SAIC

Combat and Strategic Systems Engineer

SAIC • $70K — $95K *
Crane, IN 47522In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
Less than 5 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, or Communications Engineering.
  • 0-3 years of experience in RF, microwave, or electronic systems engineering, preferably in defense systems.
  • Familiarity with RF engineering, spectrum analysis, and electronic warfare (EW) systems.
  • Understanding of RF fundamentals including propagation, antennas, and signal characterization.
  • Experience with RF test equipment like spectrum analyzers and oscilloscopes.
  • Ability to obtain an interim Secret clearance and final Secret clearance.

Responsibilities

  • Provide RF engineering support for CUAS test and evaluation.
  • Plan, develop, execute, and analyze CUAS test events in various environments.
  • Analyze RF communications and signal characteristics for performance assessment.
  • Evaluate CUAS and EW systems, focusing on RF capabilities and communication links.
  • Develop test objectives, plans, and post-test analysis products.
  • Operate and configure a range of RF testing instruments and equipment.
  • Collect and analyze RF test data to determine system performance metrics.

Benefits

  • Support for advanced projects in electronic warfare and RF systems.
  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge technology in military defense applications.
  • Access to professional development and technical training resources.
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Test & Evaluation Engineer to support the Expeditionary Electronic Warfare Division (MXQ) at NSWC Crane. This vital mission-support role requires an engineer with a strong foundation in applied physics, radio frequency (RF) engineering, wireless communications, signal analysis, and rigorous RF test methods to advance Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (CUAS) capabilities.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Provide RF engineering and applied physics support for CUAS test and evaluation activities.
  • Support planning, development, execution, and analysis of CUAS laboratory, field, over-the-air, and hardware-in-the-loop test events.
  • Analyze RF communications, signal characteristics, propagation effects, antenna performance, interference, and electromagnetic environment conditions.
  • Support evaluation of CUAS systems, EW systems, RF sensors, RF defeat capabilities, communication links, transmitters, receivers, antennas, and supporting test infrastructure.
  • Assist in developing test objectives, test plans, test procedures, data collection plans, test cards, and post-test analysis products.
  • Operate and configure RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, receivers, software-defined radios, antennas, data acquisition systems, and related instrumentation.
  • Collect, process, and analyze RF test data to assess system performance, detection capability, signal effectiveness, link behavior, waveform characteristics, receiver sensitivity, transmit power, timing, and environmental impacts.
  • Support RF modeling and simulation activities, including RF coverage analysis, antenna placement assessments, signal propagation assessments, model validation, and correlation of model results with test data.
  • Support CUAS technique evaluation, including assessment of RF effects, communications behavior, signal interactions, and system performance against representative threat systems.
  • Assist with hardware-in-the-loop testing to evaluate output waveforms, RF characteristics, technique performance, threat/mission load behavior, and system response.
  • Identify test limitations, data gaps, anomalies, equipment issues, and technical risks that may impact test validity or mission conclusions.
  • Provide engineering recommendations to improve test rigor, data collection quality, RF measurement methods, repeatability, and test efficiency.
  • Support test readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, Integrated Product Teams, daily test briefs, post-test debriefs, and lessons learned activities.
  • Coordinate with field test teams to ensure RF equipment, antennas, sensors, targets, data collection tools, and support assets are properly configured and ready for test execution.
  • Support evaluation of wireless communication protocols, advanced communication threats, software-defined radio technologies, digital signal processing applications, and RF-enabled CUAS capabilities.
  • Develop and review technical reports, test reports, engineering summaries, RF analysis products, briefings, and recommendations for Government review.
  • Ensure test data, analysis products, and technical documentation are properly marked, controlled, and handled in accordance with applicable security, CUI, OPSEC, and classification requirements.


Qualifications

Education Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Communications Engineering.

Job Requirements:
  • Zero (0) to three (3) years of professional experience in RF, microwave, or electronic systems engineering with preference in defense systems.
  • Experience supporting RF engineering, communications engineering, spectrum analysis, EW systems, CUAS systems, or test and evaluation activities.
  • Knowledge of RF fundamentals, including propagation, antennas, modulation, bandwidth, gain/loss, link budgets, receivers, transmitters, interference, noise, and signal characterization.
  • Experience using RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, etc.
  • Relevant RF, communications, military, or test experience may be considered in lieu of degree depending on customer requirements.
  • Security Clearance: Must be able to obtain interim Secret clearance to start. Final Secret Clearance is required.


About SAIC

Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) is a technology integrator in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC has approximately 26,000 employees and operates in more than 70 countries. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Reston, Virginia. SAIC provides services to the U.S. government, including the Department of Defense, the intelligence community, and civilian agencies. The company also serves commercial customers in the healthcare, energy, and financial services sectors.
Learn more about SAIC
Size
26,000 employees
Market Cap
$6 billion
Industry
Information Technology
Net Income
$206 million
Founded
1969
5 Year Trend
+10.7%
Revenue
$6.8 billion
NASDAQ
SAIC
* Ladders Estimates

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