Spectrum Systems Engineer

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The DoDIN Joint Warfighter Capabilities Department provides critical mission capabilities to the Warfighter in partnership with our sponsors. Our work is focused on advancing effective Spectrum Management and Sharing, accelerating 5G Technology, ensuring resilient Tactical Networks, modernizing Global Command and Control, and providing rapid & robust Cloud Capabilities.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, we are seeking motivated candidates to address our DoD sponsors most challenging and critical technology problems. Focus areas include system engineering, spectrum management, and electromagnetic battle management. This position includes the opportunity to architect and implement technical solutions, research emerging technology, develop strategies and policy for implementation, and provide direct impact on the sponsor mission. Successful candidates will be forward-thinking, proposing innovative solutions to our sponsors.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline with 8 years; or 6 years of experience with a Masters; or PhD and 3 years of related technical experience and demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas:
  • Electromagnetic Battle Management: spectrum planning, use, and command/control
  • Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO): actions to exploit, attack, protect, and manage the electromagnetic environment
  • Spectrum Management: DoD spectrum management tools, data, DoD Doctrine, policy, regulation (national/international), strategy
  • RF Engineering: RF Communication theory, signal processing, propagation modeling, antenna design, link budgets, RF planning, interference analysis, RF testing in the laboratory and field, modeling and simulation, stochastic processes, and probabilistic modeling
• Active Secret with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI clearance.
• Ability to analyze data and engineering solutions; develop data-driven actionable recommendations, and present findings to both technical and non-technical audiences including senior leaders.
• Substantial experience engaging with stakeholders, leveraging in-depth knowledge of operations, to analyze operational requirements, address networking challenges, apply sound technology solutions, and advance the state of communications and networking to benefit the sponsor mission.
• Possess strong systems engineering skills including requirements and architecture analysis and development as well as process engineering.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to lead small teams in delivering sponsor products including product definition, technical analysis, and quality.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline and eight years of related technical experience and demonstrated experience in one or more of the following areas as described above: Electromagnetic Battle Management, Joint Electromagnetic Spectrum Operations (JEMSO), Spectrum Management, RF Engineering.
• Demonstrated experience performing current and future state analysis, supporting processes and practices to inform decision making.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a complex small effort or larger effort, appropriately delegating to and coordinating with others.
• Proven ability to establish and strengthen relationships with sponsors, industry, and peer organizations as an influential ally.
• Active Top Secret/SCI clearance.

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

Secret

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Top Secret/SCI

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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