Opportunity: RF Hardware/Antenna Design for Spectrum Sensing and Direction Finding Applications

Opportunity Number:

ARL-SRP-00063

Opportunity Location:

Adelphi, MD

Opportunity Description:

Support the development, implementation, and testing of RF hardware and/or antenna systems for signal analysis and detection. Depending on skill level and prior experience, participant may develop antenna simulations in FEKO, perform bench testing of RF hardware, and execute in situ prototype testing. Experience with MATLAB or Python and some knowledge of RF systems is preferred.

Opportunity Skill Set:

Electrical Engineering, Electronics

Opportunity Host Facility

DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL)

Multiple Locations Across the Country

The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Army Research Laboratory (DEVCOM ARL), as an integral part of the Army Futures Command, is the U.S Army’s foundational research laboratory that has the mission of operationalizing science. The DEVCOM ARL mission essential task of foundational research has the objective to conduct research and reconnaissance to inform future Army science, technology, and engineering and invest in areas that ensure overmatch. DEVCOM ARL executes research in 11 competencies that provide the Army foundational expertise and specialized capabilities grounded in scientific excellence and driven by unique Army challenges. These competencies are: Biological and Biotechnology Sciences; Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences; Energy Sciences, Humans in Complex Systems; Mechanical Sciences; Military Information Sciences; Network, Cyber, and Computational Sciences; Photonics, Electronics, and Quantum Sciences; Sciences of Extreme Materials; Terminal Effects; and Weapons Sciences.

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