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RF Engineer, Senior (Radar)

Job Overview

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Compensation

Type:
Salary
Rate:
Range $110,700.00 - $146,900.00
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Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Paid Time Off
Professional development opportunities
competitive salary
hybrid telecommuting option
Employee wellness programs

Job Description

Venturi, LLC, a Chenega company, operates within the highly specialized defense and aerospace sector, providing cutting-edge support for mission-critical radar systems. Located at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, Venturi plays a crucial role in enhancing and maintaining the technological infrastructure that ensures the safe and effective launch, testing, and tracking of a diverse range of space lift vehicles. These vehicles represent the backbone of strategic defense operations encompassing Department of Defense, civil, commercial, and international agendas. As a subcontractor, Venturi supports ballistic missile, guided weapon, aeronautical tests, and space situational awareness, emphasizing the defense and safety of the United... Show More

Job Requirements

  • Experience with digital interface design including familiarization with interface modules, cable/wire types, and connector systems
  • Experience with hardware systems integration and testing
  • Experience providing inputs for engineering project proposals within defined time constraints
  • Proficient in the use of specialized test equipment including but not limited to VOMs, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
  • Proficient in technical writing for development of technical reports, white papers, and other technical support documentation
  • Experience with computer systems including single-board computers (SBCs), servers, and workstations
  • Familiarization with Linux and Windows operating systems
  • Proficient with MS Office tool suite and CAD software
  • Flexibility to work occasional non-duty hours or on weekends to support specific project or mission requirements
  • Ability to effectively communicate technical issues verbally and through written media such as graphical slides and verbal presentations to management and customers
  • Ability to read and create wire diagrams, schematics, and mechanical drawings
  • Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
  • Strong organizational and time management skills to balance, plan, prioritize, and execute projects
  • Good human relations and interpersonal skills to interact with internal and external support personnel and to guide less experienced engineers
  • Ability to work within a dynamic, fast-paced environment with time constraints
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team

Job Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or another STEM-related major
  • 2+ years of relevant radar engineering experience
  • Experience working with RF including local oscillators, doublers, mixers, and attenuators
  • Working knowledge of monopulse radar tracking systems and/or shipboard radar systems
  • Experience with high-power tube and solid-state RF amplifiers
  • Experience with C-band pulsed doppler tracking and wideband coherent imaging systems desired
  • Familiar with legacy range radar types such as AN/FPQ-6, AN/FPQ-14, AN/FPS-16 desired
  • Working knowledge of antenna tracking systems
  • Valid U.S. driver's license
  • Must be able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance including U.S. citizenship

Job Duties

  • Design, develop, and execute new capabilities used by tracking radars
  • Perform complex system modeling, simulation, and analysis to provide the most appropriate technical solution
  • Plan, conduct, and assist the project manager in the execution of engineering projects
  • Coordinate the efforts of technical support personnel for assigned projects
  • Analyze, develop, recommend, and implement approaches to meet customer requirements
  • Serve as an interface for project information to internal management and the customers
  • Provide leadership and work guidance to less experienced personnel
  • Provide expertise to restore operational systems
  • Other duties as assigned

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