Radar Research and Development Scientist

About This Role

Researching and developing advanced RADAR programs for the Aerospace GEOINT Research and Technology Directorate is the core of this scientist role. You will lead activities that assist Government customers in planning, negotiating, and executing critical technology development and experimental programs. The role involves communicating programmatic and technical issues and providing independent recommendations to management and customers.

Responsibilities

• Assist Government GEOINT Research and Technology Office customers in successfully planning, negotiating and executing crucial space system technology development and acquisition decisions
• Lead analysis and develop recommendations for the customer in support of future RADAR systems and architectures
• Lead analysis and collaboration on development and implementation of electronic protection across the customer community
• Communicate programmatic and technical issues and provide independent recommendations to Aerospace management, the Government customer and other contractors
• Integrate Aerospace activities to focus the strength of the corporation on helping the customer realize future capabilities
• Serve as advisor and mentor to SETA, Aerospace, and Customer representatives as they learn technical aspects of program execution
• Identify Aerospace research opportunities to advance the state of art for GEOINT RADAR systems including hardware, applications, supporting methods, and tools
• Work in a fast-paced environment with many interesting technical challenges that require strategy, critical thinking and collaboration to provide solutions

Requirements

• Bachelor

’s

OR Advanced degree in mathematics, physics, electrical engineering or related technical discipline

• A minimum of 6 years of experience post-bachelor degree (time spent obtaining advanced degree counts toward this)
• Experience with SAR space-based systems
• Familiarity with space system payload and/or vehicle development, from requirements specification through development, manufacturing, testing, verification, and on-orbit operations
• Current and active TS/SSBI/SCI security clearance, which is issued by the U.S. government
• U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance
• A minimum of 12 years of experience (for Senior Project Engineer)
• Experience with signal processing and/or system architecting in the areas of SAR space based systems (for Senior Project Engineer)
• Experience supporting advanced technology requirements development to meet emerging mission needs (for Senior Project Engineer)
• Acquisition experience with verifying and validating contractor designs and approaches (for Senior Project Engineer)