
Responsibilities include but not limited to:
The candidate will be part of a small, flexible team that maintains, updates, upgrades, and operates several RF ground-based testbeds. Specific tasking includes developing, building, and measuring analog circuits and RF hardware, utilizing test equipment (oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, signal generators, multimeters, etc.) to verify testbed performance, and operating command-line Linux-based testbeds during test events. Duties will require frequent daytime local area travel, occasional overnight or weekend work, and work in austere environments. Due to the small team size, an interest and willingness in learning new things outside of the skillset is critical.
Must Have:
Nice to Have:
Education & Experience: Bachelor's plus 2+ Years of relevant work experience.
Work Authorization: US Citizenship with Active Top Secret Clearance is required due to the nature of the work.
" We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law."
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