• RF Engineering Lead

    CACI International (Dulles, VA)


    RF Engineering Lead

     

    Job Category: Engineering

     

    Time Type: Full time

     

    Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI

     

    Employee Type: Regular

     

    Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%

     

    Type of Travel: None

     

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    CACI is seeking a RF Engineering Lead for the C-C5ISR Division under our Spectrum Superiority line of business (LoB). In this role, you will serve as both a technical expert and lead to a group of RF Engineers that drives innovation in RF hardware design activities for C-C5ISR products.

    Responsibilities

    + Drive accountability throughout the RF Engineering team to meet commitments and use best practices.

    + Mentor and provide leadership for the RF Engineers. Help develop career plans and development for the RF Engineering Team.

    + Support the Hardware Design Engineering Lead to set resource priorities and RF Engineering activities based on Program/Customer needs.

    + Measure RF components/sensors/subsystems, including performance in chamber and range environments.

    + Use modeling & simulation tools such as HFSS to understand performance analysis.

    + Perform modeling and analysis of link budgets, RF cascades, electromagnetic emissions (EME), antenna patterns, phase noise, receiver sensitivity, transmitter power, spurious signals, modulation, isolation, and ADC characteristics.

    + Work with various engineering disciplines to provide simulated test vectors and analyze test results.

    + Develop system to component level performance budgets using theory and simulation.

    + Be hands-on to bring up RF chains including antennas, antenna feeds, RF front end, and baseband/modem.

    Qualifications

    Required:

    + Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

    + 7+ years of RF technical work, primarily in the EW, Defense, or Aerospace industry.

    + 5+ years of leadership experience

    + Experience programming with MATLAB or other scripting language (e.g. Python), simulation tools (e.g. HFSS)

    + Experience with SMT-based PCB RF/MW circuit design, frequency planning, spur analysis, and PLL integration.

    + Have experience working with frequencies from microwave to millimeter wave (1 to 40 GHz)

    + Have experience driving best practices and industry standards within an engineering organization.

    + Have a hardware development background.

    + Have experience with performing bid and pursuit efforts.

    + Must have current TS/SCI

    Desired

    + Advanced Degree

    + 7+ years of RF technical work, primarily in the EW, Defense, or Aerospace industry.

    + Experience with beamforming and Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) technologies.

     

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    What You Can Expect:

    A culture of integrity.

     

    At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.

     

    An environment of trust.

     

    CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.

     

    A focus on continuous growth.

     

    Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.

     

    **Your potential is limitless.** So is ours.

     

    Learn more about CACI here. (https://careers.caci.com/global/en/life-at-caci)

     

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    **Pay Range** : There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits. Learn more here (https://careers.caci.com/global/en/employee-benefits) .

    The proposed salary range for this position is:

    $131,800 - $290,000

     

    _CACI is_ _an Equal Opportunity Employer._ _All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any_ _other protected characteristic._