Location: Salt Lake City, United States of America

Thales people architect solutions that are relied upon to deliver operational advantage at every decisive moment throughout the mission. Defence and armed forces customers rely on us to deliver the full range of defensive systems for land, sea, and air. From early warning, to threat neutralisation, our platforms cover all levels from very short-range systems, to extended protection across the entire battle-space including Airspace Mobility Solutions, Vehicles and Tactical Systems and Missile Defence, Optronics, and Radar.

Senior RF Design Engineer

Salt Lake City, Utah- Onsite or Hybrid

Position Summary

Thales is currently looking for a Senior RF Design Engineer whose main responsibilities for the position include designing RF circuitry (the ability to design circuitry and system from concept to production), system design, analysis and RF support for the engineering team.

Regulatory Compliance Requirements

Must be a U.S. Person as defined by applicable law, or otherwise authorized or eligible for authorization, to access to hardware, software, technology or technical data controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

Key Areas of Responsibility

Take a leading technical role in the design and development of navigation aid systems and subsystems and participate in design and requirements reviews.
Write requirements documents for RF systems and circuits and Tune, test, develop and document RF systems and circuitry in a lab environment.
Design and develop, Receiver, Synthesizer and Transmitters for Microwave Frequencies.
Design and develop filters, power dividers, couplers, oscillators, low-noise amplifiers and other RF circuitry.
Generate schematics, perform component placement and support layout design.
Analyze and develop systems concepts incorporating link budgets, statistical performance analysis, and thermal analysis.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or similar technical discipline with a minimum of 8+ years of relevant engineering work experience

5+ years of recent experience in RF Design.
Ability to efficiently operate and use laboratory equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzer, Signal Generators.
At least 3 years of experience in the area of Communication Systems RF Component/ Circuit level design and RF propagation.
Demonstrated experience with RF and Analog Hardware simulation tools.
Experience with Microsoft Office Products, Schematic Capture, and Layout.

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Special Position Requirements

Schedule: Mon-Thu on 9/80 or 5/40 schedule.

What We Offer

Thales provides an extensive benefits program for all full-time employees working 30 or more hours per week and their eligible dependents, including the following:

Elective Health, Dental, Vision, FSA/HSA, Voluntary Life and AD&D, Whole Group Life w/LTC, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Plan, Identity Theft, and Pet Insurance.
Retirement Savings Plan after 30 days of employment with a company contribution and a match, and with no vesting period.
Company paid holidays and Paid Time Off.
Company provided Life Insurance

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This position will require successfully completing a post-offer background check. Qualified candidates with [a] criminal history will be considered and are not automatically disqualified, consistent with federal law, state law, and local ordinances.

Successful applicant must comply with federal contractor vaccine mandate requirements.

Thales champions inclusion and we believe diversity strengthens the fabric of our culture. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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