Radar Systems Engineer

Parsons Corporation•Aberdeen, MD

3d•$103,500 - $181,100•Onsite

About The Position

Parsons is seeking an exceptional systems engineer to join their ongoing Science and Technology (S&T) efforts at one of the Army’s premier R&D Centers at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland. As part of the Parsons team supporting advanced radar capabilities development, you’ll have access to state-of-the-art engineering and modeling tools and subject matter expertise in the areas of radar, modeling and simulation, and software/hardware development for current and future Army radar and sensor systems. Working as part of a high-caliber, dynamic team, you will support the advancement of approaches to develop and implement new radar concepts within a laboratory environment. You’ll support technical coordination with internal and external organizations to address requirements definition, use case development, and subsystem integration. You’ll have an opportunity to influence the development of next-generation advanced radar capabilities that will include being part of a high-performing team that will research, design, develop, and collaborate across programs to achieve end-to-end solutions, providing new analytic, statistical, radio-frequency signal and visual analysis capabilities.

Requirements

Experience with systems engineering applied to ground- or air-based radar, communications, or RF systems
BS (STEM) w/ 3+ years of experience
Experience with all aspects of systems engineering, including developing, designing, allocating, and managing user and system-level requirements; calculating measures of performance and measures of effectiveness; leading the development of a system architecture; evaluating design tradeoffs; balancing technical risk between systems; defining and assessing interfaces; and providing oversight of verification and validation activities
Experience in test and evaluation planning
Systems engineering experience with radar/RF software and hardware subsystems
Clearly communicates complex ideas and produces/presents clear, well-organized presentations in relevant terms for audiences at all levels
This position requires the selected candidate to hold an active Department of Defense Secret level security clearance, which requires US citizenship while working in support of a government contract.

Nice To Haves

5+ years of experience in radar and/or other RF system design, development, engineering, test, evaluation, and data analysis
Object-oriented programming knowledge
Experience with Matlab and C++ programming
Experience with DoD systems engineering processes and tools, including DOORS and DoDAF
Experience developing systems architectures/frameworks
Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Teams)
Goal-oriented with excellent people skills, ability to work in a team environment, strong work ethic, and proactive in all manners related to the job

Responsibilities

Provide engineering support to radar science and technology efforts
Lead the development of system architectures and the integration of software and hardware subsystems
Lead and assist in meetings to negotiate solutions across subsystems and disciplines (software, hardware, modeling, and analysis)
Manage and lead systems engineering Integrated Product Teams (IPTs)