JOB DESCRIPTION

BAE Systems is seeking a highly skilled, experienced, and motivated Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to join our Tactical Mobile (TacMobile) team supporting the NIWC Atlantic TacMobile Program with the sustainment of the existing fielded configurations as well as developing and fielding future capabilities for the TacMobile sites (USN and FMS customers).

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

The successful candidate must have:

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM discipline to include but not limited to aerospace, computer, electrical, mechanical, software, or systems engineering and Information Technology or Information Systems.
• 10 Years of professional experience with RF engineering.
• Experience with radio communication systems, Radio Frequency (RF) testing, and system engineering.
• Demonstrated experience with best test practices, including formal, requirements-based testing.
• Expertise in operation and analysis of High Frequency (HF) communication systems.
• Direct experience with RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, power meters, network analyzers, and oscilloscopes.
• Experience in networking concepts such as IP, routing, Unicast/Multicast protocols, UDP, TCP, and the OSI model.
• Knowledge of wireless communications concepts such as propagation, fading, interference, and modulation.
• Experience of RF performance measures such as gain, VSWR, phase noise, and noise figure.
• Experience with maintaining and debugging networking test equipment including switches, routers, and traffic generators.
• Ability to effectively communicate via oral, and written communications with senior management and technical staff.
• Experience with RF system components such as amplifiers, filters, mixers, couplers, splitters/combiners, and antennas.

PREFERRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, & SKILLS

• Master’s degree preferred.
• TacMobile experience.
• Test experience with DoD wireless communications systems or applications.
• Knowledge and experience of military communications systems including modulation and coding techniques, MAC techniques, and routing protocols.
• Knowledge and experience with testing EW and resiliency capabilities of DoD RF communications systems.
• Knowledge of 3dB Labs SCEPTRE Signal Processing System.
• Specific knowledge of BLOS waveforms such as HF, MUOS, Tactical SATCOM, etc.
• Experience with tactical radio systems such as the AN/PRC-152A, AN/PRC-117, AN/PRC-160, AN/PRC-158, AN/PRC-163, AN/PRC-167.
• Knowledge of software and toolsets including SPIRENT TestCenter, MGEN, iPerf, Keysight Benchvue, JMP, Wireshark, VMware, SNMP, scripting languages.
• Experience with basic scripting languages such as Python.
• Experience with MATLAB or other signal processing software.
• Experience with GNURadio.
• Development experience with common SDR systems (e.g., Ettus Radios).
• Strong background in Linux operating systems.
• Experience with SIGINT or ELINT tools and techniques.

• RF Expertise:
• Provide RF subject matter expertise and test support for next-generation Navy communication systems.
• Design techniques to evaluate radio system resiliency in areas such as Anti-Jam, Low Probability of Detection (LPD), Low Probability of Intercept (LPI), or Low Probability of Geolocation (LPG).
• Testing and Evaluation:
• Support fundamental testing of tactical radio equipment within integrated networks with specific focus areas on software-defined radios and cyber resiliency.
• Conduct feasibility studies, requirements-based testing, parametric optimization studies, and development test troubleshooting.
• Engineering and Support:
• Design test cases that meet specified objectives.
• Create test reports, out briefs, and status reports to upper management and the customer.
• Maintain skills current with trends in industry and government and keep abreast of new developments in their field to best support and advise customers.
• Collaboration and Communication:
• Work closely with P-8 platform interfaces as well as the Global Command and Control System (GCCS).
• Troubleshoot and investigate difficult problems across RF-related components.
• Collaborate with other contractor teammates and customers daily.
• Work closely with customers to ensure deliverables meet their expectations and arrive in a timely manner.
• Team Participation:
• Attend and actively participate in team meetings.
  

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