Senior RF Systems Engineer (Radar/FTS) DoD Clearance

ECS; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Everforth ECS is seeking 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 (FTS).

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to derive solutions, verify, troubleshoot, and perform hands-on testing. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with mixed-signal design, FPGA development, MIL-STD-461F, and proven ability to produce BOEs and technical documentation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 5+ years related experience.
• Experience with Schematic Capture and Layout of complex mixed signal designs.
• HDI Layout experience understanding the complexities and tradeoffs of complex high-density layouts.
• +5 years hardware development experience using FPGAs, microprocessors, high speed digital circuits in embedded designs.
• In depth knowledge of engineering standards, theories, concepts, and techniques relevant to electrical and electronic systems built to MIL-STD-461F and above.
• Experience generating Basis of Estimates (BOE) to generate Scope and Pricing for new work.
• Experience developing and publishing technical content from concept to completion, including test procedures, test reports, engineering analyses, white papers, operations/user manuals, and design review materials, in collaboration with engineers, technicians, and stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers to complete tasks.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government DoD Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop hardware and firmware for high-performance RF systems.
• Collaborate with RF, mechanical, and software engineers to derive solutions and perform verification testing.
• Create and execute test procedures, test reports, and engineering analyses; produce white papers and user manuals.
• Mentor junior engineers and communicate effectively with stakeholders.

Skills

Schematic Capture

HDI Layout

FPGA Design

High-speed digital

MIL-STD-461F

Basis of Estimates

Technical writing

DoD Security Clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium/Siemens PADS

MATLAB

SPICE/PSPICE

PathWave/ADS

Vivado

Quartus

HFSS

ModelSim

Job description

Everforth ECS is seeking 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 (FTS).

You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to derive solutions, verify, troubleshoot, and perform hands-on testing. The ideal candidate has extensive experience with mixed-signal design, FPGA development, MIL-STD-461F, and proven ability to produce BOEs and technical documentation.