Postdoctoral/Senior Researcher – mmWave Antenna and Packaging (m/f/d)

at  Barkhausen Institut gGmbH

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The Barkhausen Institut performs research on the latest hardware, software and communication technologies and demonstrates their application in tomorrow’s society. Our goal is to build a flexible and trustworthy IoT platform based on reliable electronics and secure communication methods.
The RF Design Enablement group researches and develops dependable IoT systems with focus on three key research topics such as joint radar-communication system, antenna-system design with meta-surface and physical layer security towards trustworthy physical interfaces. We focus our research on designing building blocks, while identifying critical hardware parameters for next-generation hardware systems and applications.
Postdoctoral/Senior Researcher – mmWave Antenna and Packaging (m/f/d)

REQUIREMENTS:

Above- Above-average PhD degree or Master with at least 3 years of relevant experience in areas related to our research focus from renowned universities (Electrical/Electronic Engineering),

• Good communication and writing skills in English,
• An integrative and cooperative personality with excellent communication and social skills,
• Strong technical knowledge and prior experience about mmWave antenna and package design (60 GHz and above),
• Prior experience with electrical-design-automation (EDA) tools (e.g. AWR /ADS/HFSS) and packaging software (e.g. Altium, KiCAD, Eagle),
• Prior experience with RF laboratory equipment,
• Basic knowledge of wireless communications theory.

You are interested, but you don’t think you meet all the requirements of the job posting? Then you should know: We don’t hire resumes, we hire people. We are looking for potential and want to actively foster it. That‘s why we encourage you to apply!

WHAT WE OFFER:

• An open and creative team
• Agile working hours and workflows
• Cross-disciplinary projects
• Work on future technologies
• Flat hierarchies for your ideas and flexible teams
• Competitive salary
  If you have passion for new technologies and the desire to develop the connected world of tomorrow with us, we are looking for you.
  Life and science are compatible at our institute. We offer a range of recognised family-friendly measures, such as part-time work, mobile working and flexible working hours that take family needs into account. We also offer support for arriving in Dresden (all formalities, apartment etc.).

• Design multiple-input-multiple-out (MIMO) antenna arrays at mmWave frequencies (60 GHz and above)
• Design and implement antenna-on-package or system-on-package for the mmWave frequencies (60 GHz and above)
• Component and system measurement with mmWave equipment (e.g. VNA, spectrum analyzers, signal sources etc.),
• Evaluate the system developed for Joint (integrated) communication and sensing applications