3/20/2021 RF lead design engineer Hasselt | Jabil Careers

RF lead design engineer

Req ID: J2240960

Hasselt, Limburg, Belgium

Location

Design Services Group

Category

Friday, February 12, 2021

Posted

Full time

Type

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Job Description
JOB SUMMARY

Lead highly complex RF hardware designs for customer or innovation projects. Responsible for ensuring technical milestones are achieved.
Responsible for guiding other engineer team members in RF subsystem designs and leads technical design reviews. Ensures specification
requirements input and design outputs align. This engineer will have demonstrated experience at releasing products into a production environment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Leader in developing and validating RF hardware design applications.

Leads/supervises RF circuit hardware design and PCB layout designs utilizing standard tools
Directs all aspects of RF circuit design with minimal supervision
Mentors/coaches/trains engineers with less experience
Partners with system architects to review and clarify design requirements and define the appropriate architecture.
Expertly assemble prototypes, design first powerup, design debug and functional circuit verification.
Work with and manage external component suppliers/manufacturers and provide input to their product roadmaps
Communicates technical aspects of a project effectively to customers.

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Define design innovations and potential patentable solutions
Leads resolution of complex design issues and manages design trade-offs
Executes RF simulation activities,
Develops close relationship with worldwide technical RF communities,
May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE REQUIREMENTS

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Detailed knowledge (with moderate complexity) of Wireless Industry or specific sector, regulatory and safety standards.
Broad knowledge in developing high complexity projects that have required one or more aspects in RF hardware design, including but not
limited to Transceiver design, LNA design, Power Amplifier design, Antenna design, Filter design and Microwave related circuit design.
Detailed knowledge and use of key development tools and design standards: Component derating, DFMEA, RF testing equipment,
oscilloscopes, multi-meters, simulation tools, etc.
Solid background in RF engineering & microwave theory (transmission-lines & antennas, matching theory, Smith charts, etc.).
Ability to design RF/antenna concepts into producible and cost-effective designs.
Strong knowledge of Ansys HFSS and good knowledge of circuit simulation tools (e.g. PSpice).
Analytic mindset with ability to review existing designs, analyze data and conduct structured problem solving.
Experience in troubleshooting complex RF issues resulting from antenna, board layout, power management, IC and Software interactions.
Broad hands-on experience with RF test equipment & anechoic chamber.
Experience with system modelling tools (e.g. Matlab)
Knowledge of verification, international certification and regulatory aspects of a RF based product,
Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
Strong written and verbal communication skills to document technical specifications and discuss with relevant stakeholders

NON-TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

Influence others and share best practices

Effectively communicate with good understanding of English.
Self-starter, energizing, results oriented, and able to multi-task.
Work as part of a global team
Assess a project and articulating risk while developing project milestones.
Develop projects in a stage-gate process (PLCQ)
Mentor less experienced engineers.
Leads RF projects with multiple engineers assigned.
Leads cross-functional and RF design reviews

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Master or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Microwave, Wireless Communication or equivalent,
Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in RF design for electronic circuits,
Minimum 3 years of relevant experience in antenna design and testing,
Or an equivalent combination of education, training or experience.

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