Senior Radar Engineer — Part-Time, Hybrid, TS/SCI

American Systems; Washington; Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 145,000; Part time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a part-time Senior Radar Engineer to support design, analysis, and integration of naval radar systems at multiple locations in the Washington, D.C. area.

The role requires active TS/SCI with SAP eligibility and the ability to travel to partner sites as needed. The selected candidate will lead modeling and simulations, mentor engineers, and provide technical direction across the system lifecycle, ensuring high-performance mission capabilities and robust interfaces with

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical, Electronics, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
• 8–10 years of radar engineering, electronic-system design, analysis, integration, test, production, or fleet support.

Responsibilities

• Analyze radar and computer-processing performance for naval weapon systems.
• Support system analysis, design, development, integration, test, and production activities.
• Evaluate radar-system designs, specifications, and architectures; provide technical recommendations.
• Develop models and simulations to assess radar performance, tracking, clutter rejection, and mission effectiveness.
• Partner with hardware and systems teams to integrate radar subsystems, conduct testing, and resolve interface issues.
• Lead data collection, performance analysis, and field-validation efforts in operational environments.
• Provide technical leadership, mentor engineers, lead reviews, and communicate findings to naval and government stakeholders.

Skills

Radar engineering

System analysis

Data analysis

Technical leadership

MATLAB

Python

Phased-array

FMCW

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Electronics/Systems Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a part-time Senior Radar Engineer to support design, analysis, and integration of naval radar systems at multiple locations in the Washington, D.C. area.

The role requires active TS/SCI with SAP eligibility and the ability to travel to partner sites as needed. The selected candidate will lead modeling and simulations, mentor engineers, and provide technical direction across the system lifecycle, ensuring high-performance mission capabilities and robust interfaces with