Senior Radar Systems Engineer - Secret Clearance

Astrion; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion has an opening for a Senior Engineer/Scientist supporting the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Radar (ExR) Program, located on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in Dahlgren, VA.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance, 10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience on radar or similar complex systems, proficiency with MBSE, modeling and analysis, and the ability to produce technical reports and briefings. U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an ABET-accredited program in Mechanical, Electrical, Computer, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, Computer Science, or Physics
• Must have a current DoD Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one
• Ten or more years of relevant engineering or scientific experience
• Experience in systems engineering for radar, sensor, combat-system, or similar complex systems
• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, traceability, system specifications, and interface definition
• Experience applying MBSE methods and tools to system architecture, requirements, or design activities
• Experience with technical modeling, simulation, system-performance analysis, or radar analysis
• Ability to prepare and present clear technical analyses, recommendations, and engineering documentation
• Must be able to work on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren
• Must be a U.S. citizen

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute systems engineering plans supporting radar system design, integration, verification, and sustainment.
• Define, decompose, allocate, and manage system and subsystem requirements across hardware and software.
• Develop and maintain system specifications, requirements baselines, capability documents, and interface control documents.
• Assess the completeness, consistency, traceability, and technical compliance of system, subsystem, component, and interface requirements.
• Apply model-based systems engineering processes, methods, and tools to support system architecture, requirements management, design analysis, and technical decision-making.
• Perform radar system architecture, interoperability, and performance analyses.
• Develop engineering models and analytical tools to predict, assess, and verify radar-system performance.
• Support model verification, validation, and accreditation by evaluating model fidelity and comparing modeled results with system data.
• Participate in radar, combat-system, and platform integration activities.
• Support radar signal-processing engineering, including waveform development, clutter management, electronic protection, electromagnetic compatibility, and implementation of new processing techniques.
• Plan and support focused integration and test activities, analyze test data using MATLAB and laboratory tools, and document technical results.
• Prepare technical reports, engineering assessments, briefings, and recommendations for Government program managers and technical stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

MBSE

Modeling & simulation

Requirements management

Radar analysis

Technical documentation

On-site work

U.S. citizen

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering

Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Bachelor’s degree in Physics

ABET-accredited engineering program

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

Astrion has an opening for a Senior Engineer/Scientist supporting the U.S. Navy’s Expeditionary Radar (ExR) Program, located on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren in Dahlgren, VA.

The role requires a DoD Secret clearance, 10+ years of relevant systems engineering experience on radar or similar complex systems, proficiency with MBSE, modeling and analysis, and the ability to produce technical reports and briefings. U.S.