Job Description
Title: Senior Radar Engineer
Program Summary KBR's Missile, Aviation, and Ground Systems (MAGS) division delivers mission engineering solutions for critical U.S. Army programs, specializing in aviation and ground systems, integrated air and missile defense, and threat and target systems. As a trusted partner of the U.S. Department of War, MAGS provides innovative, technology-driven solutions to enhance national security. With a global presence and a strong ethical framework, KBR ensures secure, effective, and mission-ready capabilities worldwide.
Job Summary As a Senior Radar Engineer, you will play a critical role overseeing KBR technical and programmatic support to an Army sensor(s) in the STARE Project Management Office. You will direct and coordinate the planning, organization, control, integration, and completion of activities in the sensor product office within imposed constraints of cost, schedule, and performance. You will assist product office leadership integrating engineering efforts across the Project Office and PEO Missile and Space function domains and collaborate across the Air and Missile Defense (AMD) enterprise to support sensor integration into the AMD architecture. This position is ideal for someone who is highly organized, highly experienced in radar systems, and thrives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This job is seeking someone with strong interpersonal and leadership skills with a deep subject matter expertise in radar as related to air and missile defense systems. You will be recognized as a thought leader in the Integrated Air and Missile Defense business unit and expected to proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact on the management and direction of the business.
Roles and Responsibilities - Perform technical engineering and problem solving for Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) System of System problems with a focus on radar.
- Supervise and lead a group of engineers and analysts.
- Collaborate with other engineering groups to improve or upgrade product performance.
- Develop requirements and test objectives of IAMD systems with a focus on radar systems.
- Develop metrics, analyze data, and assess the performance of IAMD radar systems.
- Perform analysis applying appropriate scientific and engineering processes and modeling techniques to the life cycle development of systems.
- Support planning and execution of system performance analysis, independent performance assessments, post-test analysis and simulation Verification, Validation and Accreditation (VV&A) activities.
- May participate in the development of technical proposals for new and/or existing business opportunities
Basic Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
- 10+ years of experience in radar system engineering, RF engineering, or related discipline.
- 5+ years of experience in Army/DoD major weapon systems
- Ability to obtain and/or maintain a DoD secret clearance.
- Proficiency in radar theory, electromagnetic wave propagation, and RF/microwave hardware.
- Familiarity with radar metrics (range equation, free space equation, SNR, RCS, track accuracy, false tracks)
Preferred Qualifications - Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
- 20+ years of experience in radar system engineering, RF engineering, or related discipline.
- 10+ years of experience in Army/DoD major weapon systems and technology maturation
- Demonstrated leadership and management skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Current TS//SCI clearance
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