Senior Principal RF Engineer
for sections like About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections that have real specific content.
We need to parse the job description.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate.
We need to preserve all substantive info.
We need sections: maybe About the role (intro paragraph), Responsibilities (list of activities), Requirements (required education/experience/skills), Qualifications (maybe preferred?), Skills (maybe separate?), Benefits, Pay. Schedule not mentioned, so omit.
We need to decide what goes where.
The posting includes:
- Intro paragraph: "See what you’re missing..." up to "Come build your career with BAE Systems." That's about the company and role overview.
- Then: "Our engineers are the lifeblood..." etc. Might be part of About the role.
- Then: "Given our continued growth, we have immediate roles available for a highly motivated Senior Principal RF/Microwave Engineer..." That's role specifics.
- Then: "In this role, you will have a chance to grow your skills supporting the continued production and sustainment..." etc.
- Then: "Activities Day To Day Will Vary And May Include" list of duties.
- Then: "If you are looking to be immersed..." etc.
- Then: "At BAE Systems, we thrive in a diverse and dynamic team oriented environment..." (culture).
- Then: "Take the first step towards achieving your career goals with us and apply today!" (call to action, but we should remove application instructions? The instruction says remove application instructions. This line is a call to apply; maybe considered application instruction? It says "apply today!" Might be considered application instruction; we should remove it. But we need to preserve substantive info; maybe we can keep the culture paragraph but drop the call to apply line.
- Then: "Required Education, Experience, & Skills" list.
- Then: "Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills" list.
- Then: "Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035" plus note.
- Then: "Employee Benefits:" paragraph.
- Then: "About BAE Systems Electronic Systems" paragraph.
- Then: "This position will be posted for at least 5 calendar days..." etc (maybe metadata, can drop).
We need to output sections: About the role (intro + role description), Responsibilities (the Activities list), Requirements (Required Education, Experience, & Skills), Qualifications (Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills) maybe combine as Qualifications? Or we could have Skills section separate? The instruction says use headings for section headings e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. So we can have Requirements and Qualifications separate. Skills maybe separate if we have skills list; but we already have skills in Required and Preferred. Could combine.
We need to decide what to put where.
Let's extract substantive content.
Intro/about role:
Paragraphs:
- "See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems."
- "Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless."
- "Given our continued growth, we have immediate roles available for a highly motivated Senior Principal RF/Microwave Engineer to join our Transition to Production, Production Support and Sustainment team working on our RF Converter Product Line."
- "In this role, you will have a chance to grow your skills supporting the continued production and sustainment of various complex microwave modules, submodules, circuit card assemblies, and subsystems. You will have the opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge hardware fielded on the most advanced Military Platforms."
We can combine these into About the role.
Responsibilities: The list after "Activities Day To Day Will Vary And May Include". Items:
- Assessing design updates to existing microwave designs
- Conducting analyses to assess performance impacts
- Technical management of microwave subcontractors to design and develop microwave subassemblies.
- Mentoring junior engineers and technicians
- Working with hardware suppliers
- Supporting product yield and affordability improvements
- Supporting the debug of complex circuits
- Supporting the transition to production of new products
- Working in partnership with a cross functional team to ensure on time deliveries of quality products to support the War Fighter.
We'll output as - each.
Requirements: Required Education, Experience, & Skills list:
- 8+ years’ experience working on RF/Microwave designs within the frequency range of 50Mhz to 20GHz
- Experience testing and troubleshooting RF frequency converters including an understanding of all submodules such as low-noise amplifiers, pre-selectors, filter banks, mixers, Phased-locked-loops (PLLs), and Local Oscillators (LOs)
- RF path cascade analysis, experience with non-linear analysis is preferred
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
- Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.
- Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Active or previously held Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
We'll output as
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Qualifications: Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills list:
- Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED (duplicate? Actually same as required but maybe emphasis)
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in RF/Microwave subsystem, module and circuit design and development
- Experience gathering and analyzing test data to assess trends and develop yield improvement plans
- Design and analysis of microwave systems and circuits using Agilent Advanced Design Suite (ADS) and Genesys
We'll output as .
Skills: Could be separate but we already covered skills in required and preferred. Maybe we can omit Skills section to avoid duplication. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Required and Preferred into Requirements and Qualifications. We'll keep Requirements and Qualifications.
Benefits: paragraph:
"Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics."
We'll output as .
Pay: paragraph:
"Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience."
We'll output as
.
Schedule: not mentioned, omit.
We also need to maybe include a short paragraph about BAE Systems Electronic Systems? That's about the company; could be part of About the role or maybe a separate About the company section but not in allowed headings. Could fold into About the role.
We should not include the line about posting duration etc.
Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output headings and content.
We'll output:
About the role
See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Given our continued growth, we have immediate roles available for a highly motivated Senior Principal RF/Microwave Engineer to join our Transition to Production, Production Support and Sustainment team working on our RF Converter Product Line. In this role, you will have a chance to grow your skills supporting the continued production and sustainment of various complex microwave modules, submodules, circuit card assemblies, and subsystems. You will have the opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge hardware fielded on the most advanced Military Platforms.
Responsibilities
- Assessing design updates to existing microwave designs
- Conducting analyses to assess performance impacts
- Technical management of microwave subcontractors to design and develop microwave subassemblies.
