2024-04-06
AppCast (https://www.appcast.io)
Other
/yr
full-time
employee
Beavercreek
Ohio
45431
United States
Description
The Leidos Innovations Center (LInC) has an immediate opportunity for a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to join the growing EW division supporting key Air Force missions in Dayton, OH. In the RF Engineer role, you will be responsible for the planning, oversight, and execution of test events and strategies for complex RF systems and subsystems. You will work closely with contractor and government scientists, engineers, and experts to understand and define key test requirements and objectives. The successful candidate will have hands on experience in RF, Radar, and EW technologies and test, evaluation, and integration practices.
Primary Responsibilities
Perform research, development, test, and evaluation of complex radar and EW systems and associated subsystems/components
Operate RF lab equipment including spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, vector network analyzers, etc.
Design, develop, and implement integration and testing strategies for complex EW systems
Support the test and integration process by performing all necessary planning, design, development, and implementation
Participate in both lab-based verification test and test range events
Troubleshoot and resolve issues during the test and integration events
Effectively communicate with external and internal stakeholders
Provide robust documentation of test procedures, plans, results, and analyses
Basic Qualifications
BS degree in Engineering (Electrical or related) and 8 years of prior relevant experience
Experience with writing and/or developing test procedures for EW systems and subsystems
Basic knowledge of RF, Radar, communications, and EW theory
Experience using EW hardware and/or software products
Ability to work, collaborate, and communicate effectively within a multi-disciplinary engineering team
Strong, self-motivated desire to learn new tools, methods, and techniques
Experience with EW and/or Radar Waveforms, Signal Processing Techniques, RF lab verification, test and evaluation, and engineering analysis tools such as MATLAB or Python
Willingness to travel
Must have ability to acquire a DoD TS/SCI Security Clearance
U.S. Citizenship required
Preferred Qualifications
MS or PhD. in Engineering
Experience leading test efforts for DoD customers
Experience working on military test ranges
Experience with embedded systems (FPGAs, firmware/software)
Advanced knowledge of RF and EW theory
Existing TS/SCI clearance
LInC
Electronic Warfare
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
