Mission Support Engineer, EW
Core
Ensure operational readiness and continuous support for next-generation electronic warfare (EW) platforms, acting as the critical link between fielded systems and engineering teams.
Role type
Senior Mission Support Engineer (Defense Systems)
Builds
Real-time RF spectrum awareness, threat detection, and electronic mitigation capabilities for tactical edge systems.
Domain
Defense / Electronic Warfare / RF Systems
Required skills
Defense industry operations, complex software deployment, distributed communication networks, system-of-systems architecture, incident-driven workflows, Linux diagnostics, log analysis, command-line tooling, cross-functional orchestration, mission insights translation.
Preferred skills
BS in STEM (CS/SE/EE/IT), industry networking certifications (CompTIA Sec+/Net+, CCNA, Linux+), EW systems/SDR/RF sensor operation, RF/EW applications/spectrum analysis, autonomous systems deployment, CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployments (Kubernetes, Docker), observability tooling (DataDog, Grafana, Victor Ops), Nix/NixOS, military tactics.
Technologies
Linux, Kubernetes, Docker, DataDog, Grafana, Victor Ops, Git, Jira, NixOS, CI/CD pipelines, Software Defined Radios, RF sensors.
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; aggregate and interpret field performance data to identify failure patterns; serve as a trusted point of contact for customers managing technical issues; translate operational feedback into actionable input for product development; orchestrate cross-functional responses to sustainment challenges; provide structured mission insights and deployment lessons-learned to engineering teams.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic feedback loop