Space Security EW/RF Operational Engineer

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior systems engineering professional with deep EW, SATCOM, and RF expertise to advise on force design and develop complex space-related systems. You will lead technical analyses, coordinate with government customers, and guide multi-disciplinary teams through design reviews, testing, and integration.

Ideal candidates have 8+ years in engineering roles, security clearance, and a working knowledge of satellite operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, mathematics, or technical science.
• 8+ years engineering/scientific experience, preferably with operational systems and systems engineering.
• Experience in DoD, IC, or Civil satellite systems.
• Experience in EW, SATCOM, or RF systems with EW techniques like anti-jamming.
• Understanding satellite operations and mission needs.
• Ability to solve problems and work in dynamic environments.
• Proven ability to lead technical analyses and teams.
• Experience with government customers.
• Willing to travel occasionally.
• Active Top Secret SCI clearance; eligible for SAP/SAR.
• U.S. citizenship required for clearance.

Responsibilities

• Advise customers on technical and analytical approaches, force design, and system development for EW/SATCOM projects.
• Provide EW and SATCOM RF technical and operational expertise.
• Support systems engineering including requirements development, design reviews, integration, and test campaigns.
• Lead modifications and enhancements to EW architectures.
• Perform link budget analyses across multiple frequency bands and systems.
• Collaborate across mission programs to identify risks and provide enterprise recommendations.
• Interact with government organizations and intelligence/community partners.
• Lead analytic teams to address technical questions via data-driven analysis.
• Coordinate with external partners in integrated product teams.

Skills

EW techniques

SATCOM

RF systems

Systems engineering

DoD/IC experience

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical science

Job description

Responsibilities

• Advising Space Warfighting Analysis Center (SWAC), Space Security and Defense Program (SSDP), Combat Forces Command (CFC), and other customers on technical and analytical approaches, force design, systems engineering, and development of systems and capabilities for customers.
• Providing electromagnetic warfare (EW) and SATCOM RF technical and operational expertise.
• Providing systems engineering support to include requirements development, system concept development/evaluation, design review, system integration, and test campaign support.
• Providing expertise for identifying, developing, evaluating, and testing modifications and enhancements to EW architectures.
• Conducting link budget analyses for a wide range of frequency bands, satellites, and ground systems.
• Working across space mission and program boundaries to identify common program challenges and risks, provide enterprise recommendations, and lead issues to closure.
• Interacting directly with government organizations including SSDP, US Space Command, US Space Force and their subordinate field commands and relevant squadrons, Intelligence Community partners, other Service partners, and Combatant Commands.
• Identifying needed expertise and leading analytic teams from Aerospace Engineering and Technology Group (ETG) technical specialists to address customers’ key technical hard questions and challenges through data driven analysis.
• Working closely and effectively with external partners in integrated product teams that include government, contractor, and FFRDC members as an architectural thinker and thought leader.
• Communicating effectively with all levels of corporate management through timely reporting of technical issues and recommendations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a recognized institution in engineering, mathematics, or technical science.
• 8 or more years of increasingly responsible and related engineering/scientific experience, preferably including operational experience with relevant systems and/or systems engineering with system development or analysis.
• Previous systems engineering or test and evaluation support on DoD, IC, or Civil satellite systems.
• Experience in EW, SATCOM, or RF systems, with specific knowledge of EW techniques (such as anti-jamming) and key SATCOM and/or RF sensor link budget variables.
• Possess insight and understanding of satellite operations and missions, customers, and needs involved with the programs.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, deal with ambiguity, and work proactively within a dynamic environment where priorities may change.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with customers.
• Proven ability to lead technical analyses and lead teams.
• Experience working with government customers.
• Willing to travel occasionally to work location or customer site if required.
• This position requires an active Top Secret SCI security clearance; eligible for SAP/SAR which is issued by the U.S. government.
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.