Threat Radar Engineer SME

BlackCube Labs; Town of Florida (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

BlackCube Labs is seeking an expert in radar threat systems to lead the engineering, modeling, and testing of threat signals and system behaviors for high-fidelity evaluation environments in the United States. You will drive hardware-in-the-loop configurations and collaborate with government and contractor leadership to shape modernization strategies.

The role requires deep expertise in electronic warfare, signal processing, and threat system architectures, with a focus on test range integration

Qualifications

• Recognized industry expert or nationally acknowledged specialist in radar threat systems, electronic warfare, signal processing, or sensor emitter integration.
• Ability to independently perform complex engineering, analysis, and system behavior modeling tasks and provide strategic recommendations to senior leadership.
• Deep technical understanding of modern threat radar architectures, tracking modes, ECM/EP interactions, and developmental test methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert level engineering knowledge on threat radar systems for test and evaluation environments.
• Lead development of radar threat models, simulations, and hardware-in-the-loop configurations for high-precision replication of adversary capabilities.
• Advise on integration of threat radar systems with range instrumentation, command and control architectures, and multispectral test environments.
• Conduct advanced analysis of radar performance, vulnerabilities, countermeasure interactions, and interoperability with aircraft and weapons test scenarios.
• Support engineering reviews, test planning, design evaluations, and briefings with authoritative recommendations.

Skills

Radar threat systems

Electronic warfare

Signal processing

System modeling

Test range integration

Education

SME designation preferred

Tools

HWIL configurations

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert level engineering knowledge on threat radar systems, including emitter characteristics, tracking and guidance algorithms, signal processing, and engagement simulation behaviors for test and evaluation environments.
• Lead technical development and refinement of radar threat models, scripts, simulations, and hardware in the loop configurations to support high accuracy replication of adversary radar capabilities.
• Advise on integration of threat radar systems with range instrumentation, command and control architectures, frequency management tools, and multispectral sensor test environments.
• Conduct advanced analysis of radar system performance, vulnerabilities, countermeasure interactions, and interoperability with aircraft and weapon system test scenarios.
• Support engineering reviews, test planning activities, design evaluations, and technical briefings, providing authoritative recommendations on system behavior, threat environment configuration, and modernization strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Recognized industry expert or nationally acknowledged specialist in radar threat systems, electronic warfare, signal processing, or sensor emitter integration.
• Demonstrated ability to independently perform complex engineering, analysis, and system behavior modeling tasks and provide strategic recommendations to senior government and contractor leadership.
• Deep technical understanding of modern threat radar architectures, tracking modes, ECM/EP interactions, and developmental test methodologies.
• Experience supporting high fidelity modeling, simulation, hardware in the loop environments, or test range integration of radar threat systems.

Education & Certification

• No minimum formal degree requirement; SME designation is based on exceptional and unique expertise.
• Relevant EW, radar engineering, or advanced threat systems credentials preferred.

Clearance Requirement

• Active TS/SCI clearance.
• U.S. citizenship required.