SPY-6 Radar Systems Engineer & Scientist

Astrion; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Astrion is seeking an Engineer/Scientist to support the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 Radar Program and Foreign Military Sales at Dahlgren, VA. The role involves systems engineering, radar concept development, and interface definition for foreign platforms.

You will apply MBSE methods, perform analyses, and contribute to engineering reports and briefings for government and international stakeholders, with on-site work in Dahlgren and U.S. citizenship required.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of relevant engineering or scientific experience; advanced education may count toward experience.
• Experience supporting systems engineering for radar, sensor, combat-system, shipboard, or similarly complex technical systems.
• Experience with requirements development, decomposition, allocation, traceability, system specifications, or interface definition.
• Experience applying MBSE methods or tools to architecture, requirements, or system-design activities.
• Experience conducting technical analyses and preparing engineering reports and presentations.
• Some experience supporting Foreign Military Sales, international programs, or integration of U.S. defense systems onto foreign platforms.
• Must be able to work on-site at Naval Support Facility Dahlgren.
• Must be a U.S. citizen.

Responsibilities

• Perform systems engineering and technical analysis supporting potential SPY-6 integration on foreign naval platforms.
• Develop and evaluate radar concepts, system architectures, requirements, and interface solutions.
• Define, decompose, allocate, and maintain system and subsystem requirements across hardware and software.
• Develop and assess system specifications, requirements baselines, capability documents, and interface control documents.
• Evaluate the completeness, consistency, traceability, and technical compliance of component and interface requirements.
• Apply model-based systems engineering processes, methods, and tools to requirements management, architecture development, design analysis, and technical decision-making.
• Conduct radar performance analysis and assess the technical feasibility of proposed system configurations.
• Develop models and analytical tools supporting system-performance prediction, assessment, and verification.
• Support radar, combat-system, ship-platform, and subsystem integration activities.
• Provide focused test and evaluation support, including test planning, data analysis using MATLAB or comparable tools, and documentation of engineering results.
• Prepare reports, technical assessments, briefings, and recommendations documenting radar-concept feasibility.
• Participate in technical interchanges and program-planning discussions with Government, industry, and international stakeholders.

Skills

Systems engineering

Requirements development

MBSE methods

Technical analysis

Reports & presentations

Education

ABET-accredited engineering program

Tools

MATLAB

Modeling & simulation tools

MBSE tools

Job description

Astrion is seeking an Engineer/Scientist to support the U.S. Navy’s SPY-6 Radar Program and Foreign Military Sales at Dahlgren, VA. The role involves systems engineering, radar concept development, and interface definition for foreign platforms.

You will apply MBSE methods, perform analyses, and contribute to engineering reports and briefings for government and international stakeholders, with on-site work in Dahlgren and U.S. citizenship required.