Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer - RF & Fielding

Sigma-Defense; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental and Vision Insurance

Medical Insurance (HSA, FSA)

Life and AD&D coverage

401(k) with company match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Holidays

Educational Assistance

Job summary

Sigma Defense is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering, integration, and technical execution of advanced EW systems for DoD customers. The role requires RF, systems engineering, signal processing, hardware integration and verification expertise.

The engineer will prototype, test, and field EW capabilities in operational environments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring rigorous technical baselines and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experience designing or integrating RF or EW systems.
• Experience supporting DoD acquisition programs.
• Strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes.
• Experience developing technical documentation.
• Experience integrating complex hardware and software systems.
• Experience troubleshooting RF systems.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the systems engineering lifecycle from concept development through production and fielding.
• Develop and maintain system requirements, ICDs, and verification plans.
• Perform requirements decomposition, allocation, and traceability.
• Develop system architectures, block diagrams, and technical baselines.
• Design and integrate RF, communications, EA/ES/EP systems.
• Coordinate with multiple engineering teams and field environments.
• Support FAT/SAT, TRR, PRR, and customer demonstrations.
• Identify risks and mitigation strategies.
• Support proposal development and technical writing.

Skills

RF system architecture

RF distribution

Amplifiers

Antennas

Filters

Mixers

Switch matrices

Frequency converters

Power dividers/combiners

RF shielding

Spectrum analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Python

MATLAB

C/C++

LabVIEW

Linux

Windows

Git

Microsoft Office

IBM DOORS

Job description

Sigma Defense is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer to lead end-to-end engineering, integration, and technical execution of advanced EW systems for DoD customers. The role requires RF, systems engineering, signal processing, hardware integration and verification expertise.

The engineer will prototype, test, and field EW capabilities in operational environments, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and ensuring rigorous technical baselines and documentation.