Radar Senior Systems Engineer

Arcfield was purpose-built to protect the nation and its allies through innovations in digital transformation, space mission engineering and launch assurance, miniaturized sensors and satellites, advanced modeling and simulation, cybersecurity, and conventional and hypersonic missile support. Headquartered in Chantilly, VA with 16 global offices, Arcfield employs more than 1,500 engineers, analysts, IT specialists, and other professionals with more than 60 years of collective proven experience supporting missions in cyber and space defense, space exploration, hypersonic and nuclear deterrence and warfighter readiness. Visit arcfield.com for more details.

Arcfield is seeking an analytics focused Radar Sensor Systems Engineers to provide Systems Engineering Technical Advisor (SETA) support in the Space Remote Sensing Domain.

The GREY HAVEN program is responsible for coordinating, integrating, and executing all necessary modeling, simulations, and technical analysis to deliver recommendations and technical assistance in support of the customer mission.

The successful candidate will conduct and lead Radar analyses and Product Quality test activities to support recommendations related to the insertion of new RADAR technology and assist the development of sensor models for new data collection systems and methods.

Familiarity with current GEOINT systems and products will be necessary to develop, assess, and execute test and verification methodologies.

Activities include, but are not limited to:

• Sensor modeling including development and analysis of payload performance tables
• Algorithm assessment to quantify product performance for desired mission applications
• Baseline assessment of system performance to support sensor initialization
• Regression analysis and evaluations of delivered operational capabilities
• Development, preparation, and execution of comprehensive test & evaluation plans, procedures and schedules which verify and validate enterprise capabilities, system requirements, performance, and operability
• Readiness for system integration, test, evaluation, and transition activities
• Analysis and performance requirement verification of new capabilities and emerging systems

Considered a recognized authority within the company. Works on unusually complex technical problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative. Determines and pursues courses of action necessary to obtain desired results. Bachelor's (or equivalent) with 10 - 12 yrs of experience or a Master's with 8 - 10 yrs of experience. Using a holistic approach, designs, develops, evaluates and modifies end-to-end systems and systems-oriented products through their entire life cycle. Generates quantifiable requirements based on customer description, system planning and design, and acquisition logistics. Ensures requirements comply with client requirements and government standards through formal verification methods. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with other engineering disciplines to develop lower level detailed implementation requirements. Establishes and coordinates development of standards, practices, and procedures as related to the overall product development. Designs interfaces and brings system elements together so they work as a whole. Assesses performance using evaluation criteria and technical performance measures. Customer liaison and support for business development activities and to understand and shape requirements. Participates in system conceptual design and documentation of the design concepts. Translates high level product development strategies into system requirement specifications and works with multi-discipline engineering teams to develop lower level detailed requirements. Participates in design reviews of components (hardware and software) to ensure applicability to the current system and traceability of requirements through compliance verification and validation. Generates system level requirements verification procedures and customer acceptance test procedures. Reviews test plans/procedures and ensures they meet the objectives of the contractual requirements and participates in the testing process to validate requirements.

BS 10-12, MS 8-10, PhD 5-7

Required:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance with Polygraph
• Experience working with GEOINT Radar imaging systems, sensors, and/or data
• Experience in Radar Image Science (Phenomenology, Sensor technology, Image Processing, Product Quality)
• Understanding and application of image quality standards, scales, metrics, and image quality equations
• Applied knowledge of sensor imaging systems, products, and exploitation processes
• Understanding of the systems engineering lifecycle to include independent testing and data verification
• Excellent communicator
• Proven team leader with experience mentoring a team while delivering individual technical responsibilities
• Experienced problem solver performing in a dynamic work environment

Desired:

• Degree in Image Science, Electrical Engineering, or Physics
• Understanding of the GEOINT enterprise TCPED process
• Experience working in a DoD or IC operational environment
• Experience working on Product Initialization teams
• Experience developing engineering code (e.g. C, Python, Matlab, IDL) to solve hard problems and create processes for repeatable results

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