Secret-Cleared RF Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared RF Engineer in Chelmsford MA for a one-year contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The RF Engineer will support production of complex multi-function modules used in high-reliability applications across all phases of the product life cycle. This role includes hands-on electronics laboratory work RF microwave testing production support troubleshooting and integration issue resolution. The position requires an active Secret clearance RF microwave test equipment experience and the ability to work closely with hardware systems circuit design technical and manufacturing teams.

Required Skills

Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering preferred or bachelors degree in Science Technology Engineering or Math.
Bachelors degree with 68 years of relevant experience or masters degree with 46 years of relevant experience.
Active Secret clearance required to start.
Experience troubleshooting designs and resolving integration issues in a production or manufacturing environment.
Hands-on hardware experience.
Experience using RF microwave test equipment.
Experience using microwave simulation tools.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Ability to work independently to identify and resolve technical issues.
Ability to collaborate with hardware engineers systems engineers circuit design engineers technical support personnel and manufacturing support personnel.

Preferred Skills

Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a closely related technical field.
Significant experience in the defense electronics industry.
Expertise with RF subsystems and hardware including antennas transmitters receivers microwave components low-noise amplifiers high-power amplifiers advanced electronic modules mixers switches frequency generation circuits and frequency conversion circuits.
Experience with microelectronics assembly techniques.
Experience with technical documentation such as specifications schematic drawings and test data.
Experience with customer interface including technical presentations.
Prior RF design experience.
Ability to lead failure investigations on production or technical issues.
Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with manufacturing engineers industrial engineers and production operators.

What Youll Do

Support production of complex multi-function RF modules.
Work on technical problems and develop innovative production and integration solutions.
Troubleshoot designs and resolve integration issues in a production or manufacturing environment.
Perform hands-on RF hardware testing and product support.
Use RF microwave test equipment and microwave simulation tools.
Collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to support operational products.
Support product development testing production and issue resolution across the product life cycle.
Lead or support failure investigations for production and technical issues.

Work Schedule / Shift

First 6 weeks of training: Monday-Thursday 6:00 AM - 4:30 PM.
Job ID 22115: Monday-Thursday 4:00 PM - 2:30 AM after training.
Job ID 22116: Thursday-Sunday 7:00 AM - 5:30 PM after training.

Pay

$97.12 per hour

Job ID: 22115/22116

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.