Expert Radar/RF M&S Engineer

About the Role

Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Expert Radar/RF Engineer to join our team. In this role, you will perform modeling and simulation of defensive weapon systems used by peer and near-peer adversaries, with a focus on surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems, RF sensors, target acquisition and tracking, 6-DOF missile flyout, command and seeker endgame, network-centric warfare techniques, command-and-control (C2/C4), and advanced Radar/RF techniques.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software models that simulate or emulate real-world adversarial Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems within TMAP STIMS 2.0, STIMS 3.0, and/or LIVE modeling frameworks.
• Understand and develop engineering designs provided by the customer, collaborating with a team to create software models that represent weapon systems at the required fidelity to meet customer goals.
• Address intelligence gaps using expertise in weapon systems, waveforms, signal processing, probability of detection/intercept, electronic warfare, antennas, and electromagnetics; analyze and implement EO/IR techniques.
• Develop algorithms and techniques for active and passive detection, signal processing chains, clutter mitigation, electronic attack, waveform selection and scheduling, and adaptive beamforming.
• Conduct engineering analysis of real-world threat weapon systems, supplementing all-source intelligence assessments to inform the software model lifecycle, including development, maintenance, and study support.
• Track and understand software model requirements to ensure alignment with customer objectives.
• Analyze characteristics, capabilities, and limitations of real-world threat weapon systems and develop digital twin representations.
• Develop software using MATLAB/SIMULINK, C/C++, and/or Python to create high-fidelity models and simulations.
• Participate in technical discussions to support both near- and long-term planning for model development and integration.
• Collaborate within a team environment and mentor junior and mid-level software developers.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 20+ years of relevant experience.
• Deep understanding of real-world threat weapon system characteristics, capabilities, and limitations, and the digital twin representations of those systems.
• Strong programming skills in C++, Python, and/or MATLAB/SIMULINK.
• Subject matter expertise in RF propagation, signal processing, track filtering, antenna design, communications, radar systems, missile/seeker, passive radar, electronic support, and/or electronic attack.
• Experience with modeling and simulation of weapon systems, including Radar, Directed Energy Weapons, Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, RF Jammers, Missile Seekers, and/or Anti-Satellite weapons.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active Top Secret clearance. Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance with a counterintelligence polygraph.

Desired Skills

• Experience with EO/IR systems.
• Experience modeling threat weapon systems in TMAP, ODESSA, ESAMS, AFSIM, LIVE, and/or ITASE.
• Experience with STIMS 2.0 (Simulink), STIMS 3.0 (C++), and/or LIVE modeling frameworks/standards.
• Software development experience in a DevOps or DevSecOps environment.
• Experience working in an AGILE software development team.
• Experience mentoring junior team members.
• Experience designing, developing, or operating code for distributed processing environments.
• Experience working with environmental datasets and RF propagation.

Pay & Benefits

• Salary Range: $176,900.00 - $332,400.00
• Benefits include medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays.