Spectrum​/Surveillance Engineer - Levels

Responsibilities

• Conduct tests and evaluations to verify system performance and reliability.
• Apply knowledge of RF communication, sensor technology, and signal processing to enable organizations to collect and utilize data effectively for various applications, including remote monitoring and aerospace telemetry.
• Provide written technical reports to analyze potential frequency interference issues for FAA review.
• Review frequency assignment proposals for compliance with applicable policy and regulations.
• Apply knowledge of spectrum‑use policy to determine proper and efficient use of radio frequency spectrum allocations.
• Perform separation standards analysis and participate in separation standards working groups involving other services within the ATO, AVS organization, and other stakeholder groups.
• Develop hardware and software systems to support surveillance, traffic flow, and automation platforms.
• Assess 1030 MHz or 1090 MHz radio frequency impact on current and future surveillance infrastructure.
• Support design and implementation of interfaces between NAS facilities, primary radar systems, and secondary surveillance, weather, and automation systems.
• Provide support for Reduced Oceanic Separation (ROS), including technical and operational analyses to develop inputs to quantify benefit and cost analyses and provide detailed reviews of artifacts for FAA final investment decisions.
• Support all activities related to planning, managing, executing, and maintaining system engineering processes, programs, and tasks.
• Engage in systems engineering tasks involving design, development, testing, installation, implementation, integration, and transition of systems and components.
• Develop milestones for technical standards, surveillance‑automation interfaces, aircraft separation standards, system safety and risk management plans, computer‑human interface design, and system configuration baselines.
• Assist in the development and management of requirements, functional and performance specifications, concepts of operation, enterprise architecture products, traceability matrices, decomposition matrices, interface documents (IRDs, ICDs), allocation of requirements among developmental systems, subsystems, modules, and non‑developmental/commercial components, and system test plans.

• Strong expertise in spectrum management, radar systems, and systems engineering within the National Airspace System (NAS).
• Extensive experience with frequency assignment proposals, separation standards, and interface design.
• Proven ability to conduct comprehensive system‑wide reviews and analyses.
• Experience in developing requirements for the federal government space.
• Knowledge in performance modeling, analysis, and determination.
• Successfully pass an FAA background investigation/verification and receive a final suitability determination.
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team; proactive, solution‑oriented, with exceptional time‑management skills.
• U.S. citizen or Green Card permanent resident with at least 3 years of residency in the United States.
• Ability to travel as required by project assignments.

• Knowledge of FAA regulations and standards.
• Familiarity with 1030 MHz and 1090 MHz radio frequency impact assessments.
• Experience in developing and validating technical standards and safety plans.
• Knowledge of NAS enterprise architecture.
• Applied experience using System Architect, DOORS, CORE, and Cameo.
• Experience integrating new systems into the National Airspace System.
• Proficiency in Model‑Based System Engineering/Digital Engineering.
• Current support for FAA ATEPS II (air traffic engineering program support).
• Recent (within the past 12 months) FAA experience.
• Current FAA suitability.

Senior‑level:
Minimum 20 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline; a master’s degree may substitute for 3 years of experience; a PhD may substitute for 3 years of experience. Compensation range: $138,420–$264,300.

Mid‑level:
Minimum 10 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science in an engineering discipline; a master’s degree may substitute for…