Applied Research Solutions · 10 hours ago
Senior Radar Engineer
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$130K/yr - $140K/yr
10+ years expApplied Research Solutions is seeking a Senior Radar Engineer to provide support to the Air Force Life Cycle Management (AFLCMC/HBD), Theater Battle Control Division. The role involves providing specialized radar engineering expertise throughout the entire acquisition life cycle, including design, operation, modernization, and sustainment of radar systems.
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Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
The Radar Engineer will provide specialized radar engineering expertise to support the design, operation, modernization, and sustainment of radar systems throughout the entire acquisition life cycle—from requirements analysis to system disposal
This role will involve performance evaluations, design analysis, modernization planning, and engineering support for both domestic programs and Foreign Military Sales
The candidate will contribute to system architecture, acquisition processes, and technical management to ensure mission readiness and capability enhancements
Develop design concepts, conduct performance evaluations, and analyze system metrics for radar systems
Provide technical expertise in evaluating design alternatives and advising on modernization sequencing and mission improvements
Conduct system engineering analysis to assess aging hardware and recommend subsystem/component upgrades or modifications
Identify optimal approaches for system upgrades, capability gap resolutions, and threat scenario validations
Develop and validate radar performance, refine system requirements, and support regression testing
Conduct and support engineering and technical activities through all acquisition phases (Material Solution Analysis, Technology Development, Engineering & Manufacturing Development, Production & Deployment, Operations & Support)
Prepare engineering documentation such as Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), and related artifacts
Participate in technical reviews, assessments, and interchange meetings (e.g., CDR, MRA, TIM)
Perform system design feasibility studies, architecture documentation, deficiency identification, and solution planning, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
Ensure interoperability and maintain baselined system architecture requirements
Translate DoD user requirements into system specifications and provide engineering analysis of training equipment and simulator requirements
Apply DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes across the product life cycle
Prepare, review, and optimize program specifications, simulation models, MBSE outputs, and digital engineering analyses to enhance performance
Support milestone reviews, certifications, and periodic reporting in compliance with DoD/USAF acquisition policy
Review contractor drawings for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with ASME Technical Data Package standards
Support requirements definition, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification/validation, risk management, and configuration management
Conduct market research and trade studies to assess emerging systems against mission needs
Evaluate system cost, schedule, and performance; perform root cause analyses, audits, and technical assessments
Develop Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test procedures, readiness reviews, and execute developmental testing
Participate in integrated logistics support (ILS), provisioning, maintenance data collection, technical order management, and alternate sourcing for diminishing manufacturing/material sources (DMSMS)
Oversee radar circuit element design, development, and analysis
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Must be a US citizen
Must have and be able to maintain a Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Related Field
10+ years of experience with 5+ years of experience in the DoD
Experience and/or training in the following: RF chain subspecialties (including antenna design, high power transmitters and amplifiers, receiver processing, etc.) electro-mechanical controls, modeling & simulation, test & evaluation, DoD Acquisition processes, technical data package development and sustainment, and principles of configuration management
Familiarity with foreign ground radar
Company
Applied Research Solutions
ARS is a growing small business company that serving the department of defense and intelligence community.
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Gary Wittlinger
Executive Partner
Jennifer Landis, MBA
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