Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer - Electronic Warfare

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory•Laurel, MD

3d•Onsite

About The Position

We are seeking an RF-focused engineer to support the design, test, and evaluation of ground-based electronic warfare (EW) systems to counter UAS (uncrewed aerial systems) and RCIED (radio-controlled improvised explosive devices) threats to protect our warfighters and allies. We develop, integrate, and assess electronic countermeasures and their effectiveness in a high-tech laboratory and on government over-the-air test ranges.

Requirements

Have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, Computer Science, or another relevant engineering or technical field.
Have at least three years of relevant experience developing software in MATLAB, Python, C, or C++.
Have experience with RF test equipment and analog signal analysis concepts.
Have experience with Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques.
Have demonstrated the ability to document and maintain software code bases using tools such as: Gitlab, Bitbucket, and Confluence.
Have demonstrated strong verbal and written communication skills as well as the ability to work in a multifunctional, collaborative team environment.
Are willing to occasionally travel to off-site facilities for integration and test events.
Are able to obtain a Secret level security clearance by your start date. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Nice To Haves

Performed frequency analysis and implemented signal processing algorithms on embedded hardware.
Experience with: FPGAs, RF link modeling, and/or military and commercial communications systems.
Experience with tactical Electronic Warfare systems used by the US military.
Developed applications on embedded devices or software-defined radios (SDRs).
An active Secret security clearance or higher.

Responsibilities

Apply your knowledge of RF electronics and communications technologies to enhance the performance of EW systems to counter UAS and RCIED threats.
Assist Government and Industry partners in the development and technical analysis of current and next-generation EW systems.
Provide technical support during field and laboratory test and evaluation events.
Perform data analysis in support of both pre-test activities and post-test reporting of EW capabilities in over-the-air performance assessments.
Work with other team members in the application of systems engineering, test, and design consistent with government standards and practices for development, evaluation and sustainment of RF electronic systems.