Hiring: Associate RF Hardware Engineer (Comms) Company: Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Location: Clarksburg, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:23:11 Target Skills & Keywords : MATLAB, Microsoft Office, PCB, Security Clearance About the job Required Skills: •Work within multidisciplined engineering project teams as an RF design engineer to design and develop RF circuits, circuit card assemblies, and products for Tactical Radio, SATCOM, Software Defined Radio, Electronic Warfare, and Land Mobile Radio markets. •Participate in small RF engineering teams and/or work under the supervision of a senior member of the RF design staff to define requirements, conceive, document, analyze/simulate, build prototypes, perform verification testing, debug, and optimize circuit designs to meet requirements at the circuit, card, and product levels. •Working with your mentor and colleagues, implement RF designs utilizing RF power amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, bandpass & lowpass filters, and frequency mixers capable of supporting advanced waveforms used in small size weight and power (SWAP) products. •Design/source, analyze/simulate, test and optimize antennas, external RF amplifiers, and ancillaries for use with products to achieve overall product performance requirements. •Contribute to technical trade studies and analyses to select RF architecture and key components. •Assist other RF team members to develop and implement detailed design specifications, test plans and test procedures. •Verify product performance vs. predictions for prototype products and production hardware products. •Participate in continuous improvement and team building activities. Maintain productive working relationships with all team members. Qualifications: •The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •US Citizenship Required - Applicant selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet requirements to obtain and maintain a US Secret Security Clearance. •BSEE or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering. •Demonstrated focus in analog or RF circuit design through junior/senior‑level coursework, laboratory work, and technical projects. •In-depth theoretical knowledge of Analog and RF circuit design at an undergraduate level. •Hands-on lab experience to breadboard, prototype and test designs utilizing engineering test equipment commonly found in undergraduate engineering labs. •Strong communication skills both verbal and non-verbal. •Demonstrated capacity to think "out-of-the-box”, develop, and implement innovation design solutions. •Demonstrated capacity to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values. •The annualized pay range for this role is Compensation: •Yearly Incentive Bonus Program Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!