Description
We are seeking a Senior Signatures Modeling Engineer to join our team in Beavercreek, Ohio.
As a Senior Signatures Modeling Engineer, you will apply your skills and critical thinking to a wide variety of signature modeling programs supporting AFRL, NASIC, LCMC, and other customer agencies.
Responsibilities:
- Model and characterise electromagnetic (EM) phenomenology, primarily in radio frequency (RF) bands
- Characterise and evaluate radar cross sections (RCS)
- Verify and validate measured data and computational electromagnetic (CEM) predictions
- Create signature predictions using CEM prediction software (SENTRi, Xpatch, COMSOL, CST, HFSS, Feko, etc.)
- Write and present technical information related to development activities
- Assist or lead the team with business development activities by supporting proposal and technical solution development and also in interfacing with other parts of Leidos for multi-disciplinary capture opportunities
- Apply technical leadership abilities and lead or assist teams to develop solutions for complex technical issues
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree with 12+ years’ experience or a master’s degree or higher with 10+ years’ experience in Electrical Engineering or a closely related scientific field such as Physics, Optics, Engineering Physics, etc.
- US citizen
- Must have an active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
- Strong understanding of applied electromagnetics with skills in EM modeling and experimentation
- Adept in CEM prediction software and proven history of applying simulation tools to characterise EM phenomenology
- Excellent communication skills and a willingness and interest to collaborate in an interdisciplinary team environment to drive towards overall project and team objectives
- Expert in technical writing, documentation, and organisation
- Ability to both lead and work as a team member
- Strong attention to detail and deadlines
- Ability to lead small technical teams to solve complex problems
- A self-starter with a strong drive to lead and develop solutions that meet customer demands in a timely manner
Preferred Qualifications:
- PhD
- Active TOP SECRET is desired, but not required
- Radar Cross Section (RCS) design familiarity
- Knowledge of antenna and radome design principles
- CAD and meshing familiarity
- Supervisory experience
- Interest in Business Development
- Entrepreneurial interest in working across multi-disciplinary teams on larger, more complex undertakings
- A basic understanding of, or exposure to the following is a plus, but not required: Automatic Target Recognition, Radar signal processing fundamentals, MATLAB, Python, and C++, Experience with running simulations on high-performance computing (HPC), graphics processor units (GPU), and other advanced processing platforms