Job Summary

Antenna Research Associates’ (ARA) Advanced Programs Group is looking for a System Engineer to support existing R&D programs. The Advanced Program Group develops unique products and solutions to meet urgent needs in the MILCOM, RADAR, SATCOM, and SIGINT/EW markets using accelerated agile product development methodologies. Ideal candidates would be system engineers with experience or desire to work in small multi-disciplinary groups on cutting-edge technology, taking products from concept stage to fruition in a short time frame.

Essential Functions

  • 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 and 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 a thoughtful approach when considering options, seeks input from others, and makes difficult decisions.
  • Employee Management - Defines responsibilities, motivates employees, and delegates well.
  • Ethics - Honest, accountable, maintains confidentiality.
  • Initiative - Ability to take on tasks 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 testing.
  • In-depth knowledge in any of the following areas: SATCOM, RADAR, or SIGINT systems.
  • Strong theoretical background in any of the following areas: RF systems, signal processing, or control systems.
  • Experience leading any IRAD or CRAD R&D project.
  • Experience with creating test plans and conducting performance analysis.
  • Experience with troubleshooting and debugging system-level issues.
  • Experience with RF system testing using Network Analyzers and Spectrum Analyzers.
  • Experience with communication interfaces: Ethernet, RS-232, 422, 485. Experience integrating HW and SW systems and assisting with debugging.
  • Knowledge of IFF or Phased Array Systems (ideal).
  • Proficiency (ideal) in Matlab/Simulink, RF measurement, Python, C/C++.

Education : Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics, or ideally an MS in EE or Physics.

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