Stephen Sabbagh
About Stephen Sabbagh
Stephen Sabbagh is a Staff Engineer at Telephonics, where he has worked since 2007. He has extensive experience in microwave engineering and has contributed to the development of advanced radar technologies.
Current Role at Telephonics
Stephen Sabbagh has been employed as a Staff Engineer at Telephonics since 2007. In this role, he focuses on advanced engineering projects, particularly in the field of radar technology. His responsibilities include developing mixed signal beamformer designs for X-Band AESA RADAR configurations using multilayer PC Board technology. He has also provided engineering support to vendors for new TWTA designs related to legacy Telephonics RADAR systems.
Previous Experience at Herley Farmingdale
Prior to his current position, Stephen Sabbagh worked at Herley Farmingdale as a Senior Microwave Engineer from 1999 to 2006. During his seven years there, he addressed various engineering challenges, including excessive integrated phase noise on receiver exciter designs and spurious issues on arbitrary waveform generators. His work contributed to the development of microwave engineering solutions in the Farmingdale, NY area.
Engineering Background at Instruments for Industry
Stephen Sabbagh began his engineering career at Instruments for Industry, where he worked as an Engineer from 1993 to 1996. This three-year experience in Ronkonkoma, NY, provided him with foundational skills in engineering that he later applied in his subsequent roles in the field of radar and microwave engineering.
Education and RF Expertise
Stephen Sabbagh studied at Hofstra University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) with a focus on RF (Radio Frequency) technology. His educational background has equipped him with the knowledge necessary to tackle complex engineering challenges in his professional career.
Technical Contributions to Radar Systems
In his engineering career, Stephen Sabbagh has made significant technical contributions, including serving as the cognizant engineer for the APS-153 transmit chain. He focused on balancing transmit spectrum with time domain response, utilizing an arbitrary waveform generator to pre-distort transmit waveforms. This work enhanced time domain response by calibrating out system phase distortion.