Senior RF Systems Engineer

Description

U.S. Citizenship Required. Ability to qualify for a US Department of War security clearance required.

This position is in-person.

Toyon is seeking a Radio Frequency (RF) and Radar Systems Engineer with practical experience in both the design and test of RF and Radar Systems, including EW techniques and counter measures. An experienced RF/Radar systems engineer will have opportunities to support multiple projects across Toyon's Antenna/RF, RF Products, Advanced Algorithms, Autonomous Systems, and Aerospace Systems product area teams. Join a dynamic team of creative engineers working on state-of-the-art problems and products for radar, navigation, communications, electronic warfare, and embedded sensors.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and testing of complex RF and radar systems supporting EW, communications, navigation, and sensing missions

• Provide technical leadership in ES, EA, and EP system architecture, algorithm development, and performance optimization

• Direct advanced RF engineering efforts, including direction-finding, waveform design, STAP/SFAP processing, and multistatic radar system implementation

• Oversee system-level modeling, estimation, and sensor fusion analysis to guide design decisions and validate concepts

• Serve as a senior technical contributor across Antenna/RF, RF Products, Advanced Algorithms, Autonomous Systems, and Aerospace Systems teams.

• Mentor junior engineers, guide cross-functional collaboration, and ensure technical alignment across diverse project teams

• Lead development of innovative concepts, prototypes, and next-generation RF/EW capabilities through creative problem-solving and systems thinking

• Review and produce high-quality technical documentation, proposals, and presentations for internal leadership and external customers

• Drive integration strategies for complex RF subsystems and ensure successful system-level testing and verification

Requirements

The ideal candidate will have the following capabilities and experience, or a large subset thereof:

• An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related discipline with at least a:

o Ph.D. with 5 or more years specializing in RF sensor systems; or

o A master’s or bachelor’s degree with 10 or more years of radar/EW systems experience

• Experience with various elements of electronic support (ES), electronic attack (EA), and electronic protection (EP) systems

• Fundamental knowledge of estimation, sensor fusion processes and the design of such systems;

• Domain expertise in analysis and application of advanced RF system features, such as:

o Direction-finding (DF), subspace processing, and waveform design

o Space-Time Adaptive Processing (STAP) / Space-Frequency Adaptive Processing (SFAP)

o Monostatic, Bistatic and Multistatic Radar Systems

o Low-Observable (LO) systems and Radar Cross Section (RCS) design

• Excellent verbal and written skills

• Ability to independently think outside the box

• Ability to work in a team environment involving experts in diverse disciplines

Creativity, strength in problem solving and ability to develop and analyze complex systems are must-have talents for this position.

The annual pay range for the Senior RF Systems Engineer is $140,000 to $240,000.

The posted pay range values provide the candidate with guidance on annual base compensation for the position, at a full time level of effort, exclusive of overtime, bonus, and benefits-related compensation, over a range of qualifications that may fit hiring objectives. Toyon Research Corporation will consider the individual candidate’s education, work experience, applicable knowledge, skills and training, among other factors, when preparing an offer of employment.

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