Development Engineer & RF Engineer- Petah Tikva

Job description: Experienced (development) engineer for wideband analog electro-optical communication products

Location: Petah Tikva, Israel

Employment Type: Full-Time

Job description:

• Chain analysis of SMT modules and components, including gain, noise, signal detection threshold, compression, twinning, ripple, and tape width.
• Execution of all stages of design and development, starting from IT design, guiding the editing of a printed circuit for RF, circuit assembly, initial operation, characterization measurements, performance correction, design update, and preparation of the first article.
• Design and implementation of electronic circuits for voltage stabilization and distribution and digital interfaces for control and conversion of analog signals. Microcontroller-controlled circuit design includes matching logic levels and fast logic circuits.
• Working with Altium, SPICE electronic IT tools.
• Experience working on packaging electronic circuits for production, heat dissipation, stability, etc.
• Locating noise sources and minimization design, filter circuits to achieve extremely low noise.
• Designing circuits for resistance to radiated and conducted fields, shielding, and filtering. Analysis of radiated and conducted noise sources.
• Analysis of power dissipation, dissipation limitations at high temperatures, and calculation of current consumption for the purpose of selecting and defining components, power dissipation considerations, and derating.
• Proved capabilities of RF measurements and working with RF equipment, including VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.
• Knowledge of software development (C) for microcontrollers and user interface software in Linux and Windows environments (C++), real-time software, and software optimization an advantage.
• Product life management (updating versions, event logging for fault analysis).
• Project management from idea and concept via prototyping to the manufactured product.
• Technical support for customers during the characterization phase and post-sale.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of proven practical experience in the electronics & RF field.
• Ability to read specifications and analyze technical requirements.
• Being able to perform and be part of a small, dynamic, and growing company.
• Creative thinker, eager to learn.
• Knowledge of selecting components and replacements.
• Experience working with a mechanical designer, printed circuit editor, and manufacturers,
• High level of spoken and written English.

Advantages:

• Experience with microcontrollers and RT real-time programming.
• Experience programming in high-level languages (C/C++) in Windows and Linux environments.
• Familiarity with methods and statistical tools for production product control.
• Experience and understanding of wideband RF circuits (6GHz, 12GHz, 67GHz), wideband twinning.
• Experience in programming LabVIEW automatic test sets.
• Knowledge and experience of analog optical communication.