RF Systems Engineer—Radar & FTS (DoD Clearance Eligible)

Everforth ECS; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks an Electrical Engineer to join the RPL team in Chantilly, VA, with focus on high-performance RF systems for radar and Flight Termination Systems. You will collaborate with RF, mechanical, and software engineers to derive requirements, verify designs, and troubleshoot issues.

A successful candidate will design hardware and firmware, perform testing, and contribute to technical documentation and innovations. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering with relevant experience.
• Experience in schematic capture and PCB layout for multi-layer boards.
• Proficiency in FPGA design and RTOS.
• Strong grounding in electrical engineering principles and test practices.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US DoD security clearance.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces and RF/system-level design.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer requirements and derive system, subsystem, and component specifications.
• Participate in SRR, PDR, CDR, and TRR reviews.
• Develop electrical designs from component to system level.
• Create and execute ATPs for electronic assemblies and systems.
• Develop test scripts for automated testing.
• Integrate COTS/sub-assemblies into RF systems.
• Document design, testing procedures, and manuals.
• Collaborate across cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Travel domestically and internationally up to 15% as needed.

Skills

Schematic Capture

PCB Layout

FPGA design

RTOS

High-speed interfaces

US DoD Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

Siemens/Mentor Graphics PADS

SPICE/PSPICE

MATLAB

Keysight PathWave

Genesys/ADS

HFSS

ModelSim

Vivado

Vitis

Quartus

Job description

Everforth ECS seeks an Electrical Engineer to join the RPL team in Chantilly, VA, with focus on high-performance RF systems for radar and Flight Termination Systems. You will collaborate with RF, mechanical, and software engineers to derive requirements, verify designs, and troubleshoot issues.

A successful candidate will design hardware and firmware, perform testing, and contribute to technical documentation and innovations. Domestic and international travel may be required.