Microwave Photonics Engineer

S2 Corporation is seeking to fill the position of Microwave Photonics Engineer who is meticulous and detail-oriented personality and enjoys solving problems, possesses great teamwork skills, and has the ability to clearly state and share ideas.

Responsibilities: 

• Designing, integrating, and testing complex microwave photonic systems and components such as low noise, high dynamic range optical and RF frontends.

• Designing, integrating, and testing phase stable photonic down-converting links.

• Performing precise measurements of optical and RF frequency standards.

• Designing and integrating automation of complex photonic and RF system for electronic warfare.

• Developing testing protocols to determine functionality and optimization, or to establish limits of complex systems and subsystems, and to ensure quality. 

• Developing mathematical models to predict, analyze, and evaluate subsystem operation.

• Working with all technical staff to transition complex prototypes to production systems. 

• Conducting research on new photonic technologies and staying current with the state-of-the-art in the fields of photonics and RF sensing. 

• Documenting the design processes including objectives, issues, and outcomes. 

• Selecting, purchasing and setting up commercially available RF electronics and photonics components.