Senior Design Engineer: RF & Microwave_Stellenbosch

SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design RF & Microwave subsystems such as power amplifiers, low phase noise synthesizers, up converters, low noise receivers, radar front ends, antennas and filters, to be implemented on Printed Circuit Boards, in waveguide or as coaxial components – as part of a multi-disciplinary project team

• Implement, measure and evaluate prototype or production-ready designs
• Assist with industrialization of prototype designs
• Support the system engineer with technical expertise
• Participate in system-level or conceptual design
• Act as RF element leader in a project team
• Arrange and participate in design reviews
• Prepare and maintain documentation such as specifications, design data packs and test procedures
• Provide/contribute to discipline-specific internal training where applicable
• Provide mentorship and technical guidance to other members of the discipline, including interns
• Assist with the technical aspects of the company proposal/quotation generation process for marketing and sales
• Initiate and/or participate in the establishment of critical technologies in the company

QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS REQUIREMENTS:

• A minimum of a three-year degree with honors or four year degree in RF Engineering, or Higher Education Engineering Diploma/Degree with demonstrated prior learning based on industry experience
• Post graduate degree in engineering (Msc/MEng/PhD) is preferred
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in RF & Microwave engineering, with relevant exposure to design and implementation, design methodologies, design baseline management, system engineering aspects, configuration management, quality assurance, relevant technologies and tools of trade
• Antenna design experience will be advantageous
• Strong analytical design approach
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium Designer preferred)
• Experience with the following software will be advantageous: Microwave Office, CST, LT Spice, Matlab/Python, DOORS
• Experience with test equipment (e.g. oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, vector network analyzer, power meter, noise figure meter, phase noise meter)

COMPETENCIES:

• Be technically competent in RF & Microwave Engineering
• Be proactive
• Be a team player
• Have good communication skills (written and spoken)
• Be fluent in English
• Be highly motivated and energetic
• Have the ability to work under pressure
• Be goal and milestone orientated
• Have excellent planning skills
• Have creative problem solving skills
• Have tolerance for ambiguity
• Have flexible management and people skills