Systems Engineer (SE)/Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer for Test and Evaluation (T&E) Solutions
About The Position
Assisting in coordinating requirements and managing the design of T&E system-level solutions. Participating in project planning meetings to provide government direction to vendors. Reviewing diagrams, systems documents, and test plans. Coordinating with RF stakeholders to develop, integrate, test, and evaluate platform/payload solutions. Collaborating with engineers and other team members on platform/RF payload integration. Reviewing, receiving, providing, and documenting feedback from collaboration and design reviews. Developing, reviewing, and executing test plans to evaluate operational capabilities. Researching emerging and newly developed technologies to ensure vendors accelerate capabilities. Collaborating with aircraft engineers to integrate RF payload hardware and software on aircraft. Ensuring payloads are developed in an open architecture and with Modular Open Systems Approaches (MOSA); may include ensuring compliance with Government Reference Architecture (GRA), Open Mission Systems (OMA), or other architectures. Supporting milestone reviews such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), and System Design Reviews (SDR). Monitoring Configuration Management (CM) to track changes and version control of technical systems. Reviewing government standards to document project compliance. Managing multiple priorities and make decisions with minimal supervision.
Requirements
- 5 years of experience as a Systems Engineer or with RF payload engineering.
- RF experience with aerospace vehicles, commercial aviation, or high-performance aircraft.
- Experience with modeling tools and Agile Mission Suite Government Reference Architecture.
- Experience in the entire life cycle of aviation technology and/or RF payload development.
- Requires responsible, collaborative, and punctual individual with a strong work ethic.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering discipline or related technical discipline.
- 3-6 years of relevant aviation, threat systems, payload experience, Developmental Test (DT), and/or Operational Test (OT).
- Working knowledge of aircraft hardware including airworthiness, flight computers, radios, radar, engines/power, structural integrity, communications, payload, and/or electrical systems.
- Experience in developing and conducting test plans for aircraft, RF payloads, radar, and/or electrical systems.
- Ability to maintain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with government/military acquisition of aircraft, radar, satellites, and/or payload test planning and execution preferred.
- Knowledge of software integration is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Coordinating requirements and managing the design of T&E system-level solutions
- Participating in project planning meetings to provide government direction to vendors
- Reviewing diagrams, systems documents, and test plans
- Coordinating with RF stakeholders to develop, integrate, test, and evaluate platform/payload solutions
- Collaborating with engineers and other team members on platform/RF payload integration
- Reviewing, receiving, providing, and documenting feedback from collaboration and design reviews
- Developing, reviewing, and executing test plans to evaluate operational capabilities
- Researching emerging and newly developed technologies to ensure vendors accelerate capabilities
- Collaborating with aircraft engineers to integrate RF payload hardware and software on aircraft
- Ensuring payloads are developed in an open architecture and with Modular Open Systems Approaches (MOSA); may include ensuring compliance with Government Reference Architecture (GRA), Open Mission Systems (OMA), or other architectures
- Supporting milestone reviews such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), and System Design Reviews (SDR)
- Monitoring Configuration Management (CM) to track changes and version control of technical systems
- Reviewing government standards to document project compliance
- Managing multiple priorities and make decisions with minimal supervision
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision plans
- 401(k) with a company match
- life insurance
- vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service
- 11 paid holidays
- tuition reimbursement
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
