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Principal Systems Engineer – RF Systems
Quartermaster. Own end-to-end system architecture: From antenna, to analog components, to integration with software defined radio (SDR) and edge computing hardware, to data transport, to the cloud, and all the interfaces between.
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloudDistributed Systems
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Own end-to-end system architecture: From antenna, to analog components, to integration with software defined radio (SDR) and edge computing hardware, to data transport, to the cloud, and all the interfaces between.
- Develop and maintain system design documentation: System requirements specifications, ICDs, architecture descriptions, and future concepts.
- Resolve cross-functional technical conflicts, ensuring RF, embedded systems, compute/algorithm, and cloud development efforts are aligned to key design and performance objectives.
- Set and refine system technical requirements by evaluating tradeoffs between COTS, modified COTS, and custom developments.
- Ensure timing accuracy and synchronization across distributed systems.
- Understand best practices in characterizing and managing system-level time and frequency biases.
- Manage requirements traceability from customer mission needs through verification and validation.
- Lead technical risk identification and mitigation at the system level.
- Oversee and define the test and evaluation architecture; ensure lab test infrastructure aligns to greatest system risks to maximize durability and lifespan.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 15+ years in systems engineering, RF-centric payload design, or distributed sensor system architecture.
- Demonstrated design leadership and ownership with fielded RF sensing systems.
- Experience with distributed sensor network architectures: edge compute, multiple transport paths, and cloud-based processing pipelines.
- High precision systems: time and frequency bias characterization, calibration methodologies, accuracy budgeting.
- Strong systems engineering process discipline: requirements decomposition, ICD development, PDR/CDR ownership.
- Experience with SDR and FPGA hardware integration: wideband acquisition, digitization, and digital back-end interfaces.
- Active Secret clearance, or demonstrated ability to obtain one.
- Strongly Preferred: Experience with systems deployed to harsh operational environments and/or cluttered spectral environments.
- Experience technically managing hardware subcontractors and vendors producing customized technical solutions.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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Hard Skills & Tools
systems engineeringRF-centric payload designdistributed sensor system architecturerequirements decompositionICD developmentPDR ownershipCDR ownershipSDR integrationFPGA hardware integrationtime and frequency bias characterization
Soft Skills
design leadershiptechnical risk identificationconflict resolutionrequirements traceabilitydocumentation management
Certifications
Active Secret clearance