# Radar Optimization Engineer **Company**: Leidos **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/6314-RemoteTeleworker-US/Sr-Radar-Optimization-Engineer_R-00192211?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_04afc487-373 ## Description We are seeking a qualified Radar Optimization Engineer to support the FAA's Brand-New Air Traffic Control System (BNATCS) initiative, specifically the Radar Surveillance Replacement (RSR) Program Office (AJM-41). The successful candidate will be responsible for radar configuration, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, and optimization activities at some of the nation's busiest and most critical airports. **Primary Responsibilities** - Represent the RSR Program Office at various sites, adhering to an aggressive multi-site schedule. - Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) to the RSR program office's project, optimization, and engineering leads. - Support integration, configuration, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, and optimization of radar and associated electronic systems. - Configure radar tracking parameters, target-classification software, network interfaces, and integration middleware as required. - Perform advanced field troubleshooting and root-cause analysis to isolate signal interference, hardware faults, communications failures, and data-packet loss. - Support antenna alignment and mechanical tilt and azimuth verification, as well as evaluation of equipment mounting, environmental enclosures, and thermal-management considerations affecting radar performance. - Utilize spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, and specialized radar diagnostic software to tune system gain, filter clutter, establish detection thresholds, and verify system performance. - Evaluate system interfaces, including Ethernet, serial, Controller Area Network (CAN), fiber-optic communications, power distribution, grounding, bonding, and surge-protection systems. - Analyze radar performance data and make necessary system adjustments to achieve required detection, tracking, accuracy, and reliability standards. - Document test results, system configurations, identified deficiencies, corrective actions, and final optimization settings. - Coordinate with FAA personnel, system engineers, vendors, and other technical stakeholders to resolve system-performance issues. - Ensure field activities comply with applicable FAA requirements and site-specific safety procedures. **Travel Expectations** - Travel is expected to be high, approximately 50% to 75% of the time. **Basic Qualifications** - Bachelor's degree with 12 years of relevant experience, or additional years of relevant experience that may be considered or accepted in lieu of a degree. - Degree, formal certification, or equivalent technical training in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, Military Radar Systems, or a closely related discipline. - Experience with research, design, development, integration, maintenance, testing, calibration, or optimization of electrical and electronic equipment and systems. - Completion of formal radar training at the FAA Academy, a military technical school, or another recognized radar training program. - Prior radar certification authority at one or more airports or operational radar facilities. - Several years of hands-on field experience with one or more radar systems in the active National Airspace System (NAS) or a comparable operational environment. - In-depth knowledge of radio-frequency (RF) propagation, microwave transceivers, signal processing, antenna alignment, and waveguide systems. - Demonstrated knowledge of system-integration interfaces, including Ethernet, serial, CAN, and fiber-optic communications; network protocols; power distribution; grounding and bonding; and surge protection. - Proficiency using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, and specialized radar diagnostic software. - Ability to perform radar testing, calibration, and optimization activities, including adjusting gain, filtering clutter, establishing detection thresholds, and verifying system performance. - Understanding of mechanical tilt and azimuth alignment, environmental enclosures, equipment mounting, and thermal-management requirements as they relate to radar performance. - Ability to configure radar tracking parameters, target-classification software, network interfaces, and integration middleware. - Advanced troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills for isolating RF interference, hardware faults, communications failures, and data-packet loss. - Ability to analyze radar performance data, document test results, and recommend or perform corrective adjustments. - Comprehensive understanding of FAA operational risk-management practices. - Ability to perform at a high level independently and as part of a small team while meeting an aggressive radar optimization schedule. - Demonstrated commitment to high-quality radar maintenance, testing, calibration, and optimization practices. - Professionalism when representing Leidos to FAA customers, consistent with delivering "best of the best" support. - Demonstrated knowledge of applicable FAA technical, safety, and radar-system requirements. - Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust clearance. **Preferred Qualifications** - Experience with FAA surveillance radar systems and associated communications. - Experience supporting radar modernization, integration, commissioning, operational testing, acceptance, calibration, troubleshooting, or optimization activities. - Experience analyzing radar plots, system-performance data, target reports, coverage, clutter, interference, and tracking anomalies. - Familiarity with FAA safety requirements, grounding and bonding requirements, radar-performance standards, and site-specific work procedures. **Pay Range:** $131,300.00 - $237,350.00 ## Skills ### Required - Electrical Engineering - Electronics Technology - Military Radar Systems - Radar Systems - RF Propagation - Microwave Transceivers - Signal Processing - Antenna Alignment - Waveguide Systems - Ethernet - Serial Communications - Controller Area Network (CAN) - Fiber-Optic Communications - Power Distribution - Grounding and Bonding - Surge Protection - Spectrum Analyzers - Oscilloscopes - Power Meters - Radar Diagnostic Software ### Nice to have - FAA Surveillance Radar Systems - Radar Modernization - Integration - Commissioning - Operational Testing - Acceptance - Calibration - Troubleshooting - Optimization Activities --- Source: [Apply at leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://leidos.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/6314-RemoteTeleworker-US/Sr-Radar-Optimization-Engineer_R-00192211?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)