Rf Engineer

Job ID: 2308107

**Location**:AL JUBAIL, Eastern Province, SA

**Date Posted**:2023-06-08

**Category**:Engineering and Sciences

**Subcategory**:Electrical Engr

**Schedule**:Full-time

**Shift**:Day Job

**Travel**:Yes, 10 % of the Time

**Minimum Clearance Required**:Secret

**Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain**:None

**Potential for Remote Work**:No

**Description**

**Job Duties**:

- Support the analysis and evaluation of Radio Frequency (RF) systems.
- Conduct Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) surveys before an installation to establish the current EMI baseline.
- Work with post-installation surveys to determine any EMI changes after equipment installation.
- Prepare EMI Summary reports following each survey detailing all EMI findings and make recommendations for improvement.
- Work with engineering for system design, software installation and equipment operational testing, and provide solutions for areas that might be in need of improvement.
- When in between segments of the project, work on construction of test cables and preparation for the next segment of the project.
- Review RF quality issues, report on findings, and then update documentation to reflect the approved corrective action.
- Maintain, repair, and perform functional communication circuit checks of Radio (UHF, VHF, HF, VSAT, UHF SATCOM, LINK-11/16), installed on ashore and afloat platforms of the RSNF.
- Use specialized test equipment and software controlled diagnostics to isolate malfunctions.
- Repair systems according to technical orders, manufacturer's handbooks and local procedures. Accomplish equipment modifications and installation according to engineering change plans.
- Repairs and troubleshooting down to component level to include ESD handling.
- Soldering using a 3M workstation or portable soldering iron. RF and Fiber optic cable termination and testing.
- Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
- Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts.
- Represent organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

**Qualifications**

**Education and Experience**:

- Bachelors and two (2) years or more experience; years of experience accepted in lieu of degree.
- Active SECRET security clearance required.
- Experience with radio (UHF, VHF, HF, VSAT, KVH SATCOM, NTDS/TADIL Data Links), networking (Cisco IOS), UPS (APC, Clary), GPS, CENTRIXS, GCCS-M/J, ADSI, SY-117G, and RF7800 series radios.
- Experience with system hardware equipment installation, maintenance and repairs.

**Desired**:

- Experience with repairs and troubleshooting down to component level to include ESD handling.
- Experience soldering using a 3M workstation or portable soldering iron.
- Familiarity with test and configuration of KG-250 and similar RF communication protection devices.
- Experience with fiber optic cable termination and testing.
- Familiarity with installation and configuration capabilities of the following software: Microsoft Windows (Windows 7/10), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio), AutoCAD, ADSI, CENTRIXS, GCCS-M/J.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.