Electrical Engineer

Peraton•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

12d•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton Labs is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support its Electronic Warfare Systems organization. This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and requires on site work, 5 days a week. The Electrical Engineer will perform characterization and analysis on custom, commercial based technology (CBT), and custom/CBT hybrid, RC/IED, and UAS devices.

Requirements

5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a BS/BA
RF, Analog, and Digital Electronics experience
Experience using spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers
Experience using power meters, oscilloscopes, and protocol analysis tools
Experience using firmware extraction tools, software exploitation, and schematic generation tools
US Citizenship
Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI

Responsibilities

Physical Characterization: Photos of the device, Device dimensions, Distinguishing features
Circuit Characterization: Circuit construction, Reverse-engineer of the circuit design, Schematic generation, Component identification and research including datasheets
Operational Characterization: Understanding of the operation of the individual device components as well as the device end to end operation, Use multiple characterization and analysis techniques with time and frequency domain test and measurement tools to determine how the device works in real time, Communication protocol bus signals capture and analysis (SPI, I2C, etc.) as applicable, Microcontroller firmware extraction and dissemination.
RF Signals Characterization: Operational frequencies, Operational bandwidths, Transmission RF output power, Baseband data analysis, Receiver sensitivity, Basic RF in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) signal sample captures, recordings, and follow-on analysis as applicable.
Reporting: Organization and integration of all characterization, analysis data, and conclusions into a coherent technical report.