Antenna Engineer

Overview

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Job Details

Nuvotronics Antenna Engineer, AE USA

• Work collaboratively with internal departments, serving as Nuvotronics  in-house antenna expert.
• Act as the technical point of contact for antenna-related customer questions, providing modeling and integration support.
• Create and maintain technical datasheets, presentations, and model files for new and existing antenna products.
• Aggregate customer requirements and generate detailed antenna concepts and technical solutions for new product opportunities.
• Lead development of new antenna products from conceptual design through handoff to production.
• Perform electromagnetic simulation, analysis, and optimization of wideband and phased-array antennas.
• Work with Test Engineering to perform antenna pattern measurements of prototypes and advise on the development of production test systems.
• Upgrade the capabilities of in-house antenna measurement systems and partner with external measurement facilities as needed.
• Perform detailed RF design of antenna feed components such as baluns, hybrid couplers, power combiners, and other passive components.

• BSEE required; MSEE preferred, with 5+ years of antenna design experience.
• Experience in the design, manufacturing, and test of antennas, with preference for millimeter-wave applications.
• Strong understanding of frequency-independent antennas (e.g., spiral, sinuous) and phased-array elements.
• Strong understanding of radome design and construction.
• Expertise in antenna modeling and optimization using commercially available full-wave simulation tools (CST, HFSS).
• Strong understanding of microwave component engineering as it relates to feeding wideband antennas.
• Experience using analytical tools such as MATLAB and JMP to process large test datasets and generate performance plots.
• Availability to travel occasionally (