Systems Engineering Analysis, Senior

Candidates must be willing to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.

Department of Defense, is looking for a Senior Systems Engineer to work in our Communications Waveform Development engineering team. These CMOSS /SOSA systems are used for multi‑mission electronic warfare, tactical communications, signals intelligence, cyber‑EW, high performance computing and often simultaneous operation of these capabilities.

Are you a talented and enthusiastic Senior Systems Engineer with outstanding technical, organizational and communication skills? Our high‑performance computing systems are used for a variety of applications such as networking, signals intelligence, secure/covert digital communications, threat detection, RF jammers, and radio direction finding. To build these systems, we utilize state of the art hardware components including the latest FPGAs, SoCs, GPUs, DSPs, and advanced software and firmware techniques that allow intuitive command and control of systems as well as data collection and processing on 3U OpenVPX CMOSS/SOSA aligned platforms.

Pacific Defense is developing a comprehensive portfolio of embedded communications waveforms that are hosted on 3U OpenVPX modules permitting our customers to pick and choose a wide variety of capabilities to tailor the capability to the mission.

Familiarity with advanced and proprietary waveforms such as BE-CDL, TSM, WREN-TSM, KATANA, WREN-NB, and public safety protocols like P25.

RF performance parameters (IP2/IP3, sensitivity / Noise Figure, Phase Noise, etc.)

Dynamic range analysis (really EW and receiver design)

Digital modulation formats

Waveform integration and test with Voice and Data

Proficiency in programming and/or hardware description languages such as C, C++, Python, VHDL/Verilog

Familiarity with embedded platforms including ARM and Xilinx MPSoC with embedded Linux

Networking

IP networking and VLANs

Familiarity with RF measurements and radio configuration tools. Experience with Cameo/MagicDraw (or similar) Digital Modeling and simulation a plus

Decompose the system architecture into consumable tasks for engineering teams.

Manage and analyze Customer and derived requirements

Work with embedded software, applications software, FPGA, and hardware teams daily to solve difficult engineering challenges.

Lead a multi-functional agile-based development team.

Work with limited supervision

Manage project deliverables meeting cost/schedule objectives

Pacific Defense provides competitive salaries and immediately vested 401K match. We provide 100% coverage options for the employee, and 75% coverage for dependents’ medical, dental, vision, and life insurance premiums, as well as a flexible spending account for incidental health care expenses. We offer paid time off and federal holidays to spend time with family, pursue outside interests, or just get some extra rest.

Pacific Defense is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.

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