Principal RF Systems Engineer

Summary

Join the Sensors Division's Space Missions and Sensing Sector as a Principal RF Systems Engineer to lead and advise teams in modeling, simulation, and analysis of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance RF systems. You will evaluate current and future system capabilities, identify improved applications and techniques, and recommend solutions. Responsibilities include defining algorithm and system performance, characterizing system performance, identifying improvement areas in sensor data processing, and researching multi-sensor approaches. This role requires a strong background in RF systems engineering, signal processing, and scientific programming. The ideal candidate will have experience as a Principal Investigator and a broad experience across multiple defense-related RF domain programs. US citizenship and an active security clearance are required.

Requirements

• Active Security Clearance, for which US citizenship is required by the US government
• BS, MS, or PhD with 8-10+ years of relevant experience
• Relevant experience designing, integrating and testing RF sensor and/or communication systems
• Familiarity with RF component technology and performance characteristics
• Strong scientific programming skills including Matlab, Simulink and/or C/C++
• Ability to translate customer requirements to determine research focus
• Strong communication skills and the ability to describe complex technical concepts to fellow researchers as well as to non-technical people

Responsibilities

• Lead development efforts for advanced RF systems engineering
• Lead development efforts for simulations of algorithms and systems
• Research new RF sensing and signal processing concepts
• Investigate new algorithms for the advancement of signal processing and sensor design
• Develop hardware and software models, from systems to component level
• Work with RF sensor engineering teams to develop system models and conduct performance analyses for the purposes of design trades and maximizing sensor performance
• Serve as Principal Investigator for selected high-impact projects

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, or closely related technical discipline
• Prior experience as a senior technical leader (e.g., Principal Investigator) for advanced development efforts in DoD programs
• Broad experience across multiple defense-related RF domain programs (e.g., Communications, Electronic Warfare, Radar, etc.)