Interesting Career Oppurtunities at the ARRL
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The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) is the national membership association for Amateur Radio operators. The League represents Amateur Radio interests to regulatory bodies, provides technical advice and assistance to Amateur Radio enthusiasts and supports a number of educational programs throughout the country. ARRL is a non-profit organization and has relationships with several other organizations including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, the Department of Defense, the Boy Scouts of America and several others.
The ARRL Lab provides members with technical information services, trusted product-review testing, spectrum-protection engineering, professional industry contact and a comprehensive RFI/EMC program. It also provides technical services and support to ARRL's membership, volunteers, staff and the ARRL Field Organization.
Digital RF Engineer
The Digital RF Engineer will serve as the subject matter expert in the areas of digital RF and RF based networking topologies including LAN and WAN based systems. As amateur radio technology migrates from analog to digital and becomes increasingly dependent on software based and FPGA embedded systems, this position will be required to maintain an understanding of leading-edge work in the industry and bring that experience to ARRL in terms of developing technology, technology-based content, and provide support to members in these areas. Short term objectives will include being involved with design, deployment, and management of a highspeed wireless telecommunications network via amateur radio; documenting the process of creating and deploying a portable mesh network; coordinating with the Emergency Management department to incorporate mesh networking into the ARES program; lead development of learning modules in the ARRL Learning Center related to these technology areas.
Senior Lab Engineer
The Senior Lab Engineer performs a wide range of technical duties in support of ARRL publications, membership services and spectrum defense objectives. The incumbent’s major duties & responsibilities include performing RF and electronic design, research, and development, electronic testing to equipment, writing technical articles and reports, technical reviews of materials published in or being considered for ARRL publications and periodicals, and providing technical membership support and maintenance of technical membership contacts.