Radar Engineer/Scientist Senior

V2X, Inc.; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

V2X, Inc. in Virginia seeks a systems engineer to support NSCWDD’s Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems programs, providing expertise across the acquisition lifecycle for US Navy and USMC radar systems such as DBR, G/ATOR, SPY-1 and SPY-6.

You will help plan engineering strategies, perform technical analysis, develop tests, and contribute to system specifications and data analysis. Field and lab work on ships or at dry docks may be required.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree required or equivalent certification.
• Experience with radar/sensor systems is preferred.
• Ability to work in field and laboratory environments.

Responsibilities

• Provide sensor systems expertise across the acquisition lifecycle for US Navy and US Marine Corps radar programs.
• Plan and execute engineering strategies for requirements, design verification and project plans.
• Deliver technical analysis and systems engineering support for architecture, interoperability, and specifications.
• Develop test and evaluation documentation and laboratory test plans for SW/MW articles.
• Draft system/subsystem specifications ensuring consistency with current architectures.
• Support signal processing activities and data collection to assess performance.
• Conduct field or lab work on ships or in non-office environments as required.

Job description

Overview

Working across the globe, V2X builds smart solutions designed to integrate physical and digital infrastructure from base to battlefield. We bring 120 years of successful mission support to improve security, streamline logistics, and enhance readiness. Aligned around a shared purpose, our $3.9B company and 16,000 people work alongside our clients, here and abroad, to tackle their most complex challenges with integrity, respect, responsibility, and professionalism.

In support of NSCWDD’s B (Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems) Department, Codes B40 and B60, provide sensor systems expertise across the entire acquisition lifecycle from concept exploration through sustainment of US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) radar systems. Systems supported across B40 and B60 include Dual Band Radar (DBR), Ground Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), AN/SPY-1, AN/SPY-6, Enhanced Radar Data Display System (ERDDS), Enhanced Coherent Data Collection System (ECDCS0, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), and other sensor systems.

Responsibilities

• What You’ll Do:
  • In support of NSCWDD’s B (Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems) Department, Codes B40 and B60, provide sensor systems expertise across the entire acquisition lifecycle from concept exploration through sustainment of US Navy (USN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) radar systems. Systems supported across B40 and B60 include Dual Band Radar (DBR), Ground Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), AN/SPY-1, AN/SPY-6, Enhanced Radar Data Display System (ERDDS), Enhanced Coherent Data Collection System (ECDCS0, Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), and other sensor systems.
• Key Responsibilities:
  • Support the development and execution of systems engineering plans from requirements identification through design verification. Plan and execute engineering strategies in accordance with approved project acquisition strategies and plans:
  • Perform requested aspects of technical analysis and systems engineering support to facilitate aspects of architecture design, interoperability, specification analysis and development, solutions implementation and systems sustainment of supported project.
  • Develop test and evaluation documentation, including laboratory testing plans, new technology evaluation documents, usability engineering documents and laboratory testing of SW/MW test articles developed by the product design agent.
  • Research and develop systems/subsystem specification documents, including compliance, completeness and consistency of component and interface requirements with current and evolving system requirements, information architectures, and systems.
  • Support signal processing activities, to include waveform, clutter management and electronic protection development; designing electronic compatibility into systems; and supporting data collection and analysis to determine effectiveness of signal processing systems.
  • Duties may be conducted in government or contractor office or laboratory environments, as well as field work in direct support of USN/USMC organizations. This may include working onboard U.S. and/or foreign naval ships or vessels. on piers, in dry docks, or other field/non-office environments, as required.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification:
• Education/Professional Certifications:
  • Must meet one or more of the following:
    • (a) A Bachelor’s degree from a school of engineering with at