Peraton Labs is searching for a Part-Time Radar + RF Communications Engineer. This position will initially be 20 hours/week, with the potential to grow into a full-time position. It is also a fully remote opportunity.

In this position, the candidate will serve as the Radar + RF Communications Engineer for projects related to Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) tracking, munition tracking, and munition communications links. The candidate will work to collaborate with Radar Project Leads and senior management to develop strategic plans for Radar and Communications efforts as well as to define and execute technical direction for supporting Programs. The candidate will manage all technical facets of Radar system development, acquisition, and integration, as well as lead a multi-disciplinary Integrated Product Team (IPT) focused on technical leadership of various RADAR / Communications development and integration efforts.

Responsibilities include planning, implementing, and pro-actively correcting issues related to technical performance and technical risk management for Radar efforts, and providing Radar support to the design, development, and testing of Radar systems integrated with armament systems, including high accuracy ground based radar systems tracking projectiles, threats (for some missions), and enabling advanced capabilities through a Radar to Munition Datalink for Command guidance and Navigation support in some efforts.

The candidate will develop and utilize modeling and simulation tools related to radar systems, signal processing, and tracker algorithms, especially utilizing Kalman filtering and similar techniques. The candidate will conduct technical analysis to assess future system performance in new mission areas and evaluate performance of existing radar systems and suggest methods of improvement of radar performance.

The ideal candidate will possess:

• Expertise in Radar systems, signal processing, tracking and track filtering as well as other aspects of Radar including phased array antennas, digital arrays, active electronically scanned arrays, RF processing and digital signal processing in FPGAs
• Experience in RF and microelectronics that would be integrated with gun launched projectiles is a plus, when related to radar datalink technologies
• Knowledge of communications systems and methods also a big plus related to radar datalink work for navigation support and command guidance architectures
• The ability to analyze recorded and simulated data from a variety of Radar systems, parsing, organization, manipulation of data to generate plots, tables, and conclusions based on specific project needs

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• 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
• Degree in Physics, Computer/Electrical Engineering preferred
• Intermediate to advanced level of Radar expertise required
• Proficiency in Matlab is preferred
• US Citizenship is required
• Ability to obtain a Secret clearance

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates. By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.