RF Wireless Engineer

: Peraton Overview Peraton drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted and highly differentiated national security solutions and technologies that keep people safe and secure. Peraton serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies across the intelligence, space, cyber, defense, civilian, health, and state and local markets. Every day, our employees do the can't be done, solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Responsibilities Peraton is seeking a RF Wireless Engineer to join our team of qualified and diverse individuals. The qualified applicant will be responsible for analyzing and developing wireless telecommunications capabilities for various operations. This position will be on site in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Day to Day Work Responsibilities:

• Design and build custom applications.
• Design, plan, establish, and optimize wireless networks.
• Develop wireless network infrastructures and make recommendations on systems enhancements for optimization. Provide technical assessment of requirements and definition from conception to launch. Design and validate RF link performance, quality and reliability.
• Use measuring and diagnostic tools to test and adjust equipment.
• Create manuals and support documentation.
• Develop software for wireless technology.
• Optimize existing network by adjusting radio network parameters, adding/deleting of neighbors and recommending possible solutions to hardware problems.
• Monitor and analyze statistical and drive test data to improve system performance indicators such as dropped calls, blocked calls, origination failures, handoff features.
• Apply propagation theory, cellular theory, and antenna theory to choose tower antenna placement.
• Capacity planning, GSM frequency planning and frequency hopping by applying carrier/interference (C/I) ratio analysis.
• Recommend site upgrade such as down tilling of antenna and re-orientation of radio additions.
• Support customers in the development, acquisition, and sustainment activities of complex RF systems used in Communications, Radar, and Electronic Warfare.
• Design and evaluation of up/down converters, and amplifiers, MMICs, MCMs, and TRMs.
• Reverse engineer legacy RF hardware systems to develop obsolesce plans, test procedures, and perform trade analysis.
• Conduct and develop Test & Evaluation plans for RF test stations and field test events for system/subsystem manufacturing and fleet support.

Qualifications Basic Qualifications:

• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Bachelor's degree and 8-10 years' experience or Master's degree and 6-8 years' experience or HS diploma/equivalent and 12 years relevant experience
• Experience developing and presenting technical reports.
• Experience modeling and simulation of RF circuits and RF propagation Experience designing radar phased array T/R module experience.
• Experience with Agilent ADS, ANSYS HFSS, NI LabView, and MatLab Modeling Near-Field antenna patterns. Phase noise analysis.
Proficient with MS tools.

Benefits: At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way. Target Salary Range $112,000 - $179,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors. SCA / Union / Intern Rate or Range EEO An Equal Opportunity Employer including Disability/Veteran. Our Values Benefits At Peraton, our benefits are designed to help keep you at your best beyond the work you do with us daily. We're fully committed to the growth of our employees. From fully comprehensive medical plans to tuition reimbursement, tuition assistance, and fertility treatment, we are there to support you all the way.

• Paid Time-Off and Holidays
• Retirement
• Life & Disability Insurance
• Career Development
• Tuition Assistance and Student Loan Financing
• Paid Parental Leave
• Additional Benefits
• Medical, Dental, & Vision Care