Sr. Systems Engineer

Job Description

Job Description

Job Summary

Antenna Research Associates’ (ARA) Advanced Programs Group is looking for a System Engineer to support existing R&D program.

The Advanced Program Group develops new unique products and solution to meet urgent needs in the MILCOM, RADAR, SATCOM and SIGINT / EW markets using accelerated agile product development methodologies.

Ideal candidates would be system engineer with experience or desire to work in small multi-disciplinary groups on cutting technology.

Can take from concept stage to product fruition in a short time frame.

Essential Functions

• In this role you will serve as technical lead for system design, system architectures, requirement development system testing, field test and demonstration
• Support planning, design and execution of integration and verification tests for hardware and software modifications
• Conduct system level analysis, simulation and modeling as needed
• Update the engineering test environment for use by the hardware, software and systems test teams including configuration management of hardware, software, and firmware
• Oversee Rapid prototyping HW in the loop testing, Agile product development HW & SW.
• Oversee integration and test activities for demonstrations.

Position Qualifications

Competency Statement(s)

• Adaptability - Adapts to change, open to new ideas and responsibilities.
• Communication - Ability to clearly communicate and interact with others.
• Decision Making - Able to reach a decision, takes thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, makes difficult decisions.
• Employee Management - Defines responsibilities, motivates employees, delegates well.
• Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
• Initiative - Ability to take on task before being asked.
• Leadership - Provides strong leadership, sets a good example, skilled decision maker, motivator, and encourager.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Quality - Strives to eliminate errors, accurate work is a priority, seeks opportunities to improve products / services.

Skills and Abilities

• Minimum 5 years with BSEE (2 years with MSEE) of experience in an engineering role with system integration or test
• In depth Knowledge in any of the following area SATCOM or RADAR or SIGINT systems.
• Strong theoretical background in any of the following area’s RF system, signal processing or control systems.
• Experience leading any IRAD or CRAD R&D project
• Experience with creating test plan, and or conducting performance analysis
• Experience with troubleshooting and debugging system level issues
• Experience with RF system testing Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers
• Experience with communication interfaces, Ethernet, RS-232, 422, 485 Experience integrating HW and SW systems and assist with debugging.
• IFF or Phased Array System knowledge (Ideal)
• Experience integrating HW and SW systems and assist with debugging.
• IFF or Phased Array System knowledge (Ideal)
• Proficiency (ideal) in Matlab / Simulink, RF measurement, Python, C / C++

Education :

Bachelor’s degree Electrical Engineering or Physics, or (ideally MS in EE or Physics)

Antenna Research Associates, Inc. and its subsidiaries encourage diversity in the workplace; we are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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