Sr. Systems Engineer

MAG Aerospace is seeking an experienced Systems Engineer who will provide engineering expertise in pursuit of technical solutions to fielded and future electronic warfare systems, tactical enterprise, and challenges facing the Army’s current and future forces. The Systems Engineer should possess in depth knowledge of Electronic Warfare (EW), RF Engineering, Fires Systems, and overarching EW systems. The selected candidate will have the opportunity to utilize their experience and knowledge to develop hardware and software to improve systems requirements document and specification, back-end signal processing of next generation RF systems, Fires solutions, and Electronic Warfare (EW) sensors.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join a fast-growing team with multiple opportunities for upward advancement supporting EW&C. The EW&C program delivers critical capabilities to counter current and future threats, enabling the next generation of warfighting capabilities from sensor to Soldier worldwide. By applying game changing cyber technologies through agile development methodology, we enable battlefield dominance for our Warfighters.

2 days in the office minimum subject to mission needs

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conduct analysis, subsystem analysis, architecture/subsystem decomposition, requirements analysis, implementation, integration, verification, and maintenance of ground-based EW systems.
• Exercise a strong knowledge of EW systems and subsystems to develop system and subsystem specifications necessary for meeting performance metrics against a given set of signals of interest.
• Collaborate across multi-functional teams to identify opportunities for improving use cases, CONOPS, CONEMP, and TTPs.
• Participate in algorithmic design and machine learning frameworks including classification and identification techniques.
• Conceives new concepts and approaches to resolve engineering problems.
• Identifies existing or potential problems and provides engineering advice and guidance and/or directs a course of action to resolve engineering matters.
• Develops presentations for support activities and/or higher headquarters to summarize results of actions against predetermined plans, current status or plans, progress, deficiencies, and outstanding accomplishments.
• Research and implement state-of-the-art processing technologies tailored for application data processing.
• Debugs and corrects system level problems and issues in conjunction with vendors.
• Develops and documents overall System and Subsystem Level design, function, and performance criteria.
• Serve as a technical manager with internal/external developer teams within an Agile development process to guide development and design choices, balancing user needs and program constraints.
• Responsible for collaborating with other gov agencies, support orgs, and contractors.
• Develop, analyze and manage system-level and software-level requirements and interfaces.
• Perform requirements analysis and definition; as well as allocation, decomposition and traceability.
• Assist with maintaining, managing, and integrating requirements between various tools.
• Engage in model-based system engineering activities.
• Represent program manager in technical and programmatic exchanges to refine concepts, use cases, and system requirements for new capabilities and features.
• Review and provide input to requirements, specifications, reviews, and presentations material.

Minimum Requirements

Knowledge and Skills 

• Knowledge of domain specific EW principles, fires systems, and mission command systems, as related to interconnectivity, multi-domain operations, and technology advancements for today’s warfighter.
• Strong familiarity in RF concepts and waveform theory.
• Exercise a strong knowledge of EW systems and subsystems to develop system and subsystem specifications necessary for meeting performance metrics against a given set of signals of interest.
• Experience with developing and documenting overall System and Subsystem Level design, function, and performance criteria.
• Experiencing reviewing and providing input to requirements, specifications, reviews, and presentations material.
• Ability to self-manage and pace responsibilities to ensure completion of all required activities in a timely manner.

Clearance

• Must currently possess an Active Secret Security clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI.

Experience

• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on experience with Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, Radio Frequency (RF) systems, SIGINT and Electronic Support (ES) systems.

Education 

• BS (MS or Ph.D. preferred) in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, physics, or similar field.
• Four years of direct relevant experience may be substituted for education.

Preferred Qualifications 

• TS/SCI
• 5+ years of experience with EW systems, Radio Frequency (RF) systems, SIGINT and Electronic Support (ES) systems.
• MS or Ph.D. preferred in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, physics, or similar field.

Other Qualifications

• Ability to travel; minimum of 25% travel required to Army and contractor locations within CONUS.
  Ability to work within office/field/lab environments.
  

The position is contingent upon candidate’s ability to meet physical and medical requirements as needed by the position; including compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local jurisdictional requirements.

Government or customer site-specific requirements may include, but are not limited to, proof of full COVID-19 vaccination status, except in circumstances where a candidate is legally entitled to an accommodation.

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