79234 Sr Principal Systems Engineer (RF Comms)

APR Consulting, Inc.

Yesterday
Secret
Senior Level Career (10+ yrs experience)
Aerospace and Aviation
Scottsdale, AZ (Off-Site/Hybrid)

Our DOD/Aerospace client is looking to fill an Sr Principal Systems Engineer (RF Comms) position that just opened in Scottsdale AZ. As a Sr Principal Systems Engineer (RF Comms) you’ll have the opportunity to rise to the challenge each day to ensure the safety of those that lead, serve, and protect the world we live in. We do this by making the world’s most advanced defense platforms even smarter. Our engineers redefine what’s possible and our manufacturing team brings it to life, building the brains behind the brawn on submarines, ships, combat vehicles, aircraft, satellites, and other advanced systems.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Systems Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field. Also requires 10+ years of job-related experience, or a Master's degree plus 8 years of job-related experience. Agile experience preferred.

Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Position: Sr Principal Systems Engineer (RF Comms)
Contract: 12-24 months with possibility of going direct/permanent   
Pay: $108.00 / hour or depending on experience
Telecommute: Hybrid opportunity

Overview:
-Department of Defense Top Secret security clearance is preferred at the time of hire. Candidates must be able to obtain a Secret clearance within a reasonable amount of time from the date of hire

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:
As a Principal Systems Engineer of our technical staff, you’ll apply advanced principles of engineering and management to solve complex problems in the development of technology. As a leader, you’ll oversee and manage design and development processes as they relate to the engineering of products utilizing principles and technology of physics, mathematics, engineering, and related physical sciences. 

-A Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field and is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in engineering or a related technical field plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
-Complex ground RF system design (satellite, radio, or cellular network)
-RF and modem communications system link budget design
-Deployment of system, and in-field testing of RF networks
-Software or hardware system design for high-speed data applications including protocols at the network layer and transport layers of large networks
-Error budget analysis in either the RF or latency of large complex systems
-Exceptional leadership and communication skills

What Sets you Apart:
-Satellite communications knowledge
-Ground to Satellite communication knowledge
-Ground operations experience
-Performs requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under supervision of the lead systems engineer
-Performs technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
-Performs customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
-Performs detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements
-Develops and evaluates systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
-May provide system accreditation/certification evaluation and test support to ensure all technical security features (e.g., identification, authentication, access control, labeling, and auditing) of the system are considered and function properly
-May develop system security documentation on both new and fielded information systems
-Participates in Modeling and Simulation
-Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
-Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
-Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
-Plans and executes project tasks for activities described above
-Creative, innovative responsibilities requiring advanced decision-making skills
-Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
-Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
-Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product
-Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
-Multi-level security domain expertise (and cross-domain)
-Quickly (with a more agile light-weight approach) decomposing requirements to a level that can avoid requirements bloat (and communicate/track impacts)
-People that may have a working relationship with related people from Iridium, SDA, Northrup, York, and Lockheed
-People with agile program experience
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