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SWISSto12 is one of the world’s fastest-growing aerospace companies, evolving from its pioneering use of 3D printing technologies for high-performance applications and radio frequency(RF) products to building entire telecommunication satellites, the HummingSat, defining a new category in space.

SWISSto12’s purses the US market for its advanced RF products and systems through its wholly owned subsidiary St12 RF Solutions Inc.

SWISSto12 owns a significant amount of patented technologies uniquely suited to delivering lightweight, compact, high performance, and competitive RF systems. As such, the company has successfully established contracts for its product lines across the globe with industry leading partners and customers such as Intelsat, Thales, Elbit, IAI, Lockheed Martin and the European Space Agency. SWISSto12’s extensive RF product heritage consists primarily of complex integrated RF cavity-based assemblies (e.g., feed assemblies), antenna arrays and complete antenna systems for satellite communications, electronic surveillance, and radar applications, primarily in the space, airborne and surface domains.

SWISSto12 was founded in 2011 as a spin off from the EPFL in Lausanne, is privately owned and backed by prominent European Investors. The company is headquartered in Switzerland and operates two subsidiaries in the US and one in Israel, with a growing team of over 100 people. The company is well funded, has rapidly growing customer revenue streams, and a substantial future contract backlog.

SWISSto12 is recruiting a Senior RF / Antenna engineer to grow its market share in the US for RF products and subsystems. The position is located with the SWISSto12 team in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. The role will require some reasonable traveling (20%) in the US to meet with customers and partners as well as regular travel to the Lausanne, Switzerland headquarters for training and periodic support of non-US customer efforts. This position will require weekly onsite presence to effectively perform co-engineering work with a multidisciplinary team of colleagues across mechanical, manufacturing, systems, aerospace and quality engineering, with possibility for some part-time remote office work.

• At least 5 years’ experience in RF antenna and waveguide component, assembly and subsystem design, development, and test
• Demonstrated problem-solving mind-set with a willingness to build proposals against challenging customer requirements.
• Excellent ability to write complex technical, scientific and management documents.
• Ability to use RF analysis and design tools such as HFSS, CST, TICRA (POS, CHAMP, or GRASP) or equivalent.
• Able to work on a self-initiated basis while being part of a team.
• Very well organized.
• Communicating effectively, excellent relational skills and ability to work in a team with different professional and cultural backgrounds
• Good customer focus with experience in engaging with customers and supplier.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on microwave antennas and microwave electronics.
• Able to obtain a US DOD Secret clearance
• Language: Fluent in English (with emphasis on excellent writing skills)
• At least 10 years’ experience in RF antenna and waveguide component and assembly design, development, and test.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering with a focus on microwave antennas and microwave electronics.
  
  

• Develop RF cavity-based antenna and waveguide-based components and assemblies for SATCOM, EW, and Radar systems used in a wide variety of Aerospace applications.
• Apply advanced RF technologies, scientific principles, concepts, analyses, and simulations to develop state-of-the-art solutions
• Interact with mechanical engineering for design iterations to ensure manufacturability of our developed RF designs for 3D printing.
• Perform or supervise antenna and waveguide-based component RF testing (using a Vector Network Analyzer and Anechoic Chamber).
• Prepare documentation for our customers (design reports, test plans and test reports).
• Work with industrial and academic partners on complex projects to manage their contributions.
• Prepare and present RF design, engineering and test results to customers
• Prepare technical inputs, including conceptual designs/descriptions and analyses/simulations and engineering cost estimates for responses to customer Requests for Proposal (RFPs)
• Participate in technical discussions/negotiations with suppliers, partners and customers.
• Prepare technical concepts/descriptions and engineering cost estimates for proposed IR&D projects; act as the principal investigator
• Occasionally, you will be asked to participate in overall tasks and services inherent to a dynamic fast-growing company.
  
  

More about SWISSto12:

SWISSto12 has successfully established contracts with ViaSat (acqu. Inmarsat), Intelsat and ESA for HummingSat as well as contracts for its RF product line in Europe and the USA with prominent partners and customers such as Thales, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and ESA. SWISSto12 is a spin off from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL), is privately owned and backed by prominent Swiss and European Investors. SWISSto12 is headquartered in Renens (close to Lausanne, Switzerland), and operates subsidiaries in Foster City California USA, Virginia USA, Madrid Spain and Copenhagen Denmark. The company is well funded for its developments and backed by a solid customer revenue stream with near term profitability