Radar Engineer

Peraton•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

22h•Onsite

About The Position

Peraton Labs is seeking a Radar Countermeasures Engineer to support the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This position will be on site 5 days a week. The chosen candidate will act in a technical engineering role supporting modeling and simulation, lab-based hardware in the loop simulations, and technique development. Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can’t be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

Requirements

Degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
RF (Radio Frequency) Signal Processing, ideally for Radar, but for SIGINT, EW and/or COMMS is acceptable
Familiarity with object-oriented or interpreted programming: C, C++, C#, Java, MATLAB, or Python
Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI
US Citizenship

Nice To Haves

Subject Matter Expertise in multiple RF algorithms such as synthetic aperture radar, waveform design, tracking, feature extraction, classification / recognition, adaptive processing, angle estimation, or beamforming.
Experience with RF closed loop HW evaluations and raw IQ level data
MATLAB for code development / interfacing with lab hardware / data analysis
Active SCI access

Responsibilities

Participate in engineering lab environments to test, verify, and validate sensor models and signal processing algorithm performance.
Use and modify simulations for the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of signal processing algorithms and models.
Develop radar waveforms to serve as evaluation criteria for systems under test (SUTs) performance within the lab environment.
Develop software tools to support the lab environment and signals analysis.
Operate radar SUTs during both lab and field testing.
Prepare and present technical data.