1737 - Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Sigma Defense•Huntsville, AL

22h•$120,000 - $130,000•Onsite

About The Position

Sigma Defense is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer responsible for the end-to-end engineering, integration, and technical execution of advanced Electronic Warfare systems supporting U.S. Department of Defense customers. The position requires expertise in RF systems, systems engineering, signal processing, hardware integration, and system verification. The engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop, prototype, test, and field next-generation EW capabilities for operational environments.

Requirements

4-6 years of experience designing or integrating RF or Electronic Warfare systems.
Experience supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs.
Strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes.
Experience developing technical documentation.
Experience integrating complex hardware and software systems.
Experience troubleshooting RF systems.
Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Must be a U.S. citizen.
RF system architecture
RF distribution
Amplifiers
Antennas
Filters
Mixers
Switch matrices
Frequency converters
Power dividers/combiners
RF shielding
Spectrum analysis
Requirements management
Requirements verification
Requirements traceability
Risk management
Configuration management
Interface management
Trade studies
Functional decomposition
Technical baseline management
Electronic Attack (EA)
Electronic Support (ES)
Electronic Protection (EP)
Threat emitter systems
Radar systems
Communications EW
Signals Intelligence (SIGINT)
Spectrum Operations
Software Defined Radios (SDRs)
Embedded computers
FPGA-based hardware
High-power RF amplifiers
AC/DC and DC/DC power systems
GPS
Timing systems
Ethernet networks
MIL-STD connectors
Ruggedized enclosures
Python
MATLAB
C/C++
Linux
Windows
Git
Microsoft Office
Requirements management tools (e.g., IBM DOORS, Jama)
Bench testing
Integration testing
Functional testing
RF characterization
Environmental testing
Thermal testing
EMI/EMC testing
Field testing
Customer demonstrations
Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)

Nice To Haves

LabVIEW
Electronic Warfare Systems.
RF Transmission.
DoW Support Experience.
Strong knowledge of industry standards.

Responsibilities

Lead the systems engineering lifecycle from concept development through production and fielding.
Develop and maintain system requirements, interface control documents (ICDs), and verification plans.
Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
Develop system architectures, block diagrams, and technical baselines.
Design and integrate RF, communications, electronic attack, electronic support, and electronic protection systems.
Integrate SDRs, RF amplifiers, antennas, filters, switches, power systems, and embedded computing platforms.
Support schematic development, PCB integration, and hardware packaging.
Develop CONOPS and operational employment concepts.
Participate in System Requirements Reviews (SRR), Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), Test Readiness Reviews (TRR), and Production Readiness Reviews (PRR).
Develop and execute verification and validation plans.
Conduct laboratory integration and troubleshooting.
Support environmental, EMI/EMC, thermal, and RF performance testing.
Analyze RF performance including: Gain, noise figure, harmonics, spurious emissions, linearity, VSWR, and intermodulation.
Develop production documentation including: Assembly instructions, wiring diagrams, manufacturing travelers, test procedures, and acceptance procedures.
Coordinate with mechanical, electrical, software, and manufacturing engineers.
Support customer demonstrations, technical interchange meetings, and field exercises.
Participate in factory acceptance testing (FAT), site acceptance testing (SAT), and customer training.
Identify technical risks and develop mitigation strategies.
Support proposal development and technical volume writing.