Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer

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Primary Location: United States (US) - California - Torrance
Function: Engineering (CA)
Title: Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer - 104397
Onsite/Remote:Onsite Position
This position is eligible for a flexible work schedule arrangement at the present time. The arrangement may be delayed for training or other job acclimation purposes and remains subject to change.
Your Responsibilities
As a Senior Radio Frequency Design Engineer for John Deere NAVCOM located in Torrance, CA, you will...

• Design Radio Frequency (RF) circuitry for Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and other communication receivers.
• Perform RF system budget analysis, trade-off analysis, modeling, simulation, and optimization.
• Measure and evaluate communication link signals from terrestrial and satellite systems.
• Verify RF performance parameters to meet robust signal integrity through the RF chain.
• Support investigation of communication and positioning product RF spectrum field issues.
• Support Production.

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What Skills You Need

• 3 or more years of RF system and circuit design experience from an antenna to digitizing element.
• Proficiency with simulation tools such as ADS, Genesis, Momentum, HFSS, and MATLAB.
• Understanding of various impairments such as noise, non-linearity, group delay, and error vector.
• Design verification and debug experience using test equipment (spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, etc.).
• Soldering/hands-on lab experience.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Broadband (>200MHz) receiver design.
• 3D (full-wave) electromagnetic simulation experience.
• Antenna measurement experience (anechoic chamber).
• Programming skills to automate RF tests and data processing/analysis.
• Involvement in RFIC/mixed signal IC development.
• Master's degree in electrical engineering.

Education
Ideally, you will have a degree or equivalent related work experience in the following:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

What You'll Get
At John Deere, you are empowered to create a career that will take you to where you want to go while working in an inclusive team environment. Here, you'll enjoy the freedom to explore new projects, the support to think outside the box and the advanced tools and technology that foster innovation and achievement. Additionally, we offer a comprehensive reward package to help you get started on your new career path, including:

• Flexible work arrangements
• Highly competitive base pay and performance bonuses
• Savings & Retirement benefits (401K and Defined Contribution)
• Healthcare benefits with a generous company contribution in the Health Savings Account
• Adoption assistance
• Employee Assistance Programs
• Tuition assistance
• Fitness subsidies and on-site gyms at specific Deere locations
• Charitable contribution match
• Employee Purchase Plan & numerous discount programs for personal use

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The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines.
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