Senior RF Electrical Engineer – Radar Systems (Security Clearance)

Everforth ECS; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the RPL team in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on high-performance RF systems for radar and Flight Termination System, requiring collaboration with RF, Mechanical, and Software engineers to derive solutions and verify performance.

The successful candidate will design hardware and firmware, perform verification testing, and mentor juniors while preparing documentation and test reports. A DoD clearance is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field with 8+ years of experience or Master's with 5+ years experience.
• Experience with schematic capture and layout of complex mixed-signal designs.
• HDI layout experience and understanding of high-density layouts.
• 5+ years hardware development experience using FPGAs, microprocessors and high-speed digital circuits in embedded designs.
• Knowledge of MIL-STD-461F and related electrical/electronic system standards.
• Experience generating Basis of Estimates (BOE) for scope and pricing.
• Experience producing technical content from concept to completion (test procedures, reports, analyses, manuals, and design reviews).
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to obtain and maintain US Government DoD security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work on high-performance RF systems for Radar and Flight Termination System (FTS).
• Collaborate with RF, Mechanical, and Software engineers to derive solutions and verify designs.
• Perform verification testing, troubleshoot issues, and conduct hands-on hardware and firmware development.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical content creation and design reviews.
• Support estimating, planning, and customer-facing activities.

Skills

Schematic capture

HDI layout

RF systems

FPGAs

MIL-STD-461F

BOE/Scope & Pricing

technical writing

mentoring

security clearance

team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium

MATLAB

SPICE/PSPICE

Keysight

Vivado/Quartus

Job description

Everforth ECS seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the RPL team in Chantilly, VA. The role focuses on high-performance RF systems for radar and Flight Termination System, requiring collaboration with RF, Mechanical, and Software engineers to derive solutions and verify performance.

The successful candidate will design hardware and firmware, perform verification testing, and mentor juniors while preparing documentation and test reports. A DoD clearance is required.