Description
Leidos Defense Sector is seeking a dynamic RF Systems Engineer to join a talented team of engineers and scientists within the RF/EW Threat System Development Department. The department's goals include developing radar threat system evaluations, models, HWIL test assets, and test range assets. The department performs radio frequency (RF) design, custom hardware builds, algorithm development, and analysis across a variety of both research and development and operational tasks.

Primary Responsibilities
The candidate will help evaluate, select, integrate, and test commercial off the shelf (COTS) parts for forming radar application test assets. The ideal candidate will have an interest in supporting the full product life cycle from concept through prototype to production.

Basic Qualifications

• Candidate will possess a Bachelor's Degree or Master's Degree from an ABET accredited institute in Electrical Engineering and 0+ years of experience.
• Candidate will have prior work with RF electronics.
• Candidate must have a basic understanding of radar applications.
• Candidate should have design experience working in bands from UHF to Ka
• Candidate must have experience working with lab test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Candidate must understand fundamentals of antenna theory (types, designs, beam patterns, etc.)
• Candidate must be a US citizen with a Secret clearance.

Candidate will live in Huntsville or be willing to relocate to Huntsville Alabama area

Desired Skills:

• Preference will be given to candidates who possess one or more of the following qualifications:
• Experience integrating RF systems.
• Experience with testing, operating, troubleshooting, and maintaining complex RF systems.
• Experience developing test plans and use cases for test ranges.

Security Requirements:

Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess a Final Secret Clearance

Original Posting Date: 2024-07-30While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range: Pay Range $65,000.00 - $117,500.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
About Leidos Leidos is a Fortune 500® innovation company rapidly addressing the world's most vexing challenges in national security and health. The company's global workforce of 47,000 collaborates to create smarter technology solutions for customers in heavily regulated industries. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $15.4 billion for the fiscal year ended December 29, 2023. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com .
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