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Mission Support Engineer, EW

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)💼 Full-time💰 $146,000–$146,000🗓 2026-08-31 → 2026-09-26

Core

Ensure operational readiness and continuous support for next-generation electronic warfare (EW) platforms, serving as the critical link between fielded systems and engineering teams.

Role type

Senior IC Mission Support Engineer (Defense/EW)

Builds

Real-time RF spectrum awareness, threat detection, and electronic mitigation capabilities at the tactical edge

Domain

Defense / Electronic Warfare / RF Systems

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | infrastructure

Required skills

incident-driven workflows, distributed communication networks, system-of-systems architectures, Linux diagnostics, log analysis, command-line tooling, cross-functional orchestration, failure pattern analysis, preventive maintenance strategies, technical fluency across EW portfolios, mission insights synthesis

Preferred skills

software defined radios, RF sensors, autonomous systems deployment, CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker), observability tooling (DataDog, Grafana, Victor Ops), Nix/NixOS, trend analysis, military operational tactics

Technologies

Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, DataDog, Grafana, Victor Ops, Git, Jira, NixOS

Responsibilities

Own operational performance of deployed EW systems across multiple theaters; investigate and resolve system anomalies end-to-end; contribute to validation and fielding of new EW software builds; leverage Linux diagnostics and log analysis to drive resolution; partner with engineering to enhance fleet-wide monitoring; aggregate and interpret field performance data; serve as trusted point of contact for customers; translate operational feedback into actionable product input; orchestrate cross-functional responses to sustainment challenges; provide structured mission insights and lessons-learned.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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