Principal Antenna and Electromagnetic Design Engineer - The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc

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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Draper Laboratory is seeking an experienced electromagnetic design engineer to lead efforts in system conceptualization, design, and deployment for our customers. The candidate will serve as a key technical team contributor and leader, providing direction to high-caliber engineering teams.

The ideal candidate is expected to be a subject matter expert in the design and development of advanced antennas and RF systems for communications, navigation, and sensor applications.

The candidate should have experience in the design of novel antennas including simulation, prototyping, and testing. Additionally, experience in the design of RF transceivers including waveform analysis, component selection, circuit design and troubleshooting is highly desired. 

Responsibilities include:

• Develop system architectures and conduct analysis, design, simulation, fabrication, integration, and testing for RF and EW systems.
• Analyz customer requirements and constraints.
• Lead design teams throughout the development cycle, including concept development and RF system design.
• Design complex communication and navigation systems and challenging electrically small antennas.
• Communicate progress with internal and external stakeholders and customers.
• Conceptualize and conduct of innovative R&D to grow company-wide technical capabilities.

Required Qualifications:   

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Physics, or a closely related field with 12+ years of relevant experience. Bachelor’s degrees and proven industry experience will be considered.

• An exceptional academic record or industry experience and demonstrated laboratory competence in electromagnetics and antenna design, analysis, simulation, testing and debugging.
• Strong background in EE fundamentals of electromagnetics, antenna theory, communication theory, software defined radio, circuit theory.
• Experience with some or all of the following tools: HFSS, CST, Microwave Office, ADS FEKO, COMSOL, MATLAB/Simulink, Python, Mentor Graphics (or equivalent PCB design tool).
• Strong analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Must be highly self-motivated and must thrive in a multidisciplinary team environment.
• Ability and willingness to support and lead business development, write proposals, white papers, and technical documents.
• Ability to deliver technical presentations to internal groups and external sponsors.
• Ability and interest in mentoring students and junior engineers.

This position will require presence in the labs and as such is not for candidates seeking remote work. That said Draper has a flexible WFH policy that the candidates can be eligible for.

Willingness to travel.

Security Requirement:     

Applicants selected for this position will be required to have an active US secret clearance with a TS preferred. 

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