Test Design Engineer (All Genders)

About Us

Your mission

Responsibilities

• Develop comprehensive test plans, procedures, and automated test scripts for EW systems, specifically focusing on RF communications, signals intelligence (SIGINT), and electronic countermeasures (ECM/Jamming).

• Lead and execute field-testing campaigns in complex, dynamic, and austere environments. Troubleshoot hardware, software, and RF link issues on-site.

• Design and replicate real-world threat environments using RF signal generators, channel simulators, and software-defined radios (SDRs) to test jamming efficacy and communications resilience (e.g., frequency hopping, LPI/LPD waveforms).

• Collect, process, and analyze massive datasets from field tests using MATLAB, Python, or specialized RF analysis tools to quantify system performance and identify anomalies.

• Partner with systems, hardware, and software engineering teams to feed field data back into the development loop, driving iterative design improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Aerospace Engineering, or a highly related technical discipline.

• 3+ years of experience in RF engineering, flight test engineering, or electronic warfare testing.

• Strong foundational knowledge of RF propagation, link budgets, antenna characteristics, and modulation techniques (e.g., QAM, OFDM, FSK).

• Deep familiarity with laboratory and field test equipment, including Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers (VNAs), Signal Generators, and Oscilloscopes.

• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW for test automation and post-test data analysis.

Nice to have

• Prior experience with specific electronic attack methodologies (e.g., barrage, spot, sweep, and DRFM-based jamming).

• Hands-on experience with Software Defined Radios (Ettus USRP, BladeRF) and tactile military communications networks.

• Familiarity with government test ranges (e.g., White Sands, China Lake) and range safety/operations protocols.