Overview Overall Job Function: Design activities in the antenna development team relating to prototyping, testing and general support Job Responsibilities Design of antenna radiating elements and arrays Measurement of antennas and related components Participate in the selection and procurement of measurement equipment, e.g. anechoic chambers, gain standards, probe antennas, network analyzers, RF cables, etc Management and establishment of antenna measurement facilities Develop and maintain software applications, used by the antenna development team, for automated antenna measurements and optimization automated antenna array optimization post processing of data for graphical presentation post processing of measured and CAD output data to demonstrate or predict system performance Production support related to antenna designs, including: Design and establishment of production test setups Resolution of problems encountered during production assembly and testing Selection and evaluation of replacement material or components triggered by obsolescence Attend to requests for antenna performance information, e.g. pattern cuts Job Requirements University Degree in Electronic/Computer Engineering, M.Eng University Degree in Electronic/Computer Engineering, including studies in electromagnetics will be advantageous Substantial experience, 5 years or more, in software development is desirable Good understanding of Python or other well-supported modern object-oriented programming languages, Dephi will be advantageous Experience in measuring electromagnetic parameters, development of software for controlling test equipment and building analytical tools for the data captured from the equipment will be advantageous Understanding of software development lifecycle processes Be goal oriented, self-driven and a team player Affirmative Action and/or EE candidates will be given first preference as per our employment equity strategies. #J-18808-Ljbffr
Antenna Engineer
THALES AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS
cape town, cape town
Published 14 days ago
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