Lead Radar Target Generator Design Engineer

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About the role

Boeing Defense Space & Security has an exciting opportunity for a Radar Target Generator Design Engineer for Flight Simulation Labs, located in Berkeley, MO. The Flight Simulation Labs organization supports marketing, design, development, integration, test, and training objectives for Boeing military aircraft such as T-7, F-15, F-18, MQ-25, and B52.

As a Radar Test Station Design Engineer, you will be part of a team that develops, upgrades, and maintains integration test sites and their subcomponents for use in avionics systems integration laboratories (SILs). You will utilize engineering processes, methodologies, and tools to create and refine hardware designs, specifications, and architectures for radar test stations and systems, ensuring alignment with program requirements and objectives.

This position is expected to be 100% onsite and requires an active U.S. Secret Security Clearance (U.S. Citizenship Required). A final Secret Clearance Pre-Start is required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze customer and system requirements to develop architectural approaches and detailed specifications for SIL test sites and common products, including new systems and upgrades to existing equipment.
• Develop high-level and detailed designs consistent with requirements and specifications.
• Develop and maintain Radar test station hardware.
• Validate designs through analysis, peer review, and standalone testing.
• Identify, track, and status technical performance measures to gauge progress and ensure requirement compliance.
• Support supplier management with make/buy recommendations and technical services such as fabrication.
• Integrate designs into existing SILs infrastructure.
• Provide engineering support to stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of SIL products.
• Investigate emerging technologies to develop concepts for future product designs.
• Engage in significant internal and external customer interaction.
• Maintain configuration management of test station hardware and software.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering (Electrical, Mechanical, or Aeronautical focus), Computer Science, Data Science, Mathematics, Physics, or Chemistry.
• 14+ years of work-related experience with a bachelor’s degree, 12+ years with a master’s degree, or 9+ years with a PhD.
• 10+ years of experience in engineering.
• 10+ years of experience in radar systems.
• Experience with electrical circuit design and electrical schematic analysis.
• 8+ years of experience in radar systems analysis and design.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with hardware and software configuration management.
• Knowledge of RF and microwave systems design and related components.
• Awareness of real-time systems constraints.
• Familiarity with Digital Radio Frequency Memory (DRFM).
• Understanding of field-programmable gate array (FPGA).
• Experience with hardware/software integration and testing.
• Experience in developing embedded hardware/software architectures.
• Experience with internal radar operation and testing.
• Experience with VPX racks and embedded PCs.
• Experience in Agile Methodologies and tools.

Pay

The salary range for this position (Level 5 - Lead) is $164,900 - $223,100. Pay is based on candidate experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Benefits

Boeing offers a Total Rewards package that includes:

• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Health insurance, flexible spending accounts, and health savings accounts.
• Retirement savings plans with company contributions, including a 401(k) match up to 10% of eligible pay with immediate 100% vesting.
• Student Loan Match: Boeing 401(k) Student Loan Match allows eligible employees to count qualified student loan debt payments toward the company match.
• Life and disability insurance programs.
• Paid and unpaid time away from work programs.

Schedule

This position is for 1st shift and is 100% onsite.