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DCS Corp · 10 hours ago

23rd EWS Electronic Warfare Engineer

Niceville, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

DCS Corp is seeking a Senior Electronic Warfare Engineer to assist the 350th Spectrum Warfare Group within the 23rd Electronic Warfare Squadron at Eglin AFB, Florida. The role involves leading the design, development, and testing of mission data to enhance aircraft survivability in combat, while also providing technical guidance and project management for complex Electromagnetic Warfare systems.

AerospaceManagement ConsultingNational Security

Culture & Values

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Function as the senior EW system engineer and technical lead responsible for the design, development, testing, evaluation, and engineering of MD on the applicable EW system

Serve as lead engineer and team manager during major EW system operational test and evaluation events, coordinating technical planning, execution, and reporting

Function as the senior system project engineer performing advanced systems engineering tasks and hardware/software design activities for EW equipment and associated devices

Act as the senior engineer with project management responsibility to direct and conduct research and development demonstrations for complex Electromagnetic Warfare systems

Gather, interpret, and program emitter definitions using EDG, Spectre, and other relevant software tools referencing appropriate intelligence sources

Understand and program ancillary Radar Warning Receiver parameters to ensure MD completeness and accuracy

Program, run, and debug electromagnetic environment simulations; experience with CEESIM and Keysight Simview is highly desired

Interpret test results and translate findings into engineering recommendations that ensure MD products meet customer performance objectives

Build prototype tools to support MD development and test efforts using suitable programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, and/or Java

Collaborate with all mission stakeholders to ensure MD design, development, and testing align with customer requirements and operational timelines

Provide training and technical guidance to less senior staff to build team capability and support mission execution

Develop and maintain code that supports the MD reprogramming process

Qualification

Mission data developmentElectromagnetic spectrum operationsEW systems engineeringProgramming MATLABProgramming PythonProgramming JavaTestingDebuggingElectromagnetic environment simulationsThreat database developmentTechnical briefingsTrainingGuidanceData analysisTeam managementCommunication skills

Required

Due to the sensitivity of customer related requirements, U.S. Citizenship is required

A bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience in Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations related to relevant platforms

5+ years of experience related to mission data development, EW systems, or electromagnetic spectrum operations

Active Top Secret Security Clearance with SCI Eligibility

Demonstrated ability to recognize and analyze problems, conduct research, summarize results, and make appropriate recommendations

Programming skills with knowledge of various software languages applicable to MD development, simulation, and analysis such as MATLAB, Python, and/or Java

Testing and debugging skills related to MD development, simulation execution, and MD validation and verification

Experience in the development and implementation of mission data on aircraft EW and/or defensive systems

Providing engineering and analysis in the following activities: developing and updating threat databases using Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming (EWIR) tools, conducting, and reporting performance characterization assessments (PCAs); designing and using computer-based tools to flag and extract threat system parametric for analyses; generating optimized EW MD software files; developing and using software simulations and EW laboratory facilities to verify and validate MD prior to fielding; and performing rapid reprogramming of fielded MD in response to adversary threat changes

Experience programming and debugging electromagnetic environment simulation models and scenarios

Experience managing multiple Areas of Regard for MD and prioritizing emitter assignments to maintain product currency

Experience interacting with System Program Offices and other DoD organizations

Experience supporting the Department of the Air Force acquisition cycle

Experience developing and presenting technical briefings to leadership and external stakeholders

Working knowledge of computer systems and an understanding of Windows-based personal computers and Microsoft Office software and possess the ability to communicate effectively both orally and written

Provide training to new staff to enable them to contribute to the mission

Required to travel

Preferred

Knowledge of EW weapons systems development, test and evaluation, and systems engineering

Knowledge of Department of Defense (DOD) test and evaluation methodologies

Knowledge of various blue/grey and red threat systems and associated platforms

Previous experience entering and updating, maintaining, and extracting data from source databases

Experience with Intel sources such as Common Emitter Database (CED) and Electronic Warfare Integrated Reprogramming Database (EWIRDB)

Previous experience load checking to ensure data is properly formatted and usable by database users

Programming, running and debugging Combat Electromagnetic Environment Simulator (CEESIM) models and scenarios

Prior Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) experience

Previous experience with data analysis software to include development and documentation of data reduction and processing software; development of computer-generated data products to include tabular and graphical information; development and implementation of data storage/retrieval capabilities, and other tasks related to data analysis software

Skill in the application of engineering expertise specific to electronic warfare systems theory and equipment operation specific to radar, radar warning receivers, missile warning systems, active countermeasures, RF and IR expendable systems, fundamentals of aircraft avionics, and systems integration to assist teams in designing and conducting comprehensive studies and developing solutions to problems

Skills and attributes associated with this position(s) include EW and the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum, computer software, threat warning, radio frequency (RF) jammers, electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) jammers, expendables, threat analysis, foreign/US/radar/weapon systems, airborne EW computer software, avionics, systems integration, electronics engineering concepts, principles and practices applicable to the range capabilities of a radar and concepts and application of low observable principles of an airframe