Senior RF Test, Radar Systems Engineer

Date: Nov 20, 2024

Location: Dayton, OH, Ohio, United States

Company: HII's Mission Technologies division

Requisition Number: 21171 

Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type: Full Time/Salaried/Exempt

Hours Per Week: 40 

Security Clearance: Secret 

Level of Experience: Senior 

Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) Mission Technologies is seeking a Senior RF or Electronic Systems Engineer with expertise and technical competence in solving complex “system-of-systems” engineering problems.  This individual provides technical leadership of all phases of hardware and software design, analysis, development, integration, implementation, verification and validation of complex engineering systems.  The work includes analyzing and developing requirements as well as determining appropriate use of technologies in solving complex engineering problems.  This individual should also have strong verbal skills to effectively lead and direct engineering design and analysis efforts to include customer interactions, as part of a team.  The use of appropriate software tools to layout and document designs is a core part of the work.  A strong Testing and Evaluation background is highly desired along with a controls and instrumentation background if possible.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Performs engineering functions in one or more of the following specialties: electronics, electrical, computer, mechanical or related engineering fields. Must be a self-starter, have the ability to consistently deliver at a high level with minimum supervision and maintain continuous communications with subordinates, peers, test customers and upper management personnel 

Job Requirements

  • Minimum Secret clearance required to start
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI w/ enhanced security checks
  • Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering or Related Degree
  • 15 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 13 years relevant experience with Masters in related field; or 10 years relevant experience with PhD; or high school diploma or equivalent and 19 years of experience.
  • Good analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills
  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Radar Hardware Design, Test and Evaluation (T&E)
  • Software to include MATLAB
  • RF, Fire Control Radar or EW Background
  • Test & Evaluation (T&E) knowledge
  • Experience in anechoic chamber design, use and sustainment to include calibration schemes, multi-path analysis, and optimization. 

Desired Skills

  • Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or Related Degree
  • Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) techniques, theory and high-throughput implementation
  • Hardware in the Loop (HITL) experience
  • Test and Evaluation (T&E) experience
  • Software Programming, ideally knowledge of SIMULINK and C++
  • Capable to read and manipulate Altium / Orcad / AutoCAD / Multisim

Physical Requirements

Office or industrial environment. Lifting and moving of materials not to exceed the guidelines set for one man lift.

This opportunity resides with Cyber & Electronic Warfare, a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace. Our deep expertise in network architecture, software and hardware development, cybersecurity and the electromagnetic environment uniquely enables us to support sensitive missions for federal agency partners.

 

HII is a global engineering and defense technologies provider. With a 135-year history of trusted partnerships in advancing U.S. national security, HII delivers critical capabilities ranging from the most powerful and survivable naval ships ever built, to unmanned systems, ISR and AI/ML analytics. HII leads the industry in mission-driven solutions that support and enable a networked, all-domain force. Headquartered in Virginia, HII’s skilled workforce is 44,000 strong. For more information, please visit: hii.com.

 

HII is an Equal Opportunity/Vets and Disabled Employer. U.S. Citizenship may be required for certain positions.