Senior RF Engineer

Scientific Research Corporation • Huntsville, AL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Identifying, defining, and solving complex technical problems related to RF systems requirements, design, development, integration, testing and/or fielding which require a high degree of ingenuity and innovativeness. Encouraging optimum design within project schedule and funding limitations. Interacting frequently as the organizational representative with the customer in the collection and translation of customer requirements to defined specifications. Making frequent contact with customers, team partners, subcontractors, and suppliers to obtain/exchange information, providing technical direction, and assisting in the resolution of technical issues. Developing and delivering complex technical presentations related to RF systems to high-level program management and customers. May lead major program and/or design reviews and major proposal activities. Performing extensive research and complex analysis on a major project to enhance the technical and economic development of the product and/or service. Completed reports or studies may be deliverable engineering products to the customer. This includes providing theoretical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Radio wave propagation, Digital signal processing, RF and/or digital hardware design and integration, Threat RF systems exploitation, Communications theory, Waveform development and modeling, Electronic Warfare systems. Providing functional and technical guidance to engineers. Typically provides leadership and technical direction for a project team. Actively seeking new business opportunities in related technical areas. Identifying new customers and/or developing additional tasking with existing customers. Additional responsibilities will vary based on specific areas of RF expertise to include some of the following tasks: Threat systems analysis, Model development to match intelligence assessments, including waveform scheduling, correlation/tracking and signal processing, RF signals processing, RF algorithms / logic, Antenna analysis, Target tracking, Writing technical briefings, papers and reports to reflect intelligence analysis and assessments of foreign threat systems, System performance assessments of major subsystems including but not limited to phased array antennas, transmitters and receivers, RF signal processors and computer algorithms/logic.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering
• Ten or more years of work related experience
• Analytical skills
• Communication skills
• Leadership skills
• Problem solving skills
• Short-term and long-term planning skills
• Proficiency in one or more of the following toolsets: Modeling Software: MATLAB, SimuLink, MathCAD
• Proficiency in Radar Signal and Data Processing Toolsets
• Experience with root cause analysis of RF systems and interoperability
• Knowledge of sensor signal processing, signal detection, probability & statistics
• Experience integrating sensor, shooter, and command and control systems
• Knowledge of sensor array processing methods, antennas, and propagation
• U.S. Citizenship
• Eligibility for a U.S. Government Security Clearance at the Top Secret / SCI level

Nice To Haves

• 10 or more years of work related experience

Responsibilities

• Identifying, defining, and solving complex technical problems related to RF systems requirements, design, development, integration, testing and/or fielding
• Encouraging optimum design within project schedule and funding limitations
• Interacting frequently as the organizational representative with the customer in the collection and translation of customer requirements to defined specifications
• Making frequent contact with customers, team partners, subcontractors, and suppliers to obtain/exchange information, providing technical direction, and assisting in the resolution of technical issues
• Developing and delivering complex technical presentations related to RF systems to high-level program management and customers
• Performing extensive research and complex analysis on a major project to enhance the technical and economic development of the product and/or service
• Providing theoretical expertise in one or more of the following areas: Radio wave propagation, Digital signal processing, RF and/or digital hardware design and integration, Threat RF systems exploitation, Communications theory, Waveform development and modeling, Electronic Warfare systems
• Providing functional and technical guidance to engineers
• Typically provides leadership and technical direction for a project team
• Actively seeking new business opportunities in related technical areas
• Identifying new customers and/or developing additional tasking with existing customers
• Threat systems analysis
• Model development to match intelligence assessments, including waveform scheduling, correlation/tracking and signal processing
• RF signals processing
• RF algorithms / logic
• Antenna analysis
• Target tracking
• Writing technical briefings, papers and reports to reflect intelligence analysis and assessments of foreign threat systems
• System performance assessments of major subsystems including but not limited to phased array antennas, transmitters and receivers, RF signal processors and computer algorithms/logic

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior