Lead Radar Systems Engineer for DoD Advanced Radar

Dalcom, LLC; Maryland; On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Health savings account

Life insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

Dalcom Engineering in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, seeks a Radar Systems Engineer – Technical Lead to guide DoD radar projects, lead technical execution, and develop modeling and simulation capabilities. The role combines hands-on radar signal processing with system design and test planning, coordinating with Government stakeholders.

The candidate will lead analysis, simulations, and large-scale test configurations, contributing to advanced radar concepts and processing techniques while ensuring

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics.
• 2+ years of experience with MATLAB.
• 5+ years of radar systems engineering experience.
• 5+ years of RF signal and data processing.
• 5+ years of RF simulation and/or test design.
• Experience leading the development of RF systems.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide engineering support to radar science and technology efforts.
• Lead the technical execution of multi-year Department of Defense advanced radar projects.
• Lead test planning and provide on-site test support for radar division projects.
• Assist the Government project lead with project management and technical activities.
• Lead development of analysis and simulation capabilities to evaluate new radar concepts and processing techniques.
• Use simulations and small-scale tests to assess existing system performance and design large-scale test configurations.
• Develop solutions to complex technical problems involving signal and data processing and radar system design.
• Analyze radar data products to evaluate system and algorithm performance.
• Collaborate with radar subject matter experts and Army representatives to identify future research areas.
• Review external contractor deliverables and present technical results to Government stakeholders.

Skills

Radar systems engineering

RF signal processing

RF data processing

Technical leadership

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Physics

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Job description

Dalcom Engineering in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD, seeks a Radar Systems Engineer – Technical Lead to guide DoD radar projects, lead technical execution, and develop modeling and simulation capabilities. The role combines hands-on radar signal processing with system design and test planning, coordinating with Government stakeholders.

The candidate will lead analysis, simulations, and large-scale test configurations, contributing to advanced radar concepts and processing techniques while ensuring