Systems Engineer III - ISR

Voyagertechnologiesinc; Folsom (CA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Voyager Technologies is looking for a Systems Engineer III - ISR in Folsom, CA. This role is integral to developing cutting-edge signals intelligence systems, directly impacting national security missions. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science and four years of engineering experience, including two years in signal processing.

The position offers a hybrid work model and requires expertise in signal collection and processing systems. Join Voyager to forge the future where innovation thrives and curiosity is rewarded.

Qualifications

• Four or more years of engineering experience, with at least two years focused on signal collection and processing.
• Experience with wireless communications systems and protocols.
• Experience with modeling and simulation of signal processing algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop technical requirements and perform trade studies related to ISR systems.
• Contribute to proposal generation encompassing technical performance, cost, and schedule.
• Incorporate Systems Engineering rigor for requirements development and validation.

Skills

Signal collection

Signal processing systems

Software-defined radios (SDRs)

Digital Signal Processing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Computer Science

Job description

Voyager is an innovative defense, national security and space technology company committed to advancing and delivering transformative, mission‑critical solutions. We tackle the most complex challenges to unlock new frontiers for human progress, fortify national security, and protect critical assets to lead in the race for technological and operational superiority from ground to space.

Forge the Future: Join Voyager Technologies

The future belongs to those who build it. At Voyager Technologies, we’re building technologies that protect lives, expand frontiers and prepare us for what’s next. And we’re doing that with people who are wired to solve, build, adapt and lead. These roles are not for the faint of heart.

You’ll help lay the foundation for humanity's future. Join a culture where innovation thrives, curiosity is rewarded, and impact is real. We’re a company of doers, thinkers and builders, united by purpose and grounded in reality.

If you want to put your skills to work where the stakes are real and the mission is bigger than any one person, forge the future with Voyager.

The Systems Engineer III - ISR is an integral member of our Engineering team that develops cutting‑edge signals intelligence systems, which enable mission‑critical capabilities across defense and space systems. The team implements, tests and documents SIGINT software and hardware, contributing directly to the success of our national security missions.

The position reports to the VP of Engineering and is part of our ISR team based in Folsom, CA. This role is hybrid and can be located in either Folsom, CA or Dayton, OH.

In this role, the essential functions are:

• ISR systems technical requirements development, architecture, design, integration, and test efforts.
• Perform technical trade studies related to ISR systems.
• Develop risk management and mitigation plans for complex systems.
• Contribute on proposal generation encompassing technical performance, cost, and schedule.
• Incorporate Systems Engineering rigor with respect to requirements development, segmentation, flow‑down, verification, and validation.
• Technical contributor to systems engineering and software engineering teams on projects.
• Technical contributor to the project team regarding technical decisions on each project in the areas of:
  • Digital Signal Processing and Software Architecture Implementations
  • Systems (SW and HW) Requirements and Design
  • Detailed Hardware Design and Implementation
  • Detailed Software Design and Implementation
  • Systems Integration and Test
• Demonstrate domain technical knowledge regarding Signal Processing Architectures and Systems related to SIGINT systems.

Requirements Include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Engineering or Computer Science from an accredited university.
• Four (4) or more years of engineering experience, with at least two (2) years focused on signal collection and signal processing systems.
• Experience with software‑defined radios (SDRs) and their application in SIGINT systems.
• Experience with wireless communications systems and protocols (e.g., AM, FM, BPSK, QPSK, QAM).
• Experience with modeling and simulation of signal processing algorithms.