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Senior R&D Systems Engineer – Networked Electronic Warfare

HQ - West LA💼 Full-time💰 $140,000–$140,000🗓 2026-02-10 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the architectural definition and development of next-generation Networked Electronic Warfare (EW) systems, bridging RF hardware, signal processing software, and distributed networking architectures to detect and counter threats in contested environments.

Role type

Senior R&D Systems Engineer (Electronic Warfare)

Builds

Networked EW systems for defense, law enforcement, and public safety agencies

Domain

Defense / Electronic Warfare / Tactical Communications

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

Systems Engineering, Requirements Management, MBSE (SysML), RF Hardware, Signal Processing, Distributed Networking, Simulation Modeling (MATLAB/Python), Integration & Test Leadership

Preferred skills

Distributed EW concepts (TDOA/FDOA, coherent jamming), RF propagation & link budgets, Tactical data links (Link 16, ATAK), FPGA, Simulink

Technologies

Cameo Systems Modeler, IBM DOORS, Jama Connect, Sparx Enterprise Architect, MATLAB, Python, Simulink

Responsibilities

Lead architectural definition of networked EW systems; Capture and trace system requirements throughout the lifecycle; Author engineering artifacts (SDD, ICDs, ConOps); Model system behaviors using MBSE; Lead system integration events with RF hardware and network emulators; Facilitate trade studies across RF, FPGA, Software, and Mechanical teams; Develop simulation models to predict system performance

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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