Rf Systems Engineer

Actalent - Fairfax, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairfax, VA

10,001+ employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The RF Systems Engineer role at Actalent involves leading a diverse engineering team to develop advanced multi-function RF systems for space applications. This position emphasizes strong engineering principles, collaboration, and innovation to meet the evolving needs of customers in the aerospace and defense sectors. The engineer will be responsible for end-to-end system analysis, program execution, and ensuring successful design reviews, all while supporting DoD, Intelligence, and Civil space customers.

Responsibilities

• Lead a diverse engineering team in the development of advanced multi-function RF, processing, and/or data storage units for space applications
• Perform end-to-end system analysis, link budget development, simulation, design, and implementation of complex multifunction RF systems, subsystems, and components
• Collaborate with program management to lead program execution within cost and schedule constraints
• Act as the program technical representative / point of contact
• Oversee engineering program planning and execution, assigning appropriate staff to projects
• Interact with program manager and divisional leadership to run a successful program
• Own the engineering development process on the program, ensuring proper systems analysis and trades, technical baseline management, and requirements verification and validation activities are completed
• Prepare for and present at all major design reviews, including internal and external (customer) reviews

Requirements

• BS with 10 years relevant experience; or Master's Degree with 8 years of relevant work experience
• Understanding of Systems Engineering processes with execution experience
• Multidiscipline knowledge in all areas related to engineering including system, hardware, software/firmware, and integration and test
• Broad understanding of RF system design, including high-speed electrical principles, transmission line theory, field theory, RF noise, power budgets and frequency planning
• Experience with layout of high-speed RF circuits, including knowledge of PCB and flex materials/properties
• Experience using CAD tools for RF system design, modeling, and simulation
• Capable of using Microsoft Office and Atlassian tools to support task planning, task execution, documentation, and team communication

Nice-to-haves

• 2+ years' experience as a technical project lead (e.g., IPT lead, functional lead, or equivalent)
• Experience with space hardware or electronics
• Familiarity and working knowledge of digital radar and electronic countermeasure systems, antenna theory and/or radio wave propagation
• Extensive experience in aerospace RF/radar systems design and development
• Lead RF/radar subsystem/payload engineer or experience on one or more airborne or space programs
• Familiarity with digital signal processing techniques, MATLAB, and other DSP simulation tools