So Innovative It Hertz
Radio frequency: The electromagnetic frontier.
These are the investigations of Lockheed Martin Electrical Engineer John Barrett.
His continuing mission: To explore strange new electromagnetic worlds, to seek innovative ways of harnessing radio frequency (RF) waves, to boldly channel those waves in ways never before imagined.
Sounds like something out of a sci-fi blockbuster doesn’t it?
But for John, this is reality. His position as an electrical engineer requires that he discover new ways to generate and utilize radio frequencies.
Lockheed Martin is experiencing breakthroughs in technology that were recently unfathomable. Engineers like John spend their days brainstorming and testing innovative methods, advancing current technologies at warp speed.
“We are using novel and unorthodox techniques to create new electromagnetic architectures and systems for clients,” said John. “The days of capturing radio frequencies using bulky, heavy equipment such as soaring radio towers and dishes are on the decline.”
Lockheed Martin relies on the specialized talent of RF engineers like John Barrett who challenge unorthodox methods to create new technologies for future warfighters.
This electrical engineer designs and tests metamaterial-inspired structures — man-made, engineered substances not found in nature — produced using a 3-D printer. John hopes these new structures will help make systems more efficient and advance communications technologies using RF for a variety of applications.
These applications include the world’s most advanced next-generation radar and sensor systems, providing precision targeting, navigation and threat detection capabilities for public and private sectors worldwide.
“Our goal is to make warfighters safer, thwart enemy threats more quickly and enhance global security using RF,” said John. “I’m able to explore without boundaries and develop forward-thinking technologies, improving size, weight and power (requirements for Lockheed Martin products today and into the future) beyond where we’ve ever ventured before.”
John’s interest in RF took off at Duke University, where he studied electrical engineering and worked on design and testing ventures while attaining his PhD. He researched new metamaterials archetypes, synthesizing new electromagnetic conductors and evaluating their impact on radio waves. Now, he gets to put his theories into practice.
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Description - Architects design and develops RF circuitry used in high frequency and microwave applications, including receivers, transmitters, antennas, and frequency synthesizers. Responsible for hardware layout, component evaluation, prototype construction and test. Prepares test methods and specifications; analyzes and tests RF hardware to verify performance characteristics.
Basic Qualifications - Wideband Antenna Theory and Design, RF Circuit Design, Analog Circuit Design, RF Distribution. Experience in RF PWB Layout, RF Design using Mixers, RF Design using Amplifiers, RF Stripline Design, RF Filter Design, RF Path Analysis, Low noise design, Digital to Analog converters, Analog to Digital Converters and statistical analysis.
