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Job title

Principle Electrical RF Engineer

Company Powerwave Technologies, Inc.
Wage between $0.00 - $0.00 Annually
Location United States, New Hampshire, Merrimack
Employment type Full Time
Education Bachelor
Year Experience 4 - 5 Years of Practical Experience
Travel Not Specified
Published on 10/18/2007
Description
Powerwave Technologies, in Merrimack, NH seeks an experienced, results-oriented Sr. Systems Engineer to solve technical challenges on new and existing radio frequency (RF) and fiber optic transceiver designs for the Company-s Wireless Products.

CORPORATE OVERVIEW
Powerwave Technologies (NASDAQ: PWAV) is a publicly traded global supplier of end-to-end solutions for wireless telecommunications networks, with 24 operating facilities in 14 countries throughout Asia, Europe and the America-s. The Company designs, manufactures and markets a complete line of electronic components used in wireless networks globally. Powerwave is an industry leader with projected annual revenue of $1Bn. Our customers are OEMs such as Nokia, Siemens, Ericsson, Samsung, and Motorola, and Network Operators throughout the world, including Vodafone, T-Mobile, Telefonica, Sprint, China Unicom, Cingular and Verizon.

Through strategic acquisition, Powerwave has dramatically expanded its product line and revenue base, thus strengthening its leadership position in the wireless network infrastructure market as a true -end-to-end- global supplier. Vital to the ongoing success of Powerwave is the ability to develop relevant new products which provide additional features, benefits and capabilities to wireless networks globally. The successful recruitment of an outstanding Sr. Systems Engineer will support the development of such new products and thereby significantly contribute to the Company-s continued growth and success.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY
The Sr. System Engineer is responsible for making technical decisions that solve challenges related to Powerwave-s next generation RF repeater products. The Engineer will make decisions throughout the entire product development cycle- from requirement definition and architectural concept selection to system test approach and customer acceptance process. The Engineer is also responsible for managing related projects to ensure adherence to target performance, cost and schedules.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- BS degree in electrical engineering
- 7 or more years of related experience
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Experience/Skills
REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES
- Knowledge of analog and digital RF circuit designs, with hands-on prototyping and integration experience.
- Experience integrating complex high power (> 10W) RF systems. Understands the pitfalls of integrating hardware and software modules with a compact schedule.
- General knowledge of optical design and experience in real world applications of multi-node active and passive optical networks.
- General knowledge of mechanical concepts for RF related products residing in climate controlled and uncontrolled environments.
- General knowledge of digital design concepts for RF products operating in complex signal environments.
- Experience taking RF test measurements and troubleshooting in a lab environment. Working knowledge of various RF test equipment, such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and power meters.
- Proven ability to lead technical design efforts from concept to production, meeting schedule, cost, and customer-s expectations.
- Superior written and oral communication skills. Ability to produce insightful engineering reports with conclusions and recommendations, as well as generate clear, well organized presentations to customers and design teams.
- Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Experience in Microsoft Project and Visio desired.
- Familiar with network management of telecommunications systems and shortcomings of existing management systems.
- Knowledge of general networking concepts and IP network setup desired.
- Knowledge of laboratory test tools (e.g., LabView) desired.
- Knowledge of data management and version management tools (e.g., Agile, SVN, TWiki) desired.
- Knowledge of Linux Operating System and standard programming languages (e.g., C++) desired.
- Knowledge of bug tracking tools (e.g., Bugzilla) desired.
- Knowledge of CAE (e.g. ADS, serenade, Auto Cad, HFSS, PCAD, etc.) a plus.
- History of innovative design techniques (i.e. patents, published papers) a plus.
- Working knowledge of various RF modulation and regulatory standards a plus.


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Principle Electrical RF Engineer
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