Radar Engineer

KBR, Inc. • Huntsville, AL

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About The Position

KBR’s Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defense, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of Defense, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide. Join a dynamic team of talented and inspired engineers supporting Air and Missile Defense customers on the Lower Tier and Air Missile Defense Sensor (LTAMDS). This program integrates state-of-the-art sensor technology with existing Army Air and Missile Defense systems, and requires in-depth understanding of radar systems and theory, performance data experience, and hardware background. As a Radar Engineer, you will play a critical role performing research and trade studies, developing and proposing algorithms, shaping and defining performance metrics, evaluating radar OEM algorithms and system performance, developing analysis tools and scripts, and reviewing technical documentation and CDRLs. You will interface directly with our US Government customers and contractor experts regularly, focusing on radar performance, algorithms, performance analysis, and related technical tasks, such as development and review of system performance requirements, PWS, and SOW technical contract language. This position is ideal for someone who is highly organized, highly experienced in radar systems, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced and collaborative environment. This job is seeking someone with deep subject matter expertise in radar as related to air and missile defense systems. You will participate in and represent the customers in various US Government and contractor meetings and attend contractor programmatic and technical reviews (E.g., PMR, PDR, CDR, and other meetings) to provide technical and programmatic-based system recommendations and risk assessments.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in radar signal processing, system engineering, RF engineering, radar operations, or related discipline.
• Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DoD secret clearance.
• Demonstrated technical expertise on radar to develop concepts and designs.
• Familiarity with radar metrics (range equation, free space equation, SNR, RCS, track accuracy, false tracks).
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python for modeling and analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications with strong presentation skills.
• Overnight travel up to 10% of the time.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in radar signal processing, system engineering, RF engineering, radar operations, or related discipline.
• Current DoD secret security clearance.
• Experience working in the Air and Missile Defense Sector.
• Experience with phased array radar design engineering tradeoffs and beamforming techniques.
• Experience with signal processing, including FFT, filtering, and detection algorithms.
• Experience in advanced radar topics such as Range-Doppler Matrix (RDM) formation, IFF subsystems, target classification features and methods, Electronic Protection (EP) implementations, radar coordinate systems and transformations, and RF Receiver Chain analysis.

Responsibilities

• Perform research and trade studies related to radar systems.
• Develop and propose algorithms for radar performance.
• Shape and define performance metrics for radar systems.
• Evaluate radar OEM algorithms and system performance.
• Develop analysis tools and scripts for radar data.
• Review technical documentation and CDRLs.
• Interface with US Government customers and contractor experts.
• Focus on radar performance, algorithms, and performance analysis.
• Develop and review system performance requirements, PWS, and SOW technical contract language.
• Participate in US Government and contractor meetings and reviews.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees