Senior Radar Systems Engineer – RF, Tracking & Range

Amentum; Main Street (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Educational reimbursement

Paid time off and holidays

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Disability and life insurance

Pet insurance

Job summary

Amentum is seeking a Radar Engineer to support the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC). The role designs, develops, and implements radar hardware systems, working with the radar lead engineer and a multi-disciplinary project team to deliver robust solutions.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of RF/radar experience, with hands-on testing, modeling, and collaboration across suppliers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related STEM field.
• 5+ years' experience with RF and radar systems.
• Experience with Windows-based systems and Office suite.
• Ability to develop proposals within multi-discipline teams.
• Knowledge of RF components: LO, doublers, mixers, attenuators, amplifiers.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, modify radar hardware systems.
• Support radar lead engineer and multi-disciplinary team.
• Develop modeling, simulation, and analysis for range radar systems.
• Assist with complex Level 1–3 testing to qualify hardware.
• Coordinate technical support and project execution.
• Interface with vendors and communicate project status.

Skills

RF Systems

Radar hardware

Analytical skills

Schematic reading

Leadership

Team collaboration

Documentation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

STEM degree

Tools

Windows OS

Office suite

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

VOMs

Test equipment

Job description

Amentum is seeking a Radar Engineer to support the Space Force Range Contract (SFRC). The role designs, develops, and implements radar hardware systems, working with the radar lead engineer and a multi-disciplinary project team to deliver robust solutions.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of RF/radar experience, with hands-on testing, modeling, and collaboration across suppliers.