Electronic Warfare Engineer

DCS Corp; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corporation seeks Electronic Warfare Mission Data Engineers to apply analytical techniques to formulate and solve problems, plan for future technologies, conduct R&D, and define requirements for EW systems.

Responsibilities include preparing final reports, supporting reviews, developing MD threat databases, simulations, and rapid reprogrammings to counter evolving threats; strong writing and communications skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required with up to 3 years of relevant experience.
• Engineering degree with 3–10 years of relevant experience.
• Engineering degree with over 10 years of relevant experience.
• Active Secret or Top-Secret clearance may be required; ability to obtain Secret clearance within 6–9 months of hire.
• Strong writing and communications skills.

Responsibilities

• Prepare final reports and end-of-test briefings; present results to review boards.
• Support working groups, technical reviews, and program meetings.
• Attend meetings and make recommendations on technical and functional process matters.
• Prepare and present technical status briefings documenting progress and issues.
• Develop threat databases and MDO resources; plan assessments and experiments.
• Design and use software tools to flag and extract threat parameters.

Skills

Strong writing and communications

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s of Science Degree in Engineering

Job description

DCS Corporation is seeking talented Electronic Warfare Mission Data Engineers to apply a variety of analytical techniques to formulate and solve problems; plan for future technologies; conduct research and development; and define requirements for systems. Support EW system improvements and follow-on enhancements to aircraft countermeasures components and the development of Mission Data for Combat Air Forces aircraft Electronic Warfare (EW) and defensive systems, including radar warning receivers, ECM jammers, and ECM dispenser systems.

Essential Job Functions

Prepare final reports and end-of-test briefings. Present final reports to review boards and results briefings to higher HQ.

Support working groups, technical reviews, and other group activities, such as TPWGs, PMRs, PDRs, and CDRs.

Attend program meetings and make recommendations on technical and functional process matters and decisions.

Prepare and present technical status briefings documenting progress, accomplishments, and problem areas affecting defined task areas.

Recommend COIs and program objectives; develop proposed designs, methods, and scenarios; recommend M&S requirements; and propose program schedules.

Develop Project Management directives, operational requirement documents, and other program documents.

• Develop and update threat databases using EWIR tools.
• Plan, conduct, and report Performance Characterization Assessments.
• Design and use computer-based tools to flag and extract threat system parametrics for analyses.

• Generate optimized EW MD software files.
• Develop and use software simulations and EW laboratory facilities to verify and validate MD prior to fielding.
• Perform rapid reprogramming of fielded MD in response to adversary threat changes.

Develop Critical Operational Issues, Measures of Effectiveness, Measures of Performance, and mission scenarios.

• Develop MD, instrumentation and data management and analysis plans.
• Coordinate with higher HQ and participating organizations to schedule MDO resources and activities.

Conduct briefings and debriefings.

Design MDO configurations.

Required Skills:

Entry Level: Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in Engineering with up to 3 years of relevant experience.

Mid-Level: Bachelors or Masters of Science Degree in Engineering with 3 to 10 years of relevant experience.

Senior Level: Masters of Science Degree in Engineering with over 10 years of relevant experience.

Some positions require active Secret or Top-Secret security clearance and others require ability to obtain a Secret security clearance within 6-9 months of hire.

Strong writing and communications skills.