Electronic Warfare Engineer

SDFM; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Powerus seeks an Electronic Warfare Engineer to analyze jamming, spoofing, and interception effects on unmanned platforms and define requirements for RF, datalink, and navigation subsystems.

You will model electromagnetic environments, assess susceptibility, and specify mitigations across hardware, waveform, and autonomy. Collaboration with flight software and autonomy teams is essential, with work near Rock Hill, SC.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE, physics, or related field.
• Experience in electronic warfare, radar, or RF spectrum operations.
• Proficiency with MATLAB or Python for modeling.

Responsibilities

• Model the electromagnetic environment and derive requirements for RF chain, datalink, and navigation subsystems.
• Analyze susceptibility to jamming, spoofing, and interception and specify mitigations.
• Support GPS-denied operation and anti-jam navigation trade studies.
• Characterize emissions and signatures and specify reductions where needed.
• Plan and execute EW test events in chamber, range, and flight tests.
• Define degraded-mode behavior with autonomy and flight software teams.
• Translate customer threat documentation into specifications.

Skills

Electronic warfare

RF analysis

Interference mitigation

Modeling & analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

About Powerus

Powerus is building a next-generation American autonomous systems platform designed to move, protect, and sustain critical assets in high-consequence environments. The company combines advanced autonomy, manufacturing capability, operational expertise, and strategic acquisitions to support defense, national security, critical infrastructure, and commercial operations globally.

Mission

Our mission is to deliver resilient autonomous technologies that strengthen national security, improve operational safety, and expand the capabilities of organizations operating in complex environments.

Why Join Powerus

Powerus customers operate in contested spectrum, where jamming, spoofing, and interception threaten the datalink and navigation of every aircraft. Survivability in that environment is a design requirement.

This role analyzes those threats and sets requirements for the RF chain, datalink, navigation, and autonomy, and verifies mitigations in chamber, range, and flight test.

Position Overview

Powerus is seeking an Electronic Warfare Engineer to analyze and mitigate the effects of jamming, spoofing, and interception on Powerus unmanned platforms.

Key Responsibilities

• Model the electromagnetic environment and derive requirements for the RF chain, datalink, and navigation subsystems
• Analyze susceptibility to jamming, spoofing, and interception and specify mitigations in hardware, waveform, and autonomy
• Support GPS-denied and GPS-degraded operation, including anti-jam antenna and alternative navigation trade studies
• Characterize emissions and signature and specify reductions where required
• Plan and execute electronic warfare test events in chamber, on range, and in instrumented flight
• Define degraded-mode behavior under contested link conditions with autonomy and flight software engineers
• Translate customer threat documentation into specifications

Qualifications

• Must be located in the United States, within commuting distance of Rock Hill, SC
• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, physics, or a related field
• Experience in electronic warfare, radar, spectrum operations, or a related RF discipline
• Working knowledge of jamming and anti-jam techniques, spread spectrum, and receiver behavior under interference
• Modeling and analysis experience in MATLAB, Python, or an equivalent tool
• U.S. Person status required (U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual under 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); this role involves access to ITAR- and EAR-controlled technical data

Preferred Qualifications

• Counter-UAS or air defense experience
• GPS anti-jam, CRPA, or alternative navigation experience
• Experience with U.S. Department of Defense customers and threat documentation
• Radar or ESM signal processing experience
• Active or prior U.S. security clearance

What We Look For

Candidates should have turned a threat description into a specification that another team built and tested against.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Powerus is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and mission-driven workforce. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.