What are the responsibilities and job description for the RF Engineer (Mid or Senior) position at SPA?
Qualifications
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree
- 5-10 years of experience in RF design
- Experience in development and maintenance of RF design specifications and requirements, particularly in EW and Decoy systems
- Experience performing testing and evaluation of RF designs
- Active DoD Secret security clearance with the ability to maintain throughout time of employment
Desired Qualification :
Responsibilities
SPA is seeking a Mid or Senior Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to provide programmatic and technical support to the Long Endurance Electronic Decoy (LEED) program within the Navy's Program Executive Office, Integrated Warfare Systems, Above Water Sensors Directorate (PEO IWS 2.0). A hybrid work environment is acceptable; however, you must have the ability to travel to various DC area locations and NSWC Dahlgren regularly. Travel up to 20% of the time (2-3 times per month) is possible.
You will join a high performing Government and contractor team supporting one of the Navy's newest and most anticipated programs. You will regularly be working with stakeholders from industry, the PEO, Warfare Centers, Navy Labs and University Affiliated Research Centers, and International Partners on complex issues facing the program. You can expect to provide RF engineering support to decoys and EW programs, and challenges in the design and implementation of EW receivers. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive product development, make contributions to the development of technical Navy acquisition program documentation and briefings, participate in milestone acquisition events, advise on repair capabilities, and support tasking related to testing and evaluation of RF designs.
We expect you to consistently demonstrate strong attributes to quickly build competencies and provide the highest quality products and services. We look for traits such as how you solve problems when you're stuck. Do you look for creative ways to find solutions? Do you seek out references and teach yourself how to do something new? Do you collaborate with your colleagues? If you take initiatives like these, you will fit in well with our high performing team.
Please note that the salary information shown below is a general guideline only. Salaries are commensurate with experience and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Washington, DC Pay Transparency Range : $115,000 – $175,000.
Salary : $115,000 - $175,000
