RF Design Engineer

About Us:

Sinclair Technologies, a division of Norsat International Inc., is a leading designer and manufacturer of antenna and RF signal conditioning products, systems, and coverage solutions. Sinclair products are used extensively in public safety and private industry communication networks, such as emergency services (police, fire, ambulance, and military), transportation, natural resources, and utilities. We have over 70 years of industry-leading expertise in all aspects of antenna and RF signal conditioning design and manufacturing. With a strong focus on R&D, we continue to expand our product offerings and offer industry-leading technical solutions. 

We have an innovative and outstanding team of industry professionals who drive our ongoing success at Sinclair. We strive to offer a supportive, inclusive, and nurturing environment that helps our employees expand their careers and reach their highest potential.

Summary:

Position: RF Design Engineer

Reports to: Senior Product Engineering Manager

Work Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Salary Range: $80,000.00 to $95,000.00

Location: Aurora, Ontario

As RF Design Engineer within our versatile engineering team, you will play an integral role in designing new RF products/solutions and enhancing/maintaining our existing products including carrying out component and product system level engineering validation testing, troubleshooting and production launch support.

You will work in a fast-paced, cross-functional engineering team environment and you will demonstrate effective communication skills, strong problem-solving abilities, self-motivation as well as the ability to work with minimum supervision.

What You'll Do:

• Conducts all aspects of new product development cycle including the conceptual design, CAD simulation and optimization, electrical/electronic circuitry and PCB design, prototyping and testing, project technical documentation, material and cost analysis and reports.
• Develop derivative designs according to customer's requirements and product roadmap.
• Creates or reviews product release documents such as specifications, drawing markups, customer technical manuals, testing procedures and technical instructions.
• Collaborates with a mechanical engineering team for new product development and/or improvements to existing products.
• Troubleshoot design related issues and support Operations/Production teams in addressing manufacturability issues.
• Keep abreast of emerging RF/microwave technologies, new design methodologies and engineering practices targeting new product opportunities, performance improvement and cost reduction.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent area of study
• 5+ years' industry experience developing RF products for commercial applications.
• Strong background in electromagnetic theory and RF and microwave engineering
• Rich experience designing RF products, including RF conditioning products from 30 MHz to 6 GHz and related circuitry.
• Knowledge and prior experience with the following are a definite asset:
  1. microstrip and stripline components design and circuits such as broadband power dividers/combiners, hybrids, couplers, filters.
  2. RF / microwave passive components design such as cavity filters, ceramic filters, duplexers.
  3. RF / microwave circuits design such as amplifiers, LNAs, mixers, synthesizers.
  4. Analog circuits design such as power monitors, current sensors, control circuits, bias circuits, interface circuits.
• Basic knowledge of base station systems including combining/filtering equipment, transmission/receiving equipment, and other related components
• Hands-on experience with RF / microwave components such as couplers, circulators, isolators, switches, attenuators, phase shifters is an asset.
• Experience with PCB development of RF/microwave and analog circuits; basic firmware development is a plus.
• Hands-on experience with 3D full-wave EM CAD tools (CST or Ansys HFSS), RF circuit simulation tools (ADS, Microwave office), PCB layout software (OrCAD, Altium)
• Hands-on skills utilizing test equipment such as vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, signal generator, digital oscilloscope, power amplifiers, power meters, temperature test chamber, etc.
• Experience with DFM and exposure to high-volume and high-quality manufacturing processes.
• Good technical writing skills including prior involvement with white papers or patent applications is an asset.
• Familiarity with Solidworks and Solidworks PDM is an asset.

What We Offer:

• Paid vacation days.
• Paid sick days.
• Employer comprehensive health benefits package. 
• RRSP program
• Up to an annual maximum of $2,000 per year job related professional development fund for designations and accreditations.
• Employee Referral Program.
• Employee Award Program.
• Plenty of on-site parking & a 5-minute walk to GO Train station. 
• Office located in a serene location full of greenery in Aurora, ON  
• Employee events & initiatives.

Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada, you must be a Canadian Citizen, a Permanent Resident, or a foreign national holding a valid Work Permit or specific authorization like a study permit with off-campus work permission, a temporary resident permit, or be part of special programs. Unfortunately, we are unable to assist in work authorization.

No artificial intelligence (AI) tools are used in the evaluation of applicants for this position. All applications are reviewed by human recruiters and hiring managers.

We thank all applicants in advance for their interest; however, only those under consideration will be contacted.