RF Systems Architect Engineer

General Dynamics Mission Systems•Colorado Springs, CO

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Senior RF Systems Architect Engineer for Advanced Electronics Systems, you’ll lead a cross functional team responsible for envisioning and realizing the next generation of tactical radios and GPS/Navigation solutions for the US Armed Forces. This role involves architecting radio communication systems tailored for military applications, ensuring interoperability, security, and reliability. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, oversee testing and validation, provide technical expertise, and stay current with emerging technologies in military communications and radio systems. The position also includes RF signal processing system design, system modeling, simulation, algorithm development, and collection/analysis of communication signals. You will lead interdisciplinary teams, evaluate signal processing solutions, and work effectively with diverse customers in a fast-paced development environment. Excellent written and oral communication skills are essential, along with the ability to travel worldwide up to 20%.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering, Technology or Mathematics field.
10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience.
Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.
U.S. citizenship is required.
Solid understanding of concepts like adaptive filtering, FFTs, windowing, filtering, decimation, and interpolation
Signal processing background.
Excellent written and oral communication skills

Nice To Haves

Agile experience preferred.
Strong understanding of military communication protocols, frequency allocation, and secure communications.
Experience with software-defined radio (SDR) technologies.
Proficiency in design and simulation tools for RF and communication systems (e.g., MATLAB, RF Toolbox).
Creative thinker with demonstrated success leading the systems development life cycle
Collaborative team player eager to provide technical leadership and position others for success
Exceptional communication, presentation, and influence management skills, with notable record of securing buy-in on concepts and ideas
Experienced in the art of negotiation with ability to meet challenging customer requirements with win-win solutions
Commitment to ongoing professional development for yourself and others
Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation
Programming languages such as Rust, Python, MATLAB/Simulink, C, C++
FPGA Design, HDL (Verilog or VHDL)
Knowledge of AMD FPGA/SoC devices.
Advanced Linux operating systems knowledge (Drivers, networking, system services, etc.)
Multi-threaded and multi-core programming
Network protocols and socket programming

Responsibilities

Architect radio communication systems tailored for military applications, ensuring interoperability, security, and reliability.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and logistics, to integrate radio systems into broader military platforms.
Oversee testing and validation of radio systems to ensure compliance with military standards and specifications.
Provide technical expertise and support during system integration and field deployment.
Stay current with emerging technologies and industry trends in military communications and radio systems.
RF signal processing system design
System modeling, simulation, and algorithm development
Collection and analysis of communication signals in L, C, and K spectrums
Ability to lead interdisciplinary teams
Performance evaluation of signal processing solutions
Signal processing and digital signal processing (DSP) Specifically in the realm of communication theory, stochastic processes, and adaptive filtering.
Work effectively in a cross functional team as well as a diverse customer base
Develop testing criteria and execute validation of designs
Experience working in a fast-paced development environment focused on fielding complex signal processing solutions
Proficient in signal processing algorithm development in MATLAB or Python
Demonstrated problem-solving, verbal and written communication, presentation and organizational skills
Proven technical leadership skills ability to generate and deliver creative problem solutions
Strong ability to manage tasks and projects independently with urgency