Staff Engineer, Electronics – Mission Integration

• Lead an interdisciplinary team developing novel Electronic Warfare subsystems on developmental NGAS programs
• Contribute to HW/SW subsystem development, including functional architectures, performance analysis, requirements and interface management, and requirement verification/validation
• Lead teams designing, developing, building, and testing EW components, equipment, systems, and networks with key suppliers
• Provide technical management of strategic partners and suppliers, including development, acquisition, acceptance, qualification, system integration, and test support
• Lead and support technical discussions with customers, management, external personnel, and subteams
• Guide the team through development and implementation activities
• Develop, analyze, mature, and implement requirements, translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications
• Perform risk analysis, develop mitigation plans, and track risks to closure
• Collaborate with engineers and program stakeholders to integrate avionics and mission subsystems
• Develop supplier procurement specifications, statements of work, and review supplier development artifacts
• Document designs using detailed schematics, diagrams, and specifications
• Support HW/SW subsystem and component development and integration
• Develop integrated HW/SW integration and test approaches across NGAS programs
• Perform functional and performance analyses and detailed trade studies
• Estimate component, subsystem, and system performance in accordance with governmental and commercial standards
• Configure, test, document, and troubleshoot avionics and mission systems
• Travel up to 10%

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) discipline from an accredited university and 12 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Master’s degree in a STEM discipline from an accredited university and 10 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering; OR a Ph.D. and 8 years of related professional/military experience in Engineering
• Experience with Electronic Warfare, Electronic Support, and multifunction subsystems
• Experience decomposing, deriving, allocating and tracing requirements from system to component level
• Experience developing supplier documentation, performance-based specifications, and statements of work
• Experience working on a multidisciplinary team and writing technical proposals
• Knowledge of system engineering design methods, including requirements analysis and flow-down, specification derivation and interface control documentation
• An active U.S. Government issued Top Secret SCI Security Clearance as well as Special Program Access (SAP) within a reasonable period of time, as determined by the company to meet its business needs
• U.S. Citizenship is required for positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions
• Preferred: Experience designing, developing, integrating, and/or testing EW or Radar subsystems for airborne platforms
• Preferred: Experience with RF antenna and component design and performance analysis
• Preferred: Experience in model-based systems engineering using Cameo or similar SysML tools
• Preferred: Experience with generating and managing requirements in DOORs
• Preferred: Experience in performance analysis using MATLAB and Excel or similar tools
• Preferred: Familiarity with Atlassian collaboration tool set (Jira and Confluence)
• Preferred: Experience in supplier/subcontract management
• Preferred: Knowledge of electromagnetics in the RF spectrum (VHF through Ka bands)
• Preferred: Experience in RF/EW applications, including developing and applying models in Matlab, Python, and/or C/C++, along with experience in tracking and algorithm development
• Preferred: Familiarity with one or more RF sensing modalities and their applications

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Electronic Warfare subsystem development, including requirements analysis, system integration, and performance evaluation. Proficient in managing multidisciplinary teams and supplier relationships while ensuring compliance with governmental standards.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Electronic Warfare Experience
• Requirements Analysis and Flow-Down
• Supplier Documentation Development
• System Engineering Design Methods
• Top Secret SCI Security Clearance

Hard Skills

• Requirements Derivation
• Performance Analysis
• Risk Analysis and Mitigation
• HW/SW Integration
• Model-Based Systems Engineering
• RF Antenna Design
• Algorithm Development
• Technical Proposal Writing
• Electromagnetics Knowledge
• Performance-Based Specifications

Soft Skills

• Team Leadership
• Technical Communication
• Collaboration

Certifications & Qualifications

• Top Secret SCI Security Clearance
• Special Program Access

Industry Keywords

• Electronic Warfare
• Multifunction Subsystems
• Avionics Integration
• Supplier/Subcontract Management
• RF/EW Applications

Tools & Technologies

• MATLAB
• Excel
• Cameo
• DOORs
• Jira
• Confluence