Senior Systems/Radar Engineer

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.

EEO Statement

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