Electrical Engineer RF Systems Testing

Date Posted:

Country:

United States of America

Location:

VA111: 1300 N 17th Street Arlington 1300 North 17th Street Suite 400 Arlington VA 22209 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

RTX BBN solves challenging problems of high importance to our customers in the Department of Defense the Intelligence Community and Industry by rapidly prototyping systems for sensing complex physical phenomena correlating them to events of interest and producing highvalue actionable information from the sensed data. The team specializes in delivering networked sensor system solutions by combining a strong understanding of the underlying physics highfidelity modeling simulation of complex signatures and propagation phenomenology deep expertise in signal processing and EM and RF phenomenology proven capabilities in system development and mature tools to enable rapid design cycles from theory to demonstration. We are currently searching for a highly qualified RF Systems Engineer to join our team in Arlington VA.

What You Will Do

BBN is seeking a TScleared systems engineer knowledgeable in the radio frequency (RF) domain to join our team of electrical engineers physicists and mathematicians as we build and deliver advanced prototype systems that exploit the RF spectrum. The selected candidate will be responsible for advancing research prototypes to meet customer requirements of special communication protocols to include realtime detection filtering and tracking array processing and direction finding targeted to integrate with mature user operations. The candidate must have an understanding of RF propagation modeling to include link budgets terrestrial and freespace propagation models multipath nonstationary propagation environments (Doppler spread) clock stability and phase noise and target kinematics. Additional support on programs involving rangedoppler radar and synthetic aperture radar is also an area of development.

The candidate will plan and supervise tasks involving 13 individuals for small applied research projects where we design and implement advanced signal processing algorithms in novel hardware implement on realtime hardware test in a lab environment then validate in an overtheair field environment. The experienced Candidate will have the opportunity to present technical advancements to government customers.

Qualifications You Must Have

• BS degree plus 5 years or MS plus 3 years of experience in EE Systems Engineering Mathematics Physics or other relevant technical field.
• Experience with Matlab Python and/or C applied to signal processing challenges.
• Active Secret clearance required.

Qualifications We Prefer Familiar with all Expert in some

• Independently executes responsibilities with limited review or supervision.
• Plans/directs/coordinates/supervises tasks and 12 staff within projects.
• Takes proactive action to anticipate understand and meet program and customer needs.
• Position may require some amount of overnight travel.
• Active Top Secret clearance.

What We Offer

Whether youre just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional we offer a robust total rewards package with compensation; healthcare wellness retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave flexible work schedules achievement awards educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

Relocation Assistance available

This position is Onsite at our Arlington VA office.

To help you achieve your goals BBN will provide

• A strong leadership team wellversed in government R&D.
• A collaborative and collegial environment to push stateoftheart research.
• A diverse and technically competent pool of research scientists who are willing to mentor listen and help you refine your research vision and goals.
• Business development programmatic contracting finance and HR support.
• Access through RTX to opportunities that help transition your research and ultimately see it fielded.

The salary range for this role is 90000 USD 182000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer including but not limited to the role function and associated responsibilities a candidates work experience location education/training and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits including but not limited to medical dental vision life insurance shortterm disability longterm disability 401(k) match flexible spending accounts flexible work schedules employee assistance program Employee Scholar Program parental leave paid time off and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collectivebargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual shortterm and/or longterm incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collectivebargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including but not limited to individual performance business unit performance and/or the companys performance.

This role is a U.S.based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin age disability or veteran status or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act.

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