Radar Engineer

Job Description

Candidate will assist with electronic warfare test planning, execution, and analysis, as well as system design and development, in collaboration with vendors and test partners. The candidate must be able to solve problems creatively, communicate effectively, and proactively engage in technical decision making to achieve objectives. This individual will be a team player and work well with technical professionals in an active, agile environment on a multi‑discipline team.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio and is within a commutable distance from Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside.

• Propose, research, develop, and document realizable solutions from modeling and simulation of radar processing and self‑protection techniques
• Interact with program sponsors and customers to understand program priorities, share analysis results, and introduce new concepts
• Participate in design reviews, technical interchanges, working groups, and program status meetings, either as a presenter or as a reviewer
• Provide critical design feedback and offer potential solutions to any design deficiencies during design reviews, technical interchanges, working groups, and program status meetings
• Participate in meetings and collaboration events at DoD and vendor locations

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• 3+ years of Electronic Warfare experience related to Radar and/or RF systems.
• 3+ years of experience with analog, digital, and Radar/RF electronic components.
• 3+ years of experience with RF test equipment.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Self‑starter – takes the initiative to research, learn, and deliver.
• Team player – humble, collaborative, focused on making sure the entire team succeeds, willingness to share knowledge with junior engineers.
• Clearance:
  Secret Security Clearance to start
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with enhanced security checks

• 3+ years of experience scripting and coding signal processing and radar domain problems with Python, MATLAB and MATLAB Toolboxes.
• 3+ years of experience with antennas, phased arrays, and/or digital radar.
• Experience with cognitively enabled electronic warfare applications/systems.

Office, industrial, or shipboard environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances. Lifting and moving materials may be required.

HII offers competitive benefits such as best‑in‑class medical, dental, and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; savings plan options (401(k)); financial planning tools; life insurance; employee discounts; paid holidays and paid time off; tuition reimbursement; and early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non‑recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role it will be addressed by the recruiter at the screening phase of application.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may also call for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.