RF Engineer

JT4, LLC provides engineering and technical support to multiple western test ranges for the U.S. Air Force, Space Force, and Navy under the Joint Range Technical Services Contract, better known as J-Tech II. JT4 develops and maintains realistic, integrated test and training environments and prepares our nation's war-fighting aircraft, weapons systems, and aircrews for today's missions and tomorrow's global challenges.

JOB SUMMARY ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/DUTIES

Serves as subject matter expert (SME) to support development, integration, and fielding of numerous high power and low power RF simulators representing potential military threat systems. The simulator systems may be transportable/relocatable/remote controlled as required to represent adversary air defense systems and prevailing technology. The emitters will be a combination of open and closed-loop systems utilizing phased-array antenna systems.

Serves as a systems integration engineer working with vendors to field systems ensuring the following elements are addressed:

* Provides expert systems/equipment analysis and recommendations to leadership and engineering teams.

* Identify and document system level open-loop emitter and closed-loop radar requirements for range integration to include power, communication, instrumentation and command & control.

* Validate existing power, communications, instrumentation and command and control (C2) range interface control documents (ICDs) and update/re-create as necessary.

* Support the testing and sustainment of advanced radar threat system simulators. Advanced radars can be defined as digital and phased array systems.

* Develop remote operations concept and infrastructure requirements.

* Document range modernization needs and generate cost estimates to upgrade the ranges to meet future needs.

* Recommends tests, equipment modifications, and corrections to design deficiencies through evaluation of operational capability of systems/equipment and review of performance data against standards.

* Provides training, mentoring, and assisted other engineers, technicians, and operators in the diagnostics and repair of threat systems.

* Verifies and complies with engineering documentation standards and test procedures.

* Supports development of technical proposals and provides comments on the technical content and level of effort of the proposed scope of work.

* Develops, maintains, and produces technical documentation and system/subsystem specifications.

* Conducts site visits and experimental investigations and analyzes engineering problems, proposes solutions and alternatives, and provides recommendations.

* Creates technical proposals, requirements definitions, test plans and other technical documentation following JT4's systems engineering processes and procedures.

* Research and analyze data such as customer design proposals, specifications and manuals to determine the feasibility of a design or application.

* Devise appropriate tests to evaluate, debug and check systems.

* Document the results of complex analysis and design tasks.

* Collaborate with Air Force customers to obtain requirements, develops system requirements documents, acquisition and vendor statement of work documents, evaluation tests, and summary reports.

* Performs other position-related duties and assignments as directed.

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

* Four (4) years of applicable RF / Threat (electronic warfare systems) engineering preferred.

* Comprehensive knowledge of electronic warfare (EW) policy, doctrine, practices and capabilities combined with a thorough understanding of the analytical, evaluative, and administrative methods required for integration, development, and acquisition of training systems

* Mastery of IO-related systems analysis and design to serve as technical authority on a wide range of technology and applications. Must have knowledge of emerging technology to apply new solutions to requirements and to plan advanced projects.

* Ability to develop new approaches, establish innovative techniques, and identify measurement and evaluation criteria to determine program effectiveness, develop new or modified work methods, and analyze…