RF Test and Systems Engineer

Scientific Research Corporation•North Charleston, SC

About The Position

Description Providing RF subject matter expertise and test support for next generation Navy communication systems Designing techniques to evaluate radio system resiliency in areas such as Anti-Jam, Low Probability of Detection (LPD), Low Probability of Intercept (LPI), or Low Probability of Geolocation (LPG) Supporting fundamental testing of tactical radio equipment within integrated networks with specific focus areas on Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber resiliency Working with both legacy and future communications systems for the U.S. military D esigning test cases that meet specified objectives Example objectives include feasibility studies, requirements-based testing, parametric optimization studies, and development test troubleshooting Creating test reports, out briefs, and status reports to upper management and the customer Maintaining skills current with trends in industry and the government and keeping abreast of new developments in their field in order to best support and advise the customers Ensuring that all assigned tasks meet DoD guidelines, and are completed according to schedule FILLING THIS POSITION IS CONTINGENT UPON FUNDING

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or computer science with three plus years of experience or 10+ years of operational/military experience
Experience with radio communication systems, Radio Frequency (RF) testing, and system engineering
Demonstrated experience with best test practices, including formal, requirements-based testing
Expertise in operation and analysis of High Frequency (HF) communication systems
Direct experience with RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, power meters, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes
Knowledge of networking concepts such as IP, routing, Unicast/Multicast protocols, UDP, TCP, and the OSI model
Knowledge of basic wireless communications concepts such as propagation, fading, interference, and modulation
Knowledge of RF performance measures such as gain, VSWR, phase noise, and noise figure
Experience with maintaining and debugging networking test equipment including switches, routers, and traffic generators
Ability to effectively communicate via oral, and written communications with senior management and technical staff
Familiar with RF system components such as amplifiers, filters, mixers, couplers, splitters/combiners, and antennas
U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL

Nice To Haves

Test experience with DoD wireless communications systems or applications
Knowledge and experience of military communications systems including modulation and coding techniques, MAC techniques, and routing protocols
Knowledge and experience with testing EW and resiliency capabilities of DoD RF communications systems
Knowledge of 3dB Labs SCEPTRE Signal Processing System
Specific knowledge of military waveforms such as HF, MUOS, Tactical SATCOM, SINCGARS, ANW2, DAMA, IW, Phantom, VULOS, TSM, WREN, etc.
Experience with tactical radio systems such as the AN/PRC-152A, AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-158, AN/PRC-163, AN/PRC-167
Knowledge of software and toolsets including SPIRENT TestCenter, MGEN, iPerf, Keysight Benchvue, JMP, Wireshark, VMware, SNMP, Agile NetRAT scripting languages
Experience with basic scripting languages such as Python
Experience with MATLAB or other signal processing software
Experience with GNURadio
Development experience with common SDR systems (e.g., Ettus Radios)
Strong background in Linux operating systems
Experience with SIGINT or ELINT tools and techniques
Knowledge of Electronic Attack (EA) techniques: Proficient in reactive jamming, protocol-based attacks, signal spoofing, and other electronic warfare tactics to disrupt or deceive enemy communications and radar systems

Responsibilities

Providing RF subject matter expertise and test support for next generation Navy communication systems
Designing techniques to evaluate radio system resiliency in areas such as Anti-Jam, Low Probability of Detection (LPD), Low Probability of Intercept (LPI), or Low Probability of Geolocation (LPG)
Supporting fundamental testing of tactical radio equipment within integrated networks with specific focus areas on Electronic Warfare (EW) and cyber resiliency
Working with both legacy and future communications systems for the U.S. military
Designing test cases that meet specified objectives
Creating test reports, out briefs, and status reports to upper management and the customer
Maintaining skills current with trends in industry and the government and keeping abreast of new developments in their field in order to best support and advise the customers
Ensuring that all assigned tasks meet DoD guidelines, and are completed according to schedule

Benefits

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more.

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