Engineer/Scientist – SPY-6 Radar / Foreign Military Sales

Astrion; Virginia; On-site; USD 105,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion has an opening for an Engineer/Scientist to support the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 Radar Program at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, VA. The role involves systems engineering, concept development, and interfaces across hardware and software components.

The position requires a BS degree in engineering (ABET accredited) and 4–6 years of relevant experience, with MBSE and MATLAB proficiencies. US citizenship and a SECRET clearance are mandatory. On-site work is expected with limited travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited program in engineering or related field.
• Four to six years of relevant engineering/scientific experience (advanced degree may count).
• Experience with radar, sensor, or complex systems.
• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, traceability, and interfaces.
• Experience applying MBSE methods or tools to architecture or design activities.
• Ability to work on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren and possess/obtain DoD Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering and technical analysis for potential SPY-6 integration on foreign platforms.
• Develop and evaluate radar concepts, architectures, requirements, and interfaces.
• Define and maintain system requirements across hardware and software.
• Develop specifications, baselines, and interface control documents.
• Evaluate completeness, consistency, and traceability of requirements.
• Apply MBSE processes to requirements management and architecture development.
• Conduct radar performance analysis and assess feasibility of configurations.
• Develop models and tools for system performance prediction and verification.
• Support radar, combat-system, ship-platform integration activities.
• Provide test and evaluation support including planning and data analysis (MATLAB).
• Prepare technical reports, assessments, and briefings documenting feasibility.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field (ABET accredited)

ABET accreditation requirement

Systems engineering

MBSE methods/tools

Radar/ sensor/ complex systems experience

Requirements development/ decomposition/ traceability

Technical analysis and reporting

Tools

MATLAB

MBSE tools

Job description

Overview

ENGINEER/SCIENTIST

LOCATION: Dahlgren, VA

JOB STATUS: Full-Time

CLEARANCE: SECRET

CERTIFICATION: N/A

TRAVEL: Limited; as needed

SALARY: $105K-$135K

Astrion has an opening for an Engineer/Scientist supporting the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 Radar Program and Foreign Military Sales activities located on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in Dahlgren, VA.

Role and Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering and technical analysis supporting potential SPY-6 integration on foreign naval platforms.
• Develop and evaluate radar concepts, system architectures, requirements, and interface solutions.
• Define, decompose, allocate, and maintain system and subsystem requirements across hardware and software.
• Develop and assess system specifications, requirements baselines, capability documents, and interface control documents.
• Evaluate the completeness, consistency, traceability, and technical compliance of component and interface requirements.
• Apply model-based systems engineering processes, methods, and tools to requirements management, architecture development, design analysis, and technical decision-making.
• Conduct radar performance analysis and assess the technical feasibility of proposed system configurations.
• Develop models and analytical tools supporting system-performance prediction, assessment, and verification.
• Support radar, combat-system, ship-platform, and subsystem integration activities.
• Provide focused test and evaluation support, including test planning, data analysis using MATLAB or comparable tools, and documentation of engineering results.
• Prepare reports, technical assessments, briefings, and recommendations documenting radar-concept feasibility.
• Participate in technical interchanges and program-planning discussions with Government, industry, and international stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in: Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics.
• Engineering degrees must be from a school with at least one ABET-accredited professional engineering curriculum.
• Four to six years of relevant engineering or scientific experience; advanced education may be considered toward the experience requirement.
• Experience supporting systems engineering for radar, sensor, combat-system, shipboard, or similarly complex technical systems.
• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, traceability, system specifications, or interface definition.
• Experience applying MBSE methods or tools to architecture, requirements, or system-design activities.
• Experience conducting technical analyses and preparing engineering reports and presentations.
• Some experience supporting Foreign Military Sales, international programs, or integration of U.S. defense systems onto foreign platforms.
• Must be able to work on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.
• Must have a current DoD Secret security clearance or be able to obtain and maintain a minimum DoD Secret clearance.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree in engineering, mathematics, computer science, physics, or a related STEM discipline.
• Experience supporting SPY-6 or another advanced radar program.
• Experience with radar-system architecture, radar performance, signal processing, or sensor integration.
• Experience assessing shipboard integration constraints and interfaces.
• Experience with MATLAB, modeling and simulation, or other engineering-analysis tools.
• Familiarity with DoD acquisition and Foreign Military Sales processes.
• Experience communicating technical information to international customers or partners.