RF Signal Processing Engineer – Electronic Warfare

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

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a creative signal processing engineer to advance RF and electronic warfare technologies in the national security domain. You will contribute to new system concepts, modeling, and prototyping within a collaborative team of engineers and scientists.

The role emphasizes developing techniques to defeat adversarial radar and communications, evaluating radar performance, and briefing sponsors on progress.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, physics, or mathematics with a concentration in signal processing.
• At least three years of relevant experience in signal processing design and analysis.
• Strong MATLAB or Python programming experience; ability to obtain clearance.

Responsibilities

• Develop novel concepts to defeat adversarial radar and communication systems; involve multiple sub-disciplines in signal processing.
• Study current and future radar systems and evaluate their performance.
• Model and evaluate performance end-to-end for new system designs; prototype new concepts.

Skills

Signal processing

MATLAB

Python

C++

Security clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/physics/math

Master's degree or Ph.D. in related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C++

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is seeking a creative signal processing engineer to advance RF and electronic warfare technologies in the national security domain. You will contribute to new system concepts, modeling, and prototyping within a collaborative team of engineers and scientists.

The role emphasizes developing techniques to defeat adversarial radar and communications, evaluating radar performance, and briefing sponsors on progress.