Spectrum Dominance Antenna Project Engineer

Job Summary

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) is a leader in remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars. They are seeking a Project Engineer specializing in RF sensors, antennas, electronically steered arrays (ESAs), and low observable (LO) integration. The position involves working on multiple advanced projects focused on electromagnetic spectrum dominance.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide leadership, direction, and guidance to a multi-discipline engineering team by determining technical objectives and/or solutions to resolve highly technical and complex engineering problems across concept development, prototyping, and manufacturing programs.
• Manage and execute complex cross-functional projects involving RF hardware components, Mission network architecture, and Survivability design to cost, schedule, and performance expectations.
• Lead system level Qualification, Verification and Validation Testing of hardware and software with emphasis placed on deriving & tracking test requirements, generation of system level Test Plans and Procedures, conducting Lab/Ground/Flight testing.
• Quickly grasp and understand the full scope of antenna, ESA, or radar integration activities and come up to speed quickly in new areas.
• Take on high-level problems and recommend a technical path forward.
• Strong ability to collaborate and draw support and guidance from senior engineering staff and program management offices.

Qualifications

• Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; twelve or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, ten or more years of experience with a masters degree, or seven or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
• Knowledge of and relationships with industry primes & partners (Tier I, Tier II, or Tier III suppliers).
• Must have excellent written, presentation, and verbal communication skills. Must be able to distill complex engineering topics into concise presentation materials, and present effectively to customers, internal stakeholders, and Sr. management.
• Experience at 1 or more RF and/or RCS measurement ranges.
• Eight or more years’ experience in one or more of the following Spectrum Dominance specialties: Survivability and Mission Systems design & integration, Computational electromagnetic modeling (CEM) analysis (e.g., HFSS or Microwave CST), Developing requirements, specifications, and solutions that meet those requirements, Design, analysis, or modeling of RF or EO/IR sensors, System, Subsystem Integration Laboratory (SIL), or flight test experience in coalescing a Mission Systems Suite, Electronic Warfare.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance is required. Top Secret preferred.