Radar Engineer

Requisition Number: 26522

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Security Clearance:
Secret

Level of

Experience:

Mid

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5

ISR systems.

HII works within our nation's intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Meet HII’s Mission Technologies Division

Our team of more than 7,000 professionals worldwide delivers all-domain expertise and advanced technologies in service of mission partners across the globe. Mission Technologies is leading the next evolution of national defense – the data evolution - by accelerating a breadth of national security solutions for government and commercial customers. Find the role that’s right for you.

Candidate will assist with co-development and design analysis activities of multiple advanced, first-of-a-kind, ground-based radar systems in collaboration with partner vendors. 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.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB) 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; 0 years experience with PhD; or High School Diploma or equivalent and 9 years relevant experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Radar or RF systems.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Self-starter – takes the initiative to research, learn, and deliver. Anticipates the play.
• Team player – humble, collaborative, focused on making sure the entire team succeeds, willingness to share knowledge with junior engineers.
• CLEARANCE:
  Minimum Secret clearance is required to start
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with advanced 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 analog, digital, and Radar/RF electronic components, antennas, phased arrays, digital radar.
• 3+ years of experience with RF test equipment.

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

HII is more than a job - it’s an opportunity to build a new future. We offer 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; as well as early childhood and post-secondary education scholarships. Bonus/other non-recurrent compensation is occasionally offered for qualified positions, and if applicable to this role 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, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.