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Senior Microwave/RF Engineering Manager

Location: Kilgore, TX

We are seeking an experienced Senior Microwave/RF Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers in designing, developing, and optimizing microwave and RF systems. This role involves oversight of the design and testing of microwave components and systems, ensuring high-quality performance, and driving innovation across multiple projects. You will manage project timelines, resources, and budgets while maintaining close communication with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Your leadership will foster collaboration and professional growth within the engineering team, while your technical expertise will guide the development of cutting-edge microwave technologies to meet both customer and business requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Technical Leadership: Oversee the design, testing, and integration of microwave and RF components, ensuring high-quality performance and compliance with industry standards.
• Project & Resource Management: Develop project plans, manage budgets, mitigate risks, and ensure on-time delivery.
• Team Leadership & Mentoring: Lead, mentor, and develop engineering talent while fostering a collaborative and innovative work environment.
• Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with electrical, mechanical, software, and system engineers, as well as sales, marketing, and production teams to drive project success.
• Regulatory & Compliance: Ensure designs meet ITU, FCC, MIL-STD, and other industry regulations.

Required Skills & Experience

• Citizenship status: Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Microwave Engineering, or a related field (Master’s or Ph.D. preferred).
• Experience: 10+ years in microwave engineering with at least 3-5 years in a managerial role.
• Technical Expertise: Strong background in RF system design, simulation, and test methodologies.
• Project Management: Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while maintaining budgets and schedules.
• Communication & Documentation: Strong ability to convey complex technical concepts, write reports, and present findings to internal and external stakeholders.
• Problem-Solving & Adaptability: Ability to troubleshoot and resolve technical challenges while staying updated on industry trends (e.g., 5G, IoT, autonomous systems).
• Continuous Improvement: Developing and implementing best practices for testing, quality assurance, and process efficiency.

Technical Expertise In Microwave Engineering

• Microwave Theory: In-depth understanding of Electromagnetic wave propagation, antennas, transmission lines, and microwave components (filters, amplifiers, mixers).
• Simulation Tools: familiarity with simulation software (e.g. CST Microwave Studio, Ansys HFSS, Keysight ADS) for modeling and designing microwave circuits and systems.
• RF System Design: Specifications, link budgets, and system integration.
• Testing & Quality Control: Experience with RF test equipment (VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes).

Specific RF/Microwave Technical Requirements

• Ability to design multi-port/multi-band feeds, mode launchers, diplexers, and orthogonal mode transducers (OMT).
• Analyzing and optimizing feed port-to-port isolation and RF parameters.
• Expertise in TE/TM mode analysis, mode coupling troubleshooting, and antenna-feed optics.
• Knowledge of frequency challenges across S, C, X, Ku, Ka, Q, and V bands for antenna and feed design.
• Familiarity with methodologies for minimizing passive intermodulation (PIM).
• Experience with power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, and RF networks.
• Use of design/simulation tools such as HFSS, TICRA, Mician, or MATLAB.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment (VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Power Meters).
• Environmental testing expertise (vibration, shock, thermal, TVAC).

Regulatory Knowledge

• ITU-R S.580-6, ITU-R S.465-6, ITU-R S.524-9, IESS 601.
• IESS 502, FCC 25.209, MIL-STD-188-164C.

This position requires up to 10% domestic travel with occasional international travel. PMP certification is a plus.

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