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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

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.