Staff Mission Systems Engineer, Electronic Warfare, Air Dominance & Strike, Active Clearance
Core
Designing and validating electronic warfare capabilities for autonomous air systems to counter threats and deliver mission outcomes.
Role type
Senior Mission Systems Engineer (Electronic Warfare)
Builds
End-to-end mission-ized autonomous air systems for air dominance and strike
Domain
Defense / Electronic Warfare / Autonomous Systems
Required skills
Electronic warfare systems engineering, Link budget analysis (ERP, sensitivity, J/S ratio), Emitter classification and identification, Electronic support and attack algorithms, RF test equipment operation, Systems engineering processes, Python/MATLAB/Bash for signal analysis
Preferred skills
Electronic order of battle development, DRFM-based systems, Electronic protection suites, EW modeling and simulation tools, Spectrum deconfliction, Vendor/subcontractor management
Technologies
Python, Bash, MATLAB, Spectrum analyzers, Signal generators, Vector network analyzers, Threat simulators, AFSIM, Suppressor
Responsibilities
Define EW capability and mission-level requirements for autonomous platforms; Own the electronic support chain from channelization to geolocation; Define and validate electronic attack employment techniques; Run and review EW link budgets; Build modeling and simulation environments for EW effectiveness; Select and integrate EW payloads within SWaP constraints; Collaborate with RF, autonomy, and software teams to deconflict operations
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC