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Associate RF Design Engineer Job

Date: Jun 18, 2013

Location: West Union, SC, US

Associate RF Design Engineer - 1300696

Description

If there’s an RF design issue you’d like to tackle, you’ll likely find it at Itron. From squeezing multiple radios into single systems, to identifying the ideal modulation scheme for optimum power consumption, to solving for propagation issues, challenges abound.
As a smart grid metering market leader, Itron is about longevity. Our products last 15, 20, maybe even 30 years. As the industry leader, we have long-standing relationships with many of our clients, some of whom have been in business for more than a century. This mature industry, however, is undergoing revolutionary change. So you’ll be working closely with communicative and cooperative clients to ensure our solutions meet their needs. And you’ll be guiding the development of the new products and
systems that will function for decades as the groundwork that makes the smart gird and a sustainable future a reality.
Description:
Itron, Inc. has an immediate opening for an Associate RF Design Engineer at its West Union, SC facility. The candidate will be responsible for some and involved in all phases of RF transceiver design including technical analysis of product requirements, recommendation of design alternatives, functional specifications, schematic design, PCB layout, hardware debug, hardware verification testing and release to manufacturing.
Major Responsibilities/Duties:
- Review requirement specifications and help in defining Functional Specifications
- Involved in RF circuit design from concept to production for low cost wireless communications product-line, including RF filters and matching, synthesizers, VCO's, power amplifiers, low noise amplifiers and integrated circuit transceivers
- Conduct RF circuit measurements using laboratory spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, etc.
- Use RF Simulation tools for building blocks of the radio design
- Participate in field studies and system test activities
- Design Validation through creation of critical test matrices.
- Work with manufacturing in defining the tests and fixtures needed for programming and functional verification and final tests.
- One of the drivers for getting the product certified through FCC and its equivalents.

Experience:
Requires internship or college experience and 0 - 2 years of professional experience. Entry point for college graduate. Must have a fundamental understanding of RF and Microwave theory and principals. Familiarity with advanced modeling, simulation and networking analysis tools. Limited experience in using CAD tools for Schematic and Layout of Circuit boards is a plus. Must have Excellent verbal and technical writing skills.

Education: Bachelor's or Masters Degree in Electrical/Electronics or Communications
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Certification(s):
Travel: 1 - 10%
Physical Demands: This is a typical office job, with no special physical requirements or unusual work environment.

Itron is an EOE AA Employer. If you require an accommodation in order to apply to this position, please contact [email protected].
Itron is the leading provider of energy and water resource management solutions for nearly 8,000 utilities around the world. We offer end-to-end solutions that include electricity, gas, water and heat measurement and control technology; communications systems; software; and professional services. With nearly 10,000 employees doing business in more than 130 countries, Itron empowers utilities to responsibly and efficiently manage energy and water resources. To realize a sustainable future, start here:
www.itron.com.

Region: North America
Primary Location: West Union
Employee Status: Regular
TAG: R&D, RF Eng, Software Eng, Firmware Eng
Job: Research & Development

ID: 001


Nearest Major Market: Greenville
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina
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