Senior RF Engineer - Radar & EW Subsystems

i3; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Long-term financial security

Higher job satisfaction

Great company culture

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Health and wellness incentives

Job summary

i3 seeks an RF Engineer to support the Naval Research Laboratory, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division. You will design RF subsystems for threat simulators and serve as SME during seeker analysis, contributing to advanced electronic warfare research and development.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in RF radar, experience with LFM/BPSK waveforms, antennas, beamforming, and DSP, and hold an active SECRET clearance with TS/SCI potential.

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• At least seven (7) years of experience.
• Experience with RF subsystem design in radar systems.
• Experience with radar waveforms such as Linear FM (LFM) chirps and BPSK.
• Experience with RF antennas and beamforming networks.
• Experience with digital signal processing in radar applications.
• RF test and evaluation experience using industry-standard RF laboratory equipment.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and verify RF and mixed signal subsystem in seekers for threat simulators.
• Support verification efforts for RF, analog, and digital hardware designs.
• Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component designers.
• Perform analysis of emerging RF seeker threats and report findings to stakeholders.

Skills

RF design

Radar DSP

RF antennas

Beamforming

RF subsystem analysis

Education

BS or MS in electrical engineering, physics, or related field

Tools

HFSS

CST Studio

Sonnet

ADS

HSPICE

SI-Wave

MATLAB

Job description

i3 seeks an RF Engineer to support the Naval Research Laboratory, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division. You will design RF subsystems for threat simulators and serve as SME during seeker analysis, contributing to advanced electronic warfare research and development.

The ideal candidate will have 7+ years in RF radar, experience with LFM/BPSK waveforms, antennas, beamforming, and DSP, and hold an active SECRET clearance with TS/SCI potential.