Microwave Systems Engineer (Stream 1 - Analog) - (Stream 2 - Digital)

Intent of the process

The intent of this to fill two positions on term basis.

A pool of fully or partially qualified candidates could be created and could be used to fill similar or identical positions with various tenure, security clearance or linguistic requirement. The pool of candidates could be used to offer acting appointments, assignments, secondments or transfers.

Positions to be filled: 2

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

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EDUCATION :
- Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in electrical engineering, electronic engineering or some other specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

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EXPERIENCE :
- Significant* practical experience planning, executing, and documenting the design and development of hardware or software.
- Significant* practical experience in one or more of following areas:
1) Radio Frequency (RF) microwave digital systems or subsystems;
2) microwave antenna systems;
3) computational electromagnetics, including: specification, design, modeling and simulation, implementation, integration, testing, or troubleshooting.

* At least 4 years Engineering experience.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
Various profiles: English Essential, Bilingual (BBB/BBB)

Information on language requirements

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KNOWLEDGE :
- Knowledge of concepts and practical application of bench test and measurement procedures for the characterization and evaluation of digital circuits, devices, and sub-systems in RF microwave digital systems.
- Knowledge of microwave antenna systems,
- (Stream 1 only) Knowledge of microwave system architectures including the design and operation of frequency up-conversion/down-conversion between RF, Intermediate Frequency (IF), and baseband.
- (Stream 1 only) Knowledge of RF components including: low-noise and power amplifiers, oscillator circuits (voltage-controlled, phase-locked loops), filters, switches, and mixers, for wideband or high-dynamic range applications.
- (Stream 2 only) Knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) theory and practice, and digital system control, and system integration.
- (Stream 2 only) Knowledge of Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) firmware design, development, and testing using VHDL, Verilog, or other equivalent programming tools.

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ABILITIES :
- Ability to test and troubleshoot systems under development, and equipment used for testing purposes.
- Ability to use commercial-off-the-shelf software packages in one or more of following areas: microwave system design, digital signal processing, FPGA, computational electromagnetics, 3D real-world M&S.

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PERSONAL COMPETENCIES :
- Effective communications (oral and written).
- Scientific competencies including: ability to manage research and development activities, initiative, creativity, and attention to detail.
- Teamwork (Interpersonal skills and collaboration).

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

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EDUCATION :
- Graduation with a Master's degree from a recognized post-secondary institution in electrical engineering, electronic engineering or some other engineering specialty relevant to the duties of the position.

Degree equivalency

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EXPERIENCE :
- Experience working with people, organization and partners in a Research and Development (R&D) environment
- Experience working with Radar Electronic Warfare (REW) or radar in a R&D environment
- Experience in costing, contract bid evaluation, acceptance testing, design review, and implementation of research and development projects
- Experience using System Tool Kit (AGI)
- Experience using SystemVue (Keysight)
- Experience using MATLAB/Simulink;
- (Stream 1 only) Experience using computational electromagnetic tools for examples: High Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS), General Electromagnetic Solver (GEMS)
- (Stream 2 only) Experience using Mathworks tools for data acquisition and signal processing.
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KNOWLEDGE :
- Knowledge of principles and application of radar (theory and systems) or digital RF receivers and emitters and/or electronic warfare (EW)
- Knowledge of digital circuit design
- Knowledge of analog-to-digital and digital-to-analog converters
- Knowledge of principles of applied mathematics and/or physics
- Knowledge of using GPS signal for data stamping during data recording
- (Stream 1 only) Knowledge of digital signal processing theory and practice.
- (Stream 2 only)Knowledge of computational electromagnetics
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RECOGNITION :
- Evidence of writing or contributing to published technical documents, product manuals, design and development plans.

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OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
- Willingness and ability to travel.
- Willingness and ability to work overtime, especially during trials.

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ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :
- Increase Employment Equity representation through the recruitment of Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, women, and visible minorities.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Ability to obtain and retain a Department of National Defense (DND) Top Secret security clearance.

Other information

- If you need an accommodation during this process, please let us know as soon as possible so that appropriate action can be taken.
- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
- A random and/or top down selection of candidates may be used in the determination of those to be given further consideration in the assessment process.
- An interview, a test or a reference checks may be done.
- You must provide proof of your education credentials.
- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.