Innovative Communications EW Engineer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 100,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, seeks a Communications Electronic Warfare Engineer to characterize communication systems and evaluate their behavior in contested environments to develop countermeasures. You will collaborate with engineers and scientists to plan test events, analyze data, and use modeling and simulation to guide technical decisions.

Your work will help sponsors understand system capabilities, identify potential limitations, prioritize next steps, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with coursework in communications, signals, RF, or DSP.
• At least three years of experience with communications/RF/electronic warfare systems.
• Familiar with Fourier transforms, sampling, filtering, and SNR analysis.

Responsibilities

• Assess communication systems using analysis, modeling, simulation, and test.
• Develop algorithms for electronic countermeasures.
• Apply communications theory and DSP to evaluate system behavior.
• Communicate findings and recommendations to sponsors and teammates.

Skills

MATLAB

Python

Digital signal processing

RF systems

Communications theory

Travel

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, MD, seeks a Communications Electronic Warfare Engineer to characterize communication systems and evaluate their behavior in contested environments to develop countermeasures. You will collaborate with engineers and scientists to plan test events, analyze data, and use modeling and simulation to guide technical decisions.

Your work will help sponsors understand system capabilities, identify potential limitations, prioritize next steps, and