Senior Radar/RF M&S Engineer

About the Role

Parsons is seeking an exceptionally talented Senior 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

• Design, develop, test, and maintain 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.
• Perform subsystem and system-level modeling and simulation based on all-source intelligence data.
• 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 Clearance

• Must be a U.S. Citizen and possess an active Secret clearance.
• Must be willing and able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and 15+ years of relevant experience.
• OR Master's degree with 17+ years of relevant experience.
• 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.

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: $134,100.00 - $241,400.00
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• 401(k)
• Life insurance
• Flexible work schedules
• Holidays