Principal RF Engineer

Job Summary:

Lead Principal RF engineer for a high-performance digital and RF processing hardware consisting of RF/Microwave components, DDR/other memories, and digital to RF conversion.  This is a Program of Record in support of DoD and is in full-rate production (FRP).  This job collaborates with program management, operations, supply chain, and quality to meet customer contractual requirements.

 

Job Responsibility:

• Technical Lead on high-performance RF and digital processing solutions consisting of RF/Microwave components, RF/RF and RF/Digital conversion.
• Responsible for the release of the engineering design package to the production configuration management system.
• Provide technical support and guidance for module troubleshooting.
• Select methods and techniques for obtaining solutions to technical challenges.
• Lead Failure Review Boards (FRBs) and support Corrective Action Board (CAB) processes
• Evaluate and integrated Technical Data Package (TDP) changes from Customer into released documentation for production floor use.
• Provide technical volume / BOE input on follow-on proposal efforts

Required Qualification:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering
• 7+ years of experience in High Reliability Military, Aerospace and Defense Electronics; hardware, PCB, RF circuits, digital circuits, power supplies
• Experience providing leadership, guidance and mentoring 
• Experience with Defense Electronic quality standards
• Experience with build-to-print designs and production implementation
• Experience with schematics, block diagrams, and parts lists for complex electronics.
• Electronic products testing experience using the following: Network Analyzers, Power Meters, Bench power supplies, signal/waveform generators, high-speed oscilloscopes, Noise Figure analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and debugging tools.
  
• Experience with defense electronic quality standards 
• Microsoft Office or equivalent.
• "This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens."

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in electrical engineering
• Matlab
• Cadence Allegro 
• Microwave Office, ADS, HFSS or equivalents

Full-Time Equivalent Annual Salary Range:  $95,200 - $199,900 for a Principal / Manager at Oxnard CA USA.          

                                                              

The disclosed salary range is a general guideline for Mercury team members employed at the job level at the location listed above and does not include overtime for eligible hourly employees.                                                                 

 

Mercury considers a variety of factors to determine individual base salary offers to candidates, including:                                                                                                                        

 - the role and related responsibilities;                                                                                                                         

 - prior work experience;                                                                                                                         

 - education, training, skills and certifications;                                                                                                                         

 - internal equity with others employed by Mercury in similar roles;                                                                                     

 - geographic location; and                                                                                                                         

 - alignment with market data.                                                                                                                          

 

In addition to base salary, Mercury provides a variety of benefits for team members including:                                                                                                                        

 - bonus opportunities (or special inc