- Mentoring junior engineers and technicians
- Working with hardware suppliers
- Supporting product yield and affordability improvements
- Supporting the debug of complex circuits
- Supporting the transition to production of new products
- Working in partnership with a cross functional team to ensure on time deliveries of quality products to support the War Fighter.
Requirements
- 8+ years’ experience working on RF/Microwave designs within the frequency range of 50Mhz to 20GHz
- Experience testing and troubleshooting RF frequency converters including an understanding of all submodules such as low-noise amplifiers, pre-selectors, filter banks, mixers, Phased-locked-loops (PLLs), and Local Oscillators (LOs)
- RF path cascade analysis, experience with non-linear analysis is preferred
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
- Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.
- Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Active or previously held Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
Qualifications
- Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in RF/Microwave subsystem, module and circuit design and development
- Experience gathering and analyzing test data to assess trends and develop yield improvement plans
- Design and analysis of microwave systems and circuits using Agilent Advanced Design Suite (ADS) and Genesys
Benefits
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance
- .
Qualifications: Preferred Education, Experience, & Skills list:
- Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED (duplicate? Actually same as required but maybe emphasis)
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in RF/Microwave subsystem, module and circuit design and development
- Experience gathering and analyzing test data to assess trends and develop yield improvement plans
- Design and analysis of microwave systems and circuits using Agilent Advanced Design Suite (ADS) and Genesys
We'll output as
- Assessing design updates to existing microwave designs
- Conducting analyses to assess performance impacts
- Technical management of microwave subcontractors to design and develop microwave subassemblies.
- Mentoring junior engineers and technicians
- Working with hardware suppliers
- Supporting product yield and affordability improvements
- Supporting the debug of complex circuits
- Supporting the transition to production of new products
- Working in partnership with a cross functional team to ensure on time deliveries of quality products to support the War Fighter.
- 8+ years’ experience working on RF/Microwave designs within the frequency range of 50Mhz to 20GHz
- Experience testing and troubleshooting RF frequency converters including an understanding of all submodules such as low-noise amplifiers, pre-selectors, filter banks, mixers, Phased-locked-loops (PLLs), and Local Oscillators (LOs)
- RF path cascade analysis, experience with non-linear analysis is preferred
- Motivated self-starter with leadership skills and ability to effectively work in a team environment
- Excellent problem solving skills, judgment, and analytical capability.
- Ability to close on discrete tasking in a timely manner and lead others to closure - Own the Design
- Strong technical writing and verbal communication skills.
- Active or previously held Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Active Secret Clearance HIGHLY PREFERRED
- Experience working in a manufacturing environment
- Experience in RF/Microwave subsystem, module and circuit design and development
- Experience gathering and analyzing test data to assess trends and develop yield improvement plans
- Design and analysis of microwave systems and circuits using Agilent Advanced Design Suite (ADS) and Genesys
- .
Skills: Could be separate but we already covered skills in required and preferred. Maybe we can omit Skills section to avoid duplication. The instruction says prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Required and Preferred into Requirements and Qualifications. We'll keep Requirements and Qualifications.
Benefits: paragraph:
"Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance; health savings accounts; a 401(k) savings plan; disability coverage; and life and accident insurance. We also have an employee assistance program, a legal plan, and other perks including discounts on things like home, auto, and pet insurance. Our leave programs include paid time off, paid holidays, as well as other types of leave, including paid parental, military, bereavement, and any applicable federal and state sick leave. Employees may participate in the company recognition program to receive monetary or non-monetary recognition awards. Other incentives may be available based on position level and/or job specifics."
We'll output as
. Pay: paragraph: "Pay Information Full-Time Salary Range: $132962 - $226035 Please note: This range is based on our market pay structures. However, individual salaries are determined by a variety of factors including, but not limited to: business considerations, local market conditions, and internal equity, as well as candidate qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience." We'll output as
. Schedule: not mentioned, omit. We also need to maybe include a short paragraph about BAE Systems Electronic Systems? That's about the company; could be part of About the role or maybe a separate About the company section but not in allowed headings. Could fold into About the role. We should not include the line about posting duration etc. Now produce HTML fragment: start with maybe but not required. Just output headings and content. We'll output:
About the role
See what you’re missing. Our employees work on the world’s most advanced electronics – from detecting threats for F-35 pilots to illuminating the night for soldiers. Spanning air, land, sea, and space, we are developing the technology of tomorrow, delivered today. Drawing strength from our differences, we’re innovating for the future. Our flexible work environment provides you a chance to change the world without giving up your personal life. We put our customers first – exemplified by our mission: “We Protect Those Who Protect Us®.” Sound like a team you want to be a part of? Come build your career with BAE Systems. Our engineers are the lifeblood of our company. With our robust offering of educational and career development opportunities, your chances to grow are limitless. Given our continued growth, we have immediate roles available for a highly motivated Senior Principal RF/Microwave Engineer to join our Transition to Production, Production Support and Sustainment team working on our RF Converter Product Line. In this role, you will have a chance to grow your skills supporting the continued production and sustainment of various complex microwave modules, submodules, circuit card assemblies, and subsystems. You will have the opportunity to work closely with cutting-edge hardware fielded on the most advanced Military Platforms.
Responsibilities
Requirements
Qualifications
Benefits
Employee Benefits: At BAE Systems, we support our employees in all aspects of their life, including their health and financial well-being. Regular employees scheduled to work 20+ hours per week are offered: health, dental, and vision insurance