Radar Systems Engineer - Jr/Mid/Sr - 28352 *

Mission Technologies, a division of HII; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Mission Technologies, a division of HII, is hiring Junior, Mid-Level, and Senior Radar Systems Engineers to support advanced radar systems at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Key responsibilities include system design evaluation, technical planning, and converting product requirements into specifications. Qualifications range from 2 years of experience with a Bachelor’s to 9 years for a Senior position, with familiarity in Radar principles a plus. The role requires security clearance and offers a collaborative engineering environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of relevant experience or higher education with relevant experience.
• Experience with Radar design or Signals analysis.
• Hands-on experience from academic projects.
• Ability to create technical documentation.
• Must obtain and maintain specific security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate technical planning and system design.
• Assist with analyses on systems concepts and designs.
• Convert requirements into hardware and software specifications.
• Perform functional analysis and trade studies.
• Collaborate with a team to ensure successful project outcomes.

Skills

Radar principles

Signals analysis

Technical documentation

MATLAB

Laboratory test equipment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s degree

High School Diploma

Tools

Multimeters

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Power meters

Job description

Job Description

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Mission Technologies Division (HII‑MT), is seeking Junior, Mid‑Level, and Senior Radar Systems Engineers to join our dynamic team supporting advanced radar system development.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio and is within a commutable distance from Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside.

Essential Job Responsibilities

Junior Radar Systems Engineer Responsibilities

• Assists in the evaluation of technical planning, system design, system integration, verification, and validation.
• Supports senior engineers in performing analyses on system concepts, design, fabrication, and testing while considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Converts product requirements into effective hardware and software specifications.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, and interface definition to support system development.
• Works closely with a team of engineers and external partner vendors to develop solutions, identify risks, and ensure project success.

Mid‑Level Radar Systems Engineer Responsibilities

• Contributes to the evaluation of technical planning, system design, system integration, verification, and validation.
• Assists in performing analyses on system concepts, design, fabrication, and testing, while considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Supports the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into effective hardware and software specifications.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, and interface definition to support system development.
• Works closely with a team of engineers and external partner vendors to develop solutions, identify risks, and ensure project success.

Senior Radar Systems Engineer Responsibilities

• Contributes to evaluation of technical planning, system design, system integration, verification, and validation.
• Assists in performing analyses on system concepts, design, fabrication, and testing, while considering technical, schedule, and cost constraints.
• Supports the logical and systematic conversion of product requirements into effective hardware and software specifications.
• Performs functional analysis, timeline analysis, trade studies, and interface definition to support system development.
• Works closely with a team of engineers and external partner vendors to develop solutions, identify risks, and ensure project success.

Minimum Qualifications

Junior Radar Systems Engineer

• 2 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor’s in a related field; or 0 years with a Master’s degree; or a High School Diploma or equivalent and 4 years of relevant experience.
• Academic or internship experience with Radar principles or Signals analysis.
• Hands‑on experience from academic projects or internships with the test, integration, and verification of hardware and software in a lab environment.
• Ability to assist in the creation of technical documentation and reports.
• Clearance: Secret Security Clearance to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with enhanced security checks.

Mid‑Level Radar Systems Engineer

• 5 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 3 years relevant experience with Masters; 0 years relevant experience with PhD or JD; or High School Diploma and 9 years relevant experience.
• Experience with Radar design or Signals analysis.
• Experience contributing to system design, trade studies, RF chain analysis, and system performance analysis.
• Experience with laboratory test equipment such as multimeters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.
• Experience with Radar transmit strategies, Radar Signal Processing techniques, system integration, and test procedures.
• Clearance: Secret Security Clearance to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with enhanced security checks.

Senior Radar Systems Engineer

• 9 years relevant experience with Bachelors in related field; 7 years relevant experience with Masters; 4 years relevant experience with PhD or JD; or High School Diploma and 13 years relevant experience.
• Experience with Radar design or Signals analysis.
• Experience contributing to system design, trade studies, RF chain analysis, and system performance analysis.
• Experience with laboratory test equipment such as multimeters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.
• Experience with Radar transmit strategies, Radar Signal Processing techniques, system integration, and test procedures.
• Clearance: Secret Security Clearance to start. Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with enhanced security checks.

Preferred Requirements

Junior Radar Systems Engineer

• Familiarity with systems engineering concepts, with an interest in RF chain analysis and system performance analysis.
• Familiarity with laboratory test equipment such as multimeters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, network analyzers, power meters, etc.
• Basic understanding of Radar transmit strategies, Radar Signal Processing techniques, system integration, and test procedures.
• Proficiency with analysis tools/programs such as MATLAB.

Mid‑Level Radar Systems Engineer

• Proficiency with analysis tools/programs such as MATLAB.
• Hands‑on experience with the test, integration, and verification of hardware and software in a lab environment.
• Ability to contribute to technical documentation and reports.

Senior Radar Systems Engineer

• Proficiency with analysis tools/programs such as MATLAB.
• Hands‑on experience with the test, integration, and verification of hardware and software in a lab environment.
• Ability to contribute to technical documentation and reports.

Physical Requirements

• Office or industrial environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.
• Lifting and moving materials may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, or veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

Reasonable Accommodations

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to [e-mail] and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may also call 1‑844‑849‑8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.