Summary:Job Title: Antenna Design Engineering Team Lead
Work Type: Full Time, Permanent
Report to: Senior Product Engineering Manager
Salary Range: CAN$100,000.00 - CAN$120,000.00
Location: Aurora, Ontario
What You'll Do:- Overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Antenna engineering technician team to ensure they run smoothly.
- Lead teams to execute against corporate objectives and drive entire team KPIs and reporting.
- Provide technical support to internal and external customers.
- Manage collaboration to work with internal and external customer interactions.
- Identify gaps in existing processes and lead process improvement opportunities to ensure new processes are effective and efficient.
- Develop templates and standard procedures for the team to ensure that tasks are performed consistently, efficiently, and with high quality.
- Managing a group of Antenna Engineering technician resources to work on NPR/ECR/NCMR/RMA and QA support requests.
- Provide coaching and guidance related to antenna design methodology
- Guide and train team members, developing team members' skill sets.
- Dedicating to continuous improvement processes while maintaining good team spirit.
- Perform computer-aided design and analysis of innovative antennas.
- Provide antenna specifications, design requirements, and simulations.
- Provide R&D technical support to the antenna engineer manager.
- Carry out antenna prototype development and testing, both in the lab and in the field.
- Perform near- and far-field testing of antennas in low-band, VHF, UHF, and 5G/6G mobile wireless communication systems.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
What You'll Bring:- Master's degree in electrical engineering
- 5+ years of working experience in antenna design and development is preferred
- Hands-on experience in:
- Passive/Active antenna (70MHz - mmWave) design and development
- Massive MIMO, beamforming/beam-steering, low-PIM design methodologies
- Wireless communications technologies, including P25, Tetra, DMR, 4G, 5G, and Satcom systems
- Familiar with RF design and testing software and hardware, including HFSS/CST/ADS, Planet/Atoll/iBwave, vector network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, power meter, TDR tester, etc.
- Familiar with antenna parts & materials selection, including PCB types, cable types, radome types, etc.
- Well-versed in BTS and mobile, and embedded antenna standards, including IEC, EN, NFPA, etc.
- Experience in taking designs from concept through mass production
- Coaches, empowers, and inspires, yet drives accountability
- A collaborator who excels at giving and receiving feedback
- Exceptional listening, written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
- Understanding of existing and future trends in technologies used in RF communications
- A curious and creative thinker and problem-solver
- Passionate about world-class product design and user experience.
- Self-motivated and goal-oriented to meet program schedule commitments
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and handle pressure
- Effective multitasking
What We Offer:- Paid vacation days.
- Paid sick days.
- Employer comprehensive health benefits package.
- RRSP program
- 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.
