Senior RF Engineer

Required:

• Active TS/SCI security clearance with relevant polygraph.
• Requires 12 years with a BS/BA or 10 years with a MS/MA or 7 years with a Ph.D.
• Proven expertise in RF engineering principles and processes.
• RF collection system experience.
• Experience troubleshooting RF systems.
• 7+ years’ experience deriving/verifying RF system requirements.
• Understanding of various antenna solutions.
• Experience with modeling tools (STK, Builder).
• Experience with MATLAB (or similar) for signal processing.
• Understanding of Systems Engineering principles.
• Previous experience working within our customer's environment.
• Ability to travel CONUS as directed for program reviews.

Desired

Qualifications:

• Experience using Virtual Machines/LINUX environment.
• Master's degree or higher in engineering, science, or other related technical disciplines.

The Senior RF Engineer provides technical leadership and technical expertise for the design, development, and evaluation of end-to-end systems and system-oriented products through their full development and operational life cycle. In this position, the SE will provide technical oversight for a Radio Frequency (RF) collection system across the full development life cycle through the final system sell-off. In addition, the SE provides essential support to Project Management for risk identification, and risk mitigation.

Responsibilities include:

• Evaluate/review test plans/procedures related to the RF and ensure traceability to client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods to achieve requirements sell-off.
• Model and perform Link Budget Analysis for mission planning/targeting and evaluating collected data.
• Evaluate detection strategies for RF signal collection.
• Provide support to client programmatic and technical forums.
• When necessary, assist the COTR and INFOSEC engineering teams to develop system accreditation documentation.
• Identify risk and suggest risk mitigation strategies.
• Attend and assist the customer in major development milestone reviews such as SRR, CIR, PDR, CDR, and monthly reviews.
• Attend relevant testing milestones and provide independent recommendations to the government Project Manager.
• Assist in the review and assessment of contractor deliverables and provide an independent assessment.