Advanced Radar Engineer

Banner-Defense,-Inc.-; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Defense seeks an Advanced Radar Engineer to support the MDA Theater-Based Defense program with TPY-2 and related radar systems. The role involves coordinating actions across PMO teams, assuring MR artifacts, and interfacing with the warfighter community to align radar requirements.

The candidate will contribute to system engineering tasks, risk assessments, and on-site support for radar software and hardware activities, while maintaining regulatory and programmatic compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or higher in STEM with 12+ years DoD radar defense experience.
• Expertise in THAAD, TPY-2 FBM radar, Patriot or Aegis radars.
• Active Secret Clearance; US citizenship required.
• Experience with US Army Materiel Release processes.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Mobile Land-Based Sensors PMO coordinator for AN/TPY-2 FBM radar surveillance.
• Supports MR process to ensure radar safety, suitability, and supportability for warfighters.
• Coordinate and prepare MR artifacts and data products for the sensor engineering team.
• Assist with THAAD MR coordination related to radar components and product management.
• Coordinate with Warfighter community on radar requirements and track action items.

Skills

THAAD/TPY-2 radar

Army radar systems

Systems Engineering

Education

Bachelor's Degree in STEM

Master's Degree in STEM preferred

Job description

Advanced Radar Engineer

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Be a part of our passionate and determined team on a mission to use our skills and experiences to make a difference in the defense and aerospace industry.

Position Description:

Banner Defense is in search of an Advanced Radar Engineer who will support the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) Theater-Based Defense (TB), Mobile Land-Based (MLB) Sensors Program Office. This position ensures all requirements are met in accordance with agency protocols, contracts, and government regulations.

Responsibilities

• Serves as Mobile Land-Based Sensors Program Office coordinator for AN/TPY-2 Forward Base Mode (FBM) Surveillance Radar Army Materiel Release (MR) and Fielding
• Supports the MR process to ensure the AN/TPY-2 radar is safe, suitable, and supportable for the warfighter. Support the Targets System Engineering team in all aspects of target design, analysis, and test including development and assessment requirements, modeling and simulation, test analysis, and reporting
• Coordinate and secure approval; develop, coordinate, and prepare Materiel Release (MR) products to include program inputs, assist with developing MR artifacts, and handle MR data products for the sensor engineering technical and management team.
• Support THAAD Weapon's MR Coordinator with AN/TPY-2 Terminal Mode Radar component support as it relates to MR and fielding. Assist TBS with carrying out Lead Systems Engineering responsibilities for the TPY-2 Product Management Office.
• Coordinate with the Warfighter community (US Army Space and Missile Defense Command) on radar requirements.
• Coordinate meetings, prepare minutes/notes, and track action items to closure.
• Supports the THAAD International Engineering Services Program (IESP) with AN/TPY-2 Terminal Mode Radar component support. This includes: Provide periodic radar updates to the local UAE and KSA Foreign Liaison officers (FLO) offices on IESP-related Radar Software Maintenance.
• Occasionally, as requested: Serve as Integrated Product Team (IPT) leader for one of the Product Office's oriented IPTs. Assign, coordinate, track, and report action item status and taskings across the IPT.
• Provide surveillance, oversight, coordination and status reporting for various development activities to include, but not limited to, software and hardware requirements review and verify changes for Hardware and software impacts; traces reviews to/from software and firmware requirements specifications.
• Develop and brief weekly updates at product office weekly staff meetings with product office leadership and industry prime contractor.
• Coordinate/Collaborate with Missile Defense Agency (MDA) organizations and MDA-external organizations to facilitate select aspects of radar test and evaluation activities.
• Provide system engineering and software development support, including assessments and analyses of requirements, strategies, designs, specifications, plans, alternatives, metrics, processes, and development issues.
• On occasion, provide radar on-site support for software upgrades associated with radar software testing, Flight and Ground Tests, and early integration events.
• Contribute to team effort by accomplishing other duties as needed

Required Skills/Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in STEM (Master's in STEM preferred) and 12+ years of proven experience in DoD air and missile defense, or a related role within a government or contractor environment
• Expertise in THAAD Weapon, TPY-2 FBM radar, Patriot, or Sentinel Army radars, or Navy Aegis radar
• Proficiency in US Army Materiel Release
• Working knowledge of Air and Missile Defense Radar Systems
• Technical working knowledge of Systems Engineering processes
• Communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to use problem-solving skills to deal with issues
• Active Secret Clearance, which requires proof of U.S. citizenship
• Travel may be required

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Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.