Systems Engineer (SE)/Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer for Test and Evaluation (T&E) Solutions
Scientific Research Corporation Alexandria, Virginia, United States · $119K–$198K/yr
Engineering Services · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
The Systems Engineer will coordinate requirements and manage the design of T&E system-level solutions while collaborating with stakeholders on RF payload integration. They are responsible for developing and executing test plans, monitoring configuration management, and ensuring compliance with government reference architectures.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have at least 5 years of experience in systems engineering or RF payload engineering and hold a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. The role requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance and experience with aviation technology life cycles.
Benefits
Full description
Salary Statement
Estimated Starting Salary Range: USD $119,100.00/Yr. - USD $198,450.00/Yr. Salary to be determined by the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Description
- Assisting in coordinating requirements and managing the design of T&E system-level solutions
- Participating in project planning meetings to provide government direction to vendors
- Reviewing diagrams, systems documents, and test plans
- Coordinating with RF stakeholders to develop, integrate, test, and evaluate platform/payload solutions
- Collaborating with engineers and other team members on platform/RF payload integration
- Reviewing, receiving, providing, and documenting feedback from collaboration and design reviews
- Developing, reviewing, and executing test plans to evaluate operational capabilities
- Researching emerging and newly developed technologies to ensure vendors accelerate capabilities
- Collaborating with aircraft engineers to integrate RF payload hardware and software on aircraft
- Ensuring payloads are developed in an open architecture and with Modular Open Systems Approaches (MOSA); may include ensuring compliance with Government Reference Architecture (GRA), Open Mission Systems (OMA), or other architectures
- Supporting milestone reviews such as Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR), Critical Design Reviews (CDR), System Functional Reviews (SFR), and System Design Reviews (SDR)
- Monitoring Configuration Management (CM) to track changes and version control of technical systems
- Reviewing government standards to document project compliance
- Managing multiple priorities and make decisions with minimal supervision
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Requirements
- 5 years of experience as a Systems Engineer or with RF payload engineering.
- RF experience with aerospace vehicles, commercial aviation, or high-performance aircraft.
- Experience with modeling tools and Agile Mission Suite Government Reference Architecture.
- Experience in the entire life cycle of aviation technology and/or RF payload development.
- Requires responsible, collaborative, and punctual individual with a strong work ethic.
- Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in an Engineering discipline or related technical discipline.
- 3-6 years of relevant aviation, threat systems, payload experience, Developmental Test (DT), and/or Operational Test (OT).
- Working knowledge of aircraft hardware including airworthiness, flight computers, radios, radar, engines/power, structural integrity, communications, payload, and/or electrical systems.
- Experience in developing and conducting test plans for aircraft, RF payloads, radar, and/or electrical systems.
- Ability to maintain a Top Secret Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) clearance.
Desired Skills
- Experience with government/military acquisition of aircraft, radar, satellites, and/or payload test planning and execution preferred.
- Knowledge of software integration is preferred.
Clearance Information
SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE TOP SECRET / SCI LEVEL
Travel Requirements
- Up to 50% travel per month
About Us
Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.
SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals with amounts increasing based on role and years of service, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
EEO
Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.
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