Senior RF Engineer

MANTECH 

📍 Chesapeake, VA, United States 🇺🇸

full-time
senior
Posted —

Key Skills

RFSpectrumModellingAgileFirmware

Industry

DefenseTelecommunications

Job Description

MANTECH seeks a motivated, career and customer-oriented Senior Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to join our team in Chesapeake , VA.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

  • Provide programmatic and technical support to engineering team
  • Plan and execute technology maturation through the Research and Development (R&D) lifecycle
  • Translate user needs into detailed system needs and technical requirements
  • Support acquisition source selection activities as an advisor
  • Provide technical reviews and assessments of Advanced RF technology development efforts to include studies and hardware, firmware, software development at the component, subsystem, system, and architecture level
  • Assist in identifying technology gaps, crafting technology development and transition plans, and define requirements and specifications
  • Develop documents and briefings to communicate program status and strategic planning
  • Contribute to Integrated Assessment Reports

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline with 9+ years of related experience, or a Master's degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or a PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience
  • Experience providing engineering and analytical support during the design, development, test, production, fielding, and sustainment of RF systems
  • Experience and understanding of RF engineering principles
  • Experience with RF modelling tools
  • Hands-on understanding of Spectrum Management
  • Experience performing RF modeling of systems, subsystems, and assemblies suggesting improvements or problem areas for further attention and be able to work with test design engineers to design and validate test fixtures and test protocols for verification and validation of RF circuit card assemblies

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiar with Agile principles.

Clearance Requirements

  • Must be a US Citizen with an active Secret security clearance.

Physical Requirements

  • The person in this position must be able to remain in a stationary position 50% of the time.
  • Occasionally move about inside the office to access file cabinets, office machinery, or to communicate with co-workers, management, and customers, via email, phone, and or virtual communication, which may involve delivering presentations.