Systems Engineer - Air to Ground

Insight Global; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Vision, Dental insurance

401K benefits

Job summary

Insight Global is seeking a Systems Engineer (Air-to-Ground) to lead radar system architectures and SEIT activities across multiple programs. The role is 100% on-site in Linthicum, MD, requiring a strong background in RF, processing, software, and platform integration.

You will guide trade studies, verification, and customer-facing technical reviews while mentoring junior engineers. The ideal candidate has a senior track record in radar or RF sensor programs, active Secret Clearance, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 12 years of experience or advanced degree with equivalent years.
• Active U.S. Government Secret Clearance required; SAP access possible.
• Experience leading radar/air-to-ground programs and system integration.
• Proven modeling/analysis capability for radar performance and end-to-end link budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of radar system architectures for air-to-ground missions.
• Define system requirements, performance budgets, and interfaces across teams.
• Direct trade studies on waveforms, antenna design, and CONOPS.
• Oversee radar performance modeling, verification strategies, and tests.
• Interface with customers, present technical approaches and roadmaps.
• Mentor engineers and drive disciplined configuration control and traceability.

Skills

Radar systems engineering

System architecture

MBSE

Modeling & simulation

Leadership & collaboration

MATLAB/Python/C/C++

Requirements tracing

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM

Master's degree in STEM

PhD in STEM (Radar/ RF)

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Job description

Job Description

Insight Global is hiring Systems Engineer (Air-to-Ground) to join our organization. In this role, you will have the opportunity to join a team to solve problems in the field and drive new solutions into next generation systems across a wide variety of platforms and environments. You will support the Systems Engineering Integration and Test (SEIT) team on multiple major development programs.

This position is based out of Linthicum, MD and will be 100% on-site.

What You'll get to Do:

Lead development of radar system architectures for air to ground missions, ensuring alignment with platform and mission needs (e.g., SAR, ISAR, GMTI/T, Targeting, Weather, Surface Return, Sea Surface Search, Ship Track, etc.).

Define and partition system level requirements, performance budgets, and interfaces across RF, processing, software, and platform teams.

Direct and review trade studies on waveforms, antenna design, processing architectures, and CONOPS/mission scenarios.

Lead radar performance modeling and simulation (end to end link budgets, coverage, detection/tracking performance, clutter and interference analysis).

Guide development and evaluation of Air-to-Ground concepts and algorithms from a systems perspective.

Make data driven recommendations and decisions to optimize performance, cost, schedule, and technical risk.

Define verification strategies and test architectures from lab through flight test for new and evolved radar capabilities.

Oversee integration and test campaigns, including test planning, execution oversight, data analysis, and discrepancy resolution.

Drive root cause investigations and corrective actions for complex system level issues.

Represent the radar system engineering team in technical reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR, TRR) and risk/issue boards.

Interface directly with customers to present technical approaches, performance results, and roadmaps.

Support business development, including capture strategy, concept development, and proposal technical volumes/BOEs.

Mentor early and mid career engineers in radar systems engineering best practices.

Promote rigorous engineering discipline, configuration control, and requirements traceability.

Insight Global is hiring Multiple candidates for these openings so exact pay will vary based on a number of factors including depth of knowledge, level of expertise, clearance level, and overall years of experience. However, we anticipate paying 150K - 225K for these openings. We will also be providing a comprehensive benefits package to include Health, Vision, Dental, and 401K benefits.

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Skills and Requirements

• Bachelors degree with 12 years of experience, Master's degree with 10 years of experience or Ph.D. with 8 years of experience in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical fields; an additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
• A current/active U.S. Government Secret Clearance is required for this role.
• Ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP).
• Experience of Radar Air-to-Ground applications, including developing and applying models in MATLAB, Python, and/or C/C+Experience leading systems engineering for radar or advanced RF sensor systems, including requirements, architecture, modeling, and integration/test.
• Understanding of air to ground radar modes and performance.
• Experience leading complex technical efforts and resolving system level issues across hardware and software boundaries.
• Experience with radar modeling/analysis tools (MATLAB, Python, or equivalent), including end to end performance assessments.
• Strong communication and leadership skills, with experience presenting to senior leadership and customers.
• Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in a relevant STEM field with emphasis in radar, RF systems, or signal processing
• Experience as a lead systems engineer or IPT lead on an airborne radar development or major upgrade program.
• Familiarity with MBSE approaches and tools to manage complex architectures and requirements.
• Experience shaping technology roadmaps and IRAD/CRAD efforts in radar or advanced sensors.