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We supply advanced materials, circulators and isolators, ferrites and magnetic materials, dielectric, ceramic bandpass filters, coaxial resonators, and coaxial inductors.\nPosition Overview: The RF Applications Engineer is responsible for the development, design, and manufacturing support of microwave passive devices, with a focus on isolators and circulators. This role involves concept development, design documentation, prototype testing, and successful manufacturing introduction. The engineer will provide technical leadership and support across various stages of product development and lifecycle management.\nEssential Job Functions:\nCustomer Interaction: Communicate with customers on technical issues and provide applications engineering support for new product design activities. Prepare technical proposals and estimates.\nTechnical Support: Provide training and technical support from concept through prototype to ensure smooth transition into volume manufacturing. Interface with manufacturing to resolve production and technical problems.\nProject Management: Manage projects from concept to product launch, including preparing technical papers and presentations to support customers, sales representatives, and trade show activities.\nDesign and Development: Conceptualize, plan, design, develop, and analyze microwave passive devices, including isolators and circulators, for frequencies between 1-40 GHz.\nSimulation and Testing: Utilize design simulation tools and perform experimental tests to evaluate and modify designs. Analyze equipment to establish operating data and evaluate results.\nComponent Selection: Select electronic parts, components, or integrated circuitry based on specifications and reliability. Review vendor capabilities to support product development.\nCompetencies:\nProficiency in RF linear and non-linear circuit simulation using tools like Cadence, AWR, ADS, Ansys Maxwell or Ansys HFSS.\nExperience with multi-layer printed wiring boards (PWB) design and layout up to 40 GHz.\nKnowledge of metallization processes, including thick film, photolithography, and thin film.\nAbility to use diagnostic and microwave evaluation and test equipment.\nStrong analytical and design methodology skills.\nProficiency with AutoCAD or SolidWorks, and standard computer software packages (Microsoft Word and Excel).\nQualifications:\nEducation: Bachelor’s, Master’s, or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience.\nExperience: Experience in RF/microwave hardware development, with progressively increasing responsibility is a plus. \nSkills: Competent in RF measurements and design validation procedures with the ability to apply microwave theory in the design, testing, and troubleshooting of passive microwave devices is a plus. 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