Staff RF Hardware Design Engineer - Rolling Meadows, IL

Description

COMPANY BACKGROUND

Epiq Solutions develops cutting-edge software-defined radio (SDR) products and processing solutions to enable spectrum dominance for maritime, land, air, and space domains. With 15 years serving government and commercial enterprise customers and 25K+ devices fielded to date, Epiq Solutions is a trusted partner with a proven heritage of delivering open architecture products in radically small form factors where time-to-market, cost, and performance are critical for mission success.

For more information, visit https://epiqsolutions.com

JOB SUMMARY

 We pride ourselves on our agility in responding to customer needs in markets that are going through unprecedented changes in real-time. Our team solves difficult, impactful problems, ensuring a safer, more secure global environment. The ideal candidate would have a passion for developing board-level analog and RF hardware designs, along with experience developing digital hardware designs. At Epiq, you will be tasked with the design, analysis and hands-on integration and testing of complex RF circuitry and subsystems, plus providing technical support for the product.  Interested? Then read on.   

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

•  Develop block diagrams of potential hardware design concepts from high level requirements. 
• Lead the RF/Microwave circuit and sub-system design, component analysis, modeling, simulation, prototyping and integration. 
• Perform part selection and schematic entry for analog/RF/digital circuit designs 
• Lead circuit design through layout by providing guidance on parts placement and critical routing 
• Troubleshoot prototype and production hardware in the lab using RF, analog, and digital test equipment 
• Assist with the creation and review of technical documentation and proposals 
• Collaborate with a cross-functional teams such as Software, FPGA, Automated Test, Production to enable feature implementation, integration & debugging to develop new SDR products.  
• Drive best practices on the team, deal with ambiguity and competing objectives, and proactively identify and mitigate risks before they become roadblocks. 

Requirements

REQUIRED SKILLS 

• Bachelor's or higher in electrical or computer engineering, or equivalent experience. 
• Minimum of 8 years of prior work experience developing real-world products. 
• Able to work both independently and as part of a cross-domain engineering team. 
• Design experience with at least three of the following: 

      - RF low noise amplifiers (LNA) 

      - RF power amplifiers (PA) 

      - RF frequency synthesizer analysis/design (PLLs) 

      - RF impedance matching (Smith charts) 

      - RF filter design (lumped element and/or distributed) 

      - Switching power supplies (DC/DC converters) 

      - Embedded microcontrollers and associated interfacing (I2C, SPI, UART) 

      - High speed digital design including FPGA-based systems 

      - Interfacing to high-speed A/D and D/A converters 

• Experience with at least one schematic capture/PCB layout package (Altium Designer preferred) 
• Experience with microwave test equipment such as vector network analyzers, power meters, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, noise sources, multimeter, and signal sources 
• Self-motivated personality and able to work independently 
• Ability to multitask between two or more projects 
• Able to work on US Government Contracts which requires U.S. citizenship

BENEFITS

• Join a successful and growing company investing in our future success
• Flexible work hours
• Generous vacation policy
• Paid five-week sabbatical every five years
• 401(k) matching
• Health, dental, vision insurance
• Life, short and long-term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness reimbursement
• Charitable Giving Company Match
• Competitive salary commensurate with experience and performance
• Fun, laid-back culture and rewarding work!

Epiq Solutions is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.