Senior Systems/Radar Engineer

Plano, TX, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 38 minutes ago

Full Time

On-site

USD 155,700.00 per year

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Skills

Information Technology
Technical Support
Acquisition
Logistics
Formal Verification
Interfaces
Evaluation
Business Development
Conceptual Design
Documentation
Product Development
System Requirements
Design Review
Regulatory Compliance
Verification And Validation
Acceptance Testing
Test Plans
Testing
Integration Testing
Pattern Recognition
Systems Engineering
Algorithms
Computer Hardware
Proposal Writing
Leadership
Management
Microsoft BIDS
MLS
Infrastructure Architecture
Industrial Security
DoD
Security Clearance
Law
Health Care
Insurance
Training

Summary

Overview

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is an employee-owned federal government contractor supporting national priority programs through our strategic solutions in the areas of Information Technology, Test & Evaluation, Program Mission Support, Engineering & Analysis, and Training. We are seeking a Senior Systems/Radar Engineer with a Top Secret Clearance!

Responsibilities

Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle.
Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics.
Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods.
Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower-level detailed implementation requirements.
Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development.
Designs interfaces and brings system elements together, so they work as a whole.
Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures.
Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements.
Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts.
Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower-level detailed requirements.
Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation.
Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures.
Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree and 20+ years of related work experience
Extensive full life-cycle systems engineering experience, from requirements definition and closure through design, integration, test, and verification.
PhD-level mathematician with deep background in pattern recognition, high range resolution radar, and combat identification
Defense systems engineering experience from radar mode/algorithm development on major airborne radar and infrastructure programs.
Experience with large-scale radar technology refresh and P3I efforts, including technical baseline, hardware obsolescence/upgrade strategies, and successful contract capture.
Strong program capture and proposal leadership experience, managing quick-turn, classified proposals and coordinating cost and technical volumes for winning bids.
Demonstrated capability in secure facility and multi-level security (MLS) infrastructure design, working closely with industrial security, cyber, and data technology teams.
Active DoD Top Secret clearance with SSBI

Pay Transparency Statement

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is committed to pay transparency for our applicants and employee-owners. The salary range for this position is USD $155,700.00/Yr. - USD $260,000.00/Yr. Actual compensation will be determined based on several factors permitted by law. AMERICAN SYSTEMS provides for the welfare of its employees and their dependents through a comprehensive benefits program by offering healthcare benefits, paid leave, retirement plans, insurance programs, and education and training assistance.

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