Senior Electrical Engineer, IBS/DoD Systems

Mission Essential; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The Mission Essential Group, LLC (MEG) seeks a skilled Electrical Engineer to support the IBS-ES program by maintaining and evaluating the IW/CIB Integration Testbed, analyzing waveform impacts, and aiding operational troubleshooting. You will backfill key roles and drive automation across multiple sites to ensure mission readiness.

Responsibilities include coordinating change management, performing risk assessments, monitoring system performance, and providing technical recommendations to

Qualifications

• Security Clearance: TS with SCI eligibility.
• BA/BS in Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of relevant work experience.
• Technical troubleshooting and network performance tuning experience.
• Experience with DoD UHF SATCOM systems, protocols and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Manage IW/CIB Integration Testbed to support testing, risk assessment, and evaluation of IW and CIB operational impacts.
• Provide test environments, data, and technical support for CIB terminal vendors, including UCTS-enabled testing and validation activities.
• Conduct laboratory testing of CIB-PT capabilities and assess risks associated with IWCS changes, upgrades, and service allocations.
• Monitor Downlink Monitoring Equipment (DME) and analyze system logs to identify, troubleshoot, and resolve CIB and IWCS performance, availability, and reliability issues.
• Coordinate change management activities, vulnerability scans, patch management, and system maintenance while minimizing operational impacts.

Skills

Technical troubleshooting

Network performance tuning

Analytical thinking

Ownership & urgency

Education

BA/BS in Engineering/CS

Tools

DoD UHF SATCOM systems

Scripting (Python, MATLAB)

Job description

The Mission Essential Group, LLC (MEG) seeks a skilled Electrical Engineer to support the IBS-ES program by maintaining and evaluating the IW/CIB Integration Testbed, analyzing waveform impacts, and aiding operational troubleshooting. You will backfill key roles and drive automation across multiple sites to ensure mission readiness.

Responsibilities include coordinating change management, performing risk assessments, monitoring system performance, and providing technical recommendations to