Radio Frequency Engineer 3
Chipton-Ross is seeking multiple Radio Frequency Engineer 3's for a contract opportunity in Rolling Meadows, IL.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
Basic Qualifications for Principal RF Engineer:
o Bachelors' degree in STEM field with a minimum 5+ years of electronics design experience or MS degree in STEM field with 3+ years of electronics design experience.
o RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration
o Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops
o Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
o Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest
o US Citizenship
o Must have Interim Secret clearance prior to starting and once started, must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
Basic Qualifications for Sr. Principal RF Engineer:
o Bachelors' degree in STEM field with a minimum 8 years of electronics design experience or MS degree in STEM field with 6 years of electronics design experience.
o RF/Analog circuit design experience, including schematic capture through test and integration
o Hands-on prototyping and debug experience testing complex RF subsystems, such as complex circuit card development involving amplifiers, mixers, control systems, ADCs, DACs, and/or phase lock loops
o Demonstrated ability to translate system performance and operational specifications into hardware requirements, design, and test specifications
o Familiarity with documentation, revision control and review systems like DOORS, ClearCase, and ClearQuest
o US Citizenship
o Must have Interim Secret clearance prior to starting and once started, must have the ability to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
The Principal RF/Sr. Principal RF role involves full life-cycle product development from system concept and requirements through design, production, verification, and field support while working in integrated product teams spanning Engineering, Manufacturing, and Program Management. RF/Analog subsystem and circuit card designs utilize the latest MMIC and discrete device technologies from all major vendors including internal designed devices, Electro-Optical (EO) circuitry, controls, detectors and data converters. As an RF/Analog Electrical Engineer, you will join our diverse team and be responsible for research, design, development of signal conversion and analog/mixed signal products. Your expertise in RF, mixed signal, and/or Electro-Optical component design and analysis, modeling and simulation, and circuit level design and test are desired for this position.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE):
o An advanced degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
o Minimum 7 years of RF and/or mixed signal electronics design experience
o Working knowledge of Electronic Warfare systems
o Recent circuit card design experience utilizing circuit-related tools including Cadence Concept, Allegro, and/or Mentor DxDesigner, Expedition
o Experience with Advanced Design System (ADS) and MatLab modeling tools
o Experience with SPICE modeling tools
o Proven skills to include: communicating with all levels of an organization internally and externally, adaptable, creative, collaborative and comfortable working independently and enjoy solving difficult problems
o Current Secret or Top-Secret security clearance
REQUIRED EDUCATION:
o Bachelors' degree in STEM field is required.
o School must be accredited.
WORK HOURS:
Full-Time 9/80 workweek. This position will serve on-site in Rolling Meadows, IL.
ADDITIONAL:
Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
Job Location: Rolling Meadows, IL
Rate: Up to $110.68 DOE
Duration: 4 months
Input Date: 09/04/2026
Attention: Rochelle Anderson
Address: 420 CULVER BLVD
City, State: PLAYA DEL REY, CA 90293
Phone: 310/414-7800 X286
800 Phone: 800/927-9318
Fax Phone: 310/414-7808
Email: randerson@chiptonross.com
Website: www.chiptonross.com
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