Software Engineer/RF Engineer

About the role

Battelle is seeking a Radio Frequency Design Engineer to support the Ravenstar program. The position is located at Battelle Headquarters in Columbus, OH.

Responsibilities

• Ability to work independently, as well as direct and coordinate work of multi-disciplinary engineering teams to assure the successful development of RF systems.
• Engineering design process development and maturation.
• Customer and sub-contractor coordination.
• Leading the creation of technical content for proposals and white papers.
• Create technical documentation, test plans and reports.
• Conduct experiments and testing in both a laboratory and field environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5 years of experience or master’s degree in related field with 2 years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience related experience in the skills below:
• Microwave/RF system, subsystem and component analysis, design, prototyping and integration.
• MATLAB modeling and analysis of RF channels, EBS patterns, and DSP systems.
• FPGA and embedded system development.
• Development of Software Defined Radio (SDR).
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sources.
• Technical writing for proposals, white papers, test plans and reports.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field with 5 years of experience or master’s degree in related field with 2 years of experience.
• 5+ years of experience related experience in the skills below:
• Microwave/RF system, subsystem and component analysis, design, prototyping and integration.
• MATLAB modeling and analysis of RF channels, EBS patterns, and DSP systems.
• FPGA and embedded system development.
• Development of Software Defined Radio (SDR).
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sources.
• Technical writing for proposals, white papers, test plans and reports.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with 3GPP 5GNR and O-RAN system design, integration, and test.
• Experience with VITA-49 system design, integration, and test.
• Familiarity with mobile cellular network equipment, deployment and industry practices.
• Design, integration, and evaluation of Active Electronically Steered Antennas (AESAs).
• Design of RF/microwave Printed Circuit Boards (PCB) and Card Carrier Assemblies (CCA).
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation and modeling tools such as HFSS, CST, ADS, Genesys and/or AWRECAD.
• Design experience using software suites such as Cadence Virtuoso and Allegro, and Altium Designer.
• Familiarity with the setup and operation of military communication and EW equipment.

Benefits

• Livest an Extraordinary Life
• Live an Extraordinary Life
• Better together: Coverage for partners, gender-affirming care and health support, and family formation support.
• Build your financial future: Build financial stability with an industry-leading 401(k) retirement savings plan.

Pay

The pay for this position is competitive and commensurate with experience.

Schedule

The position is full-time and requires a regular work schedule.