Sr R&D Engineer-1

About the Opportunity

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JOB SUMMARY
The Kostas Research Institute (KRI) at Northeastern University (NU) seeks a Senior RF Engineer to support and lead projects within the Assured Communications and Electromagnetic Dominance (ACED) technical thrust area. This position focuses on the design simulation prototyping and testing of RF and microwave systems for defense sensing and communication applications.

The Senior RF Engineer will serve as a technical leader within multidisciplinary teams driving innovation in radar electronic warfare and secure communications systems. The role involves end-to-end system development from conceptual design and modeling through laboratory validation and field conducts cutting-edge applied R&D. The institute was founded with a focus on homeland security. Today KRI strives to advance resilience in the face of 21st century risks across a wide range of technologies emphasizing a collaborative approach that leverages our R1 university intellectual capital and technologies to develop application-specific solutions to customer needs. KRI focuses on satisfying customer-driven needs by co-locating a diverse highly skilled R&D team that can address all aspects of a particular problem across the full range of technology-readiness levels. KRI headquarters located at the NU Innovation Campus in Burlington MA (ICBM) is home to one-of-a-kind research and test facilities for advanced and additive manufacturing electromagnetic materials and devices for sensing and communications RF engineering and wireless networks unmanned and autonomous system technologies as well as quantum materials and sensing. KRI is expanding activities to other campuses within the NU network.

The position with KRI at Northeastern University LLC a wholly owned subsidiary of NU. The primary office for this position is at ICBM. Through NU KRI offers an impressive benefits package including multiple retirement plan options with generous matching as well as tuition waiver for classes and degree programs. A full description of benefits can be found on the NU website.

The KRI Sr R&D Engineer/Scientist Develops and maintains product features leading a small team of engineers: Effectively uses issue tracker tools and responds if an external contributor or customer raises a ticket/issue related to their code or prototype. Improves the development capability of their team by enhancing development/prototype tools testing or validation and/or code structure. Contributes to code/prototype specifications and participates in small-scale code/design reviews.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Job title and rank will be commensurate with the successful candidates qualifications.

Education & Experience

• BS required MS is preferred PhD is highly preferred in RF Electrical Engineering or a related area.

• At least one year of relevant research and development experience is required; higher years of experience are required for higher rank positions.

Clearance

• Ability and willingness to obtain DoD security clearance is required.

• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field required; MS or PhD preferred.

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• Fundamental understanding of RF and microwave principles including impedance matching filters and antennas.

• Basic experience with circuit simulation or electromagnetic modeling tools (HFSS ADS CST or MATLAB).

• Familiarity with lab measurement tools such as VNAs signal generators and spectrum analyzers.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

• Ability to work collaboratively in team environments and communicate clearly in technical discussions.

Desired Skills/Qualities

Exposure to radar or communications systems development through coursework internships or projects.
Experience with hardware assembly soldering or RF prototyping.
Familiarity with proposal writing documentation and test reporting.
Interest in pursuing professional growth within RF and microwave systems engineering.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES
Assist in RF/microwave circuit and system design prototyping and testing (40%)

Perform laboratory measurements data collection and analysis under senior supervision (25%)

Document design and test results; contribute to technical reports and presentations (15%)

Support proposal preparation literature research and small-scale task execution (10%)

Collaborate and learn within cross-functional teams to advance project goals (10%)

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Additional Information

Northeastern University considers factors such as candidate work experience education and skills when extending an offer.

All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin age sex sexual orientation disability status or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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With the pay range(s) shown above the starting salary will depend on several factors which may include your education experience location knowledge and expertise and skills as well as a pay comparison to similarly-situated employees already in the role. Salary ranges are reviewed regularly and are subject to change.