Temporary Professional - RF Systems Engineer, Missouri Institute Defense and Energy

Job Overview

Job

Location:

Kansas City
Full/Part Time:
Part-Time

The Missouri Institute for Defense and Energy (MIDE) at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) is a fast-growing research institute founded to solve real-world problems by synthesizing physics and engineering principles with a pragmatic, results-driven and collaborative philosophy. Whether it’s restoring health and wellness in the urban food-desert, or developing state-of-the-art anti-drone technologies to protect our cities or troops, we’re on it.

The team is growing and we have an outstanding opportunity for a Professional RF Systems Engineer to temporarily join our team. You would work with us in solving wicked challenges in defense, energy, and health by transitioning fundamental solutions required a team of highly specialized, knowledgeable, and passionate individuals who seek answers to hard questions in a collaborative environment with world-class research organizations from coast-to-coast.

For more information about the history of MIDE and our diverse team, check out our website:(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

MIDE is seeking a Temporary Professional to support the RF Systems Engineering needs of the team who has and will demonstrate a deep knowledge of experience in the detailed design, fabrication, validation, and analysis of high-power electromagnetic generation to support the high-power microwave development group. Experience in solid-state switching technologies, pulse forming networks, pulsed power electronics, computational electromagnetics, high voltage and RF circuit design/layout architecture, and standalone/arrayed antenna design is a must.

This position requires a solid foundation in electromagnetic, power electronics theory and application. Hands-on experience is vital and required.

The ideal team member will demonstrate:

• a passion for solving high-impact, real-world problems;
• a hands-on, pragmatic problem solving approach for mission-critical applied research;
• the ability to operate in agile and dynamic working environments as a core team player and independent individual;
• creativity and versatility in designing, prototyping, and validating pulse power solutions for complex electrical and computational problems;
• a curiosity, openness, and willingness to learn new skills, methods, systems, and technologies;
• effective verbal and written communication skills to inform and guide team-members; and,
• excellent organizational skills to prioritize and execute on both long-term and short parallel assignments.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Work within the RF Systems Team on R&D projects and develop technologies while acting as a pathfinder for resolving extreme technical challenges.
• Executing, assisting, and mentoring students and staff in multiple R&D efforts:
  • design of pulsed power, RF, and directed energy components and systems;
  • mitigation techniques for high power EMC;
  • packaging, mounting and integration of RF components within a system;
  • performance/oversight of sub-system, component-level, and full system testing;
  • communications, controls, and data acquisition of system and system components;
  • modeling, simulation, and visualization of electrical systems and phenomenon;
  • developing innovative antenna, waveguide, transmission lines, and related components;
  • documentation;
• Documentation including but not limited to technical reports and briefings as required.
• Work and communicate well within one or more teams.
• Strong communication, both verbal and written, and organizational/time-management skills.
• Interface with multiple engineering and non-engineering cross-functional team members.
• Generate and justify application driven requirements and illuminate tradeoffs to balance the mechanical, electrical, thermal and radio frequency needs of the system, including regulated compliance(s).
• Analyze, design for and measure RF systems/antenna dynamic range, noise figure, attenuation, intermodulation, antenna noise temperature G/T and EIRP calculations.
• Other duties as assigned.

Note:

This position is fully grant-funded and contingent on continued funding.

Note:

This is a temporary, short-term position (up to 6 months). This…