Communications System Engineering Manager - TS/SCI
About The Position
Parsons is seeking a Communications System Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers performing software prototyping of communications systems. This role involves a mix of technical management (approximately 40%) and individual contributor technical performance (approximately 60%). The team will focus on prototyping communication system digital signal processing algorithms in software (Python/C++). These prototype implementations will be used for applications such as truth models for hardware description language (HDL) implementation for FPGA and embedded software systems, and quick-reaction capability (QRC) deployment of software on server, laptop, and embedded general purpose processor systems.
Requirements
- Active TS/SCI clearance
- 10+ years of experience with digital signal processing software development
- Python development experience in a professional environment
- BS EE or similar
Nice To Haves
- Experience with one or more software-defined radio framework such as GNU Radio or X-Midas
- Experience with communications performance analysis in the presence of a variety of channel impairments
- C/C++ development experience in a professional environment
- Previous exposure to FPGA systems and/or HDL development
- Previous exposure to electronic warfare topics (electronic supper, electronic attack)
- MS EE or similar
Responsibilities
- Personnel manager for a small team of communications systems software prototyping practitioners
- Supports hiring of additional engineering team members
- Works with staff project managers to balance task loading of direct reports across a group of related individual projects
- Works with staff communications systems subject matter experts to define priorities and lines of tasking and manage execution by the team
- Works with team to estimate level-of-effort required to complete various modeling and simulation tasks
- Provides technical mentoring for junior engineer direct reports
- Implements and encourages software development best practices (gitlab workflows with issues and merge requests) amongst the team
- Self-assigns and completes technical tasks as an individual contributor (approx. 60%)
Benefits
- We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars!
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
