EW Specialist

Actalent; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 83,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Actalent is seeking an EW Specialist in Ottawa, ON, to support development of electronics threats libraries for naval applications to disrupt RF-based systems. Role includes building simulations, verifying models, and preparing technical documentation, with field or sea-trial support as needed.

The position is embedded at the Naval Electronic Warfare Centre in Ottawa and offers a contract-to-hire path with on-site work five days a week.

Qualifications

• 5-10 years' experience in an RF-related field (radar, antenna, electronic warfare, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of radio frequency (RF) theory.
• Experience running simulations with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Secret Level II clearance to start.
• Experience in radar system and/or antenna design and analysis.
• Experience in electronic warfare system and/or electronic support measures design and analysis.
• Knowledge of electronic attack and electronic protection concepts and systems.
• Experience working on military systems.

Responsibilities

• Review technical data from classified and unclassified sources to assess system characteristics and performance.
• Apply first-principles mathematical modeling to derive and estimate system parameters.
• Build and refine parametric system models.
• Develop simulations involving interactions between naval platforms and threat systems.
• Conduct Monte Carlo simulations and analyze results.
• Verify and assess models to ensure they accurately represent expected system behavior.
• Prepare technical documentation summarizing simulation methods and results.

Skills

RF theory

Radar/antenna design

Electronic warfare concepts

MATLAB/Simulink

RF experience 5–10 yrs

Secret clearance II

Job description

Job Description

As an EW Specialist, you will support the development of electronics threats mission libraries utilized in naval applications to confuse and disrupt RF-based systems as part of anti-air defense systems. You will build and analyze simulated scenarios involving radar, EO/IR sensors, jammers, decoys, chaff, and threat systems. Additionally, you will perform verification and validation, technical documentation, and support field or sea trials as required.

Job Title: EW Specialist

As an EW Specialist, you will support the development of electronics threats mission libraries utilized in naval applications to confuse and disrupt RF-based systems as part of anti-air defense systems. You will build and analyze simulated scenarios involving radar, EO/IR sensors, jammers, decoys, chaff, and threat systems. Additionally, you will perform verification and validation, technical documentation, and support field or sea trials as required.

Responsibilities

• Review technical data from classified and unclassified sources to assess system characteristics and performance.
• Apply first-principles mathematical modeling to derive and estimate system parameters.
• Build and refine parametric system models.
• Develop simulations involving interactions between naval platforms and threat systems.
• Conduct Monte Carlo simulations and analyze results.
• Verify and assess models to ensure they accurately represent expected system behavior.
• Prepare technical documentation summarizing simulation methods and results.

Essential Skills

• 5-10 years' experience in an RF-related field (radar, antenna, electronic warfare, etc.).
• Strong knowledge of radio frequency (RF) theory.
• Experience running simulations with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Secret Level II clearance to start.
• Experience in radar system and/or antenna design and analysis.
• Experience in electronic warfare system and/or electronic support measures design and analysis.
• Knowledge of electronic attack and electronic protection concepts and systems.
• Experience working on military systems.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• RF, Radio frequency, RF theory, Radio frequency theory.
• Jamming, EMC, decoy, chaff.
• EW, digitized radar.

Work Environment

The position is embedded at the Naval Electronic Warfare Centre (NEWC) in Ottawa, Canada, and involves working five days a week in a highly confidential environment. You will report to and collaborate with a Department of National Defense (DND) employee. This role offers an opportunity to support the Royal Canadian Navy by developing models used to defend against air missiles. Long-term employment opportunities are available as a contractor and/or full-time employee.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Pay And Benefits

The pay range for this position is $60.00 - $80.00/hr. Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Ottawa, ON.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Ottawa,ON.

À propos d'Actalent

Actalent est un leader mondial dans les services dingénierie et de sciences ainsi que dans les solutions de talents. Nous aidons des entreprises visionnaires à faire progresser leurs initiatives dingénierie et de science grâce à laccès à des experts spécialisés qui favorisent léchelle, linnovation et la rapidité de mise sur le marché. Avec un réseau de près de 20 000 consultants et 5 000 clients à travers les États-Unis, le Canada, lAsie et lEurope, Actalent dessert de nombreuses entreprises du Fortune 500. Nous sommes fiers dêtre lune des 500 meilleures firmes de conception de lEngineering News-Record (ENR) pour nos services de conception en ingénierie et un lauréat du prix ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® tant pour le service client que pour les talents.

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About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.