Radar Sensors Systems Engineer

FTS International, LLC (FTS) is committed to providing the Federal Government with quality consultants and support. To ensure mission success we focus on putting our customers first while minimizing corporate bureaucracy on our staff. We provide Subject Matter Experts (SME) free of Organizational Conflicts of Interest (OCI) focused on independent analysis and mission support services within the disciplines of Engineering, Counter Terrorism Operations, Management, Information Technology, Signals Analysis, Administration, Cyber Security and Linguistics.

FTS has an opportunity for a Radar Sensors Systems Engineer in Chantilly, VA.

The Radar Sensors Systems Engineer will support provide Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) support in the Space Remote Sensing Domain.

Responsibilities

• Conduct and lead Radar analyses and Product Quality test activities to support recommendations related to the insertion of new RADAR technology and assist the development of sensor models for new data collection systems and methods
• Support space, ground, and enterprise teams developing architecture and requirement baselines, establishing and assessing mission capabilities, assessing system and segment schedule and risks, and supporting test and verification strategy
• Perform sensor modeling including development and analysis of payload performance tables
• Perform algorithm assessment to quantify product performance for desired mission applications
• Conduct baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization
• Conduct regression analysis and evaluations of delivered operational capabilities
• Support the development, preparation, and execution of comprehensive test & evaluation plans, procedures and schedules which verify and validate enterprise capabilities, system requirements, performance, and operability
• Support readiness for system integration, test, evaluation, and transition activities
• Conduct analysis and performance requirement verification of new capabilities and emerging systems

Required Skills/Qualifications

• TS/SCI with polygraph
• BS/BA degree
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Experience working with GEOINT Radar imaging systems, sensors, and/or data
• Experience in Radar Image Science (Phenomenology, Sensor technology, Image Processing, Product Quality)
• Understanding and application of image quality standards, scales, metrics, and image quality equations
• Applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes
• Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification
• Excellent communicator
• Proven team leader with experience mentoring a team while delivering individual technical responsibilities
• Experienced problem solver performing in a dynamic work environment

Desired Skills/Qualifications

• BS degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
• Understanding of the GEOINT enterprise TCPED process
• Experience working in a DoD or IC operational environment
• Experience working on Product Initialization teams
• Experience developing engineering code (e.g. C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results

FTS International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer - vets/disabled.