Senior Systems Engineer - Electronic Warfare & RF

DCS Corp; California; On-site; USD 124,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

DCS Corp in California is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to develop and assess electronic warfare (EW) systems for naval aviation. You'll collaborate with government and contractor engineers to translate needs into system requirements and support prototypes through testing and production integration.

The role spans software, RF, radar, signal processing, and hardware engineering. Candidates with a strong EW background, or related radar/airborne systems experience, are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship required.
• 10+ years of systems engineering experience in EW, RF, radar, or signal processing.
• Secret clearance or ability to obtain and maintain clearance.
• Experience translating operational needs into system requirements and conducting trade studies.

Responsibilities

• Analyze system and subsystem components and develop implementation strategies for EW systems.
• Translate operational needs and analysis results into clear system requirements.
• Support system design, integration, testing, and evaluation.
• Develop or use models and simulations to assess system performance and support trade studies.
• Analyze sensor behavior, signal processing, detection, tracking, and discrimination.
• Coordinate analyses with engineering leads, program leadership, government personnel, and partner vendors.
• Document results in technical reports and briefings for customers and stakeholders.

Skills

EW systems engineering

RF engineering

Radar

Signal processing

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, physics, or related field

Master's or doctoral degree (preferred)

Tools

MATLAB

Job description

DCS Corp in California is seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to develop and assess electronic warfare (EW) systems for naval aviation. You'll collaborate with government and contractor engineers to translate needs into system requirements and support prototypes through testing and production integration.

The role spans software, RF, radar, signal processing, and hardware engineering. Candidates with a strong EW background, or related radar/airborne systems experience, are encouraged to apply.