Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer Job at Communications and Power Industrie

Shaping the future through innovation and discovery!

With a history spanning more than seven decades, Communications & Power Industries’ thousands of products have impacted people’s lives in numerous unseen ways every day. Our highly engineered products serve as the backbone of modern-day commercial and military communications systems, aid in the treatment of cancer, assist in diagnosing medical conditions, support and protect soldiers, sailors, and pilots, empower scientific discoveries and space exploration, help ensure the safety of imported foods and materials, and much more.

CPI is headquartered in Plano, TX and is a global manufacturer of electronic components and subsystems. We have manufacturing locations in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. With a heritage of technological excellence, our team serves customers in the communications, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

Job Overview

Communications & Power Industries (CPI) has an immediate opening for a Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer to join our Irving, TX team in our Antenna Technologies division. This position provides an opportunity to develop and implement SATCOM RF technologies for complex communication systems that support some of our nation's fundamental defense and space services.

CPI employees work closely with our clients to develop solutions that allow them to carry out secure departmental missions as well as commercial ground-to-orbit satellite communications. The selected candidate will collaborate with numerous teams to create, manage, and implement various CPI and client technologies.

Key Technical Performance Requirements

• 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, mixers, PIN switches and attenuators, microstrip, lumped element, crystal and SAW filters, combiners and phase shifters 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.

• Generate engineering documentation including Bill of Materials (BOMs), schematics, RF system block diagrams, test procedures, technical memos, test reports, power consumption analyses, rack layouts, cabling diagrams to support program execution
• Technical writing ability to clearly explain the concept and implementation of the product or solution you are developing and how it satisfies the requirements
• Presentation skills necessary via Microsoft PowerPoint for customer attended design reviews
• Theoretical analysis of key RF performance contributors

Representative Duties and Tasks

• Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of system, subsystem or system elements with minimal supervision of the lead systems engineer
• Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
• Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (subsystem, elements and components)
• Performs detailed technical analyses for a system, subsystem or system elements

YOU ARE THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THIS JOB IF YOU HAVE:

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in RF systems design, testing, and analysis within SATCOM.
• Hands-on experience with RF component development and integration.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills.
• This position requires potential access to technology controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) or the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The successful candidate must be a “U.S. Person” as defined under ITAR and EAR. In order to be a U.S. Person for ITAR and EAR purposes, you must (i) be a citizen or national of the United States; or (ii) be a lawful permanent resident of the United States; or (iii) a protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3).

Preferred Tool Experience

• PSPICE and LTSPICE circuit simulation
• Matlab
• AWR linear and nonlinear RF simulation
• HFSS 3D electromagnetic simulator
• Maxwell electrostatic and magnetostatic simulation
• Layout & schematic capture tools

Why Join CPI?
At CPI, you’ll work on groundbreaking projects in satellite communication that contribute to critical defense and space services. With access to cutting-edge tools and collaboration with top-tier professionals, this position offers both technical challenges and growth opportunities.

Apply Today:
Become part of a team driving innovation in SATCOM RF technologies.

WHAT WE OFFER:

Whether you are a seasoned professional or just embarking on your career, CPI is an ideal place to expand your knowledge and expertise. We cultivate a healthy, dynamic, and team-oriented environment that empowers our employees to develop, create and deliver innovative, reliable technology solutions to power, connect, protect, and support a better tomorrow.

We offer our employees an attractive compensation package with competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, career development, generous retirement savings plan with company match and more!

WHO WE ARE:

We value the unique and diverse skills, qualities, and backgrounds that each employee brings to CPI, and we respect each employee as an integral member of our growing team. CPI is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all current and prospective employees, as well as to promoting a culture of inclusion and respect for everyone. We celebrate the innovation that diversity creates in the work environment, and we recognize that each employee brings their own unique capabilities, experiences, and perspectives to the organization. It is this variety that adds value to our teams, as well as to our stakeholders. We welcome and encourage applicants to reach their full potential with us.

CPI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.