Part-Time Antennas and Electromagnetics Engineer

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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

We are seeking a part-time Research and Development Engineer to join the Antennas, Computational Electromagnetics, and Propagation Department team of the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL) at Penn State.

ARL is an authorized DoD SkillBridge partner and welcomes all transitioning military members to apply.

You will:

Conduct EM and antenna analyses

Modify and test EM propagation and antenna models

Implement various methods from published works for EM propagation and antennas

Serve as active, hands-on, contributing members of the research staff at ARL.

Required skills:

Sufficient Physics, Mathematics, and /or Engineering course work covering basic electromagnetics, vector calculus, and applications

Familiarity with some of the following tools: Matlab; Python; and XFdtd/CST

Preferred Skills:

A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Your working location will be fully on-site located in State College, PA

ARL’s purpose is to research and develop innovative solutions to challenging scientific, engineering, and technology problems in support of the Navy, the Department of Defense (DoD), and the Intel Community (IC). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on ARL, visit our website at www.arl.psu.edu .

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Notice regarding employment at the Applied Research Laboratory (ARL):
Employees must be eligible to obtain a government security clearance, participate in the ARL drug testing program, and comply with electronic and physical monitoring requirements applicable to federal contractors. ARL operates in a secure information environment involving Unclassified, Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI), and Classified information. Personal electronic devices brought onsite must be registered and may be restricted from certain areas. You must be a U.S. citizen to apply.

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