Senior Radar Engineer

AI overview

Engage in vital radar system engineering, supporting design, technical management, and performance evaluations to enhance national defense capabilities.

Radar System Engineering & Analysis

  • Develop design concepts, conduct performance evaluations, and analyze system metrics for radar systems
  • Provide technical expertise in evaluating design alternatives and advising on modernization sequencing and mission improvements
  • Conduct system engineering analysis to assess aging hardware and recommend subsystem/component upgrades or modifications
  • Identify optimal approaches for system upgrades, capability gap resolutions, and threat scenario validations
  • Develop and validate radar performance, refine system requirements, and support regression testing

Design & Architecture

  • Conduct and support engineering and technical activities through all acquisition phases (Material Solution Analysis, Technology Development, Engineering & Manufacturing Development, Production & Deployment, Operations & Support)
  • Prepare engineering documentation such as Analysis of Alternatives (AoA), Systems Engineering Plans (SEP), and related artifacts
  • Participate in technical reviews, assessments, and interchange meetings (e.g., CDR, MRA, TIM)
  • Perform system design feasibility studies, architecture documentation, deficiency identification, and solution planning, including Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) processes
  • Ensure interoperability and maintain baselined system architecture requirements
  • Translate DoD user requirements into system specifications and provide engineering analysis of training equipment and simulator requirements

Acquisition Support

  • Apply DoD acquisition and sustainment systems engineering processes across the product life cycle.
  • Prepare, review, and optimize program specifications, simulation models, MBSE outputs, and digital engineering analyses to enhance performance
  • Support milestone reviews, certifications, and periodic reporting in compliance with DoD/USAF acquisition policy
  • Review contractor drawings for completeness, accuracy, and compliance with ASME Technical Data Package standards

Technical Management

  • Support requirements definition, architecture design, implementation, integration, verification/validation, risk management, and configuration management
  • Conduct market research and trade studies to assess emerging systems against mission needs.
  • Evaluate system cost, schedule, and performance; perform root cause analyses, audits, and technical assessments
  • Develop Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMP), test procedures, readiness reviews, and execute developmental testing
  • Participate in integrated logistics support (ILS), provisioning, maintenance data collection, technical order management, and alternate sourcing for diminishing manufacturing/materiel sources (DMSMS)
  • Oversee radar circuit element design, development, and analysis
  • Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Education/Training: 

  • Master’s Degree preferred
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Science, or other related field preferred 

Experience:

  • 10+ years of directly related experience, five of which must be in the DoD   
  • Experience and/or training in the following:
    • RF chain subspecialties (including antenna design, high power transmitters and amplifiers, receiver processing, etc.)
    • Electro-mechanical controls
    • Modeling & simulation
    • Test & evaluation
    • DoD Acquisition processes
    • Technical data package development and sustainment
    • Principles of configuration management
  • Familiarity with foreign ground radar preferred

Security:

  • Must be a US citizen
  • Must have an active Secret clearance

Physical Requirements:

  • Able to occasionally reach with hands and arms
  • Prolonged periods of computer screen use, while sitting or standing at a desk
  • Adhere to safety protocols when in work areas requiring use of PPE (e.g. eyewear, gloves, masks, hearing protection, steel toed shoes, etc.)
  • Able to safely lift and carry up to 20 pounds at a time
  • Travel may be required at the discretion of the customer

Benefits

  • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)
  • Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&D)
  • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)
  • Short Term & Long Term Disability
  • Training & Development
  • Wellness Resources

Perks & Benefits Extracted with AI

  • Health Insurance: Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)
  • Wellness resources: Wellness Resources
  • Paid Time Off: Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays)

Since our founding in 2003, KIHOMAC has established an outstanding track record of support for the requirements of our US Government customers, as evidenced by our portfolio of “Exceptional” rater Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System reports. Now, with over 340 employees, we have expanded our capabilities to include systems engineering services, reverse manufacturing and custom fabrication, engineering analyses, and sustainment solutions for aerospace vehicles.

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