Vertex Inc

RF Systems Engineer-Patrick Air Force Base, Florida

Vertex Inc • $90K — $120K *
Patrick Afb, FL 32925In-Person
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
3 weeks ago
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Minimum 5 years of engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.
  • Bachelor's degree in a STEM field or 14 years of relevant experience without a degree.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen; must obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance.
  • Familiarity with radar system upgrades, hardware and software integration, and verification.
  • Proficient in MS Office and excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

  • Lead technical efforts for CK Radar System and sustainment engineering requirements.
  • Collaborate in multidisciplinary Integrated Product Teams to ensure project success.
  • Analyze equipment failures to identify root causes and recommend corrective actions.
  • Review technical documents for adequacy and compliance with standards.
  • Communicate system status and engineering recommendations effectively to stakeholders.
  • Manage tasks independently while delivering quality work on time.
  • Perform other duties as needed within the Mobile Sensors Management Office.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with cross-functional teams.
  • Reliance on modern development processes to enhance productivity.
  • Opportunity to engage in cutting-edge radar system projects.
  • Potential for career growth within a defense-oriented company.
Full Job Description
V2X Mobile Sensors Management Office is seeking an RF System Engineer to be the technical expert for all aspects relating to CK Radar System, lead sustainment engineering requirements, and other projects assigned. You will collaborate within a cross-functional Integrated Product Team (IPT), where effective communication and teamwork are essential. The ideal candidate embraces modern development processes to enhance both product quality and team productivity. Position is located at Patrick SFB, FL.

Required Skills:

  • Assist in generating specification changes related to radar upgrades and maintenance, including updates associated with new development and obsolescence programs.
  • Familiarity with requirements development, hardware and software integration, and requirements verification.
  • Exposure to development, integration, and testing of systems.
  • Understanding technical standards, principles, theories, and concepts with a willingness to apply them in problem-solving.

  • Analyzes equipment failures to determine root cause and recommends corrective actions to company or customer representatives to coordinate solutions.
  • Review field support requirements, handbooks for technical adequacy, and engineering drawings and related documents.
  • Able to properly message system status, troubleshooting methods and reasoning, engineering recommendations and plans, and other engineering endeavors to program management, program stakeholders, and/or the customer.
  • Ability to collaborate within multi-disciplined teams and contribute technical insights.

  • Self-driven with a strong sense of accountability, able to manage tasks and deliver quality work on schedule.
  • Minimum of five (5) years of related engineering experience in systems, software, or hardware engineering.

  • Other duties as assigned within the MSMO and supporting CK

  • Experience with MS Office Suite of tools.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain an Active DoD Secret Clearance prior to start date.


Desired Skills:

  • Working knowledge of multiple engineering disciplines with a strong focus RF systems, hardware, and software development.
  • Understanding hardware/software interface design and integration utilizing best practices.
  • Ability to research and distill data into meaningful information.

  • Experience working in an integration lab, test facility, or field environment supporting integration and/or verification.

  • Experience with the design, development, and analysis of radar system and software architectures on DoD systems.
  • Experience with radar processing algorithms, radar software requirements, and performance analysis, including development of supporting analysis tools.
  • Experience with signal processing techniques in complex propagation environments.
  • Experience with systems software, systems hardware, systems requirements, systems integration, and/or systems test.


Experience with C++, Linux, Python, MATLAB and/or similar programming languages.

Education Requirements:

  • Requires a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, Aerospace Engineering, System Engineering, Computer Engineering or any other STEM type background with a minimum of 8 years of experience or, in absence of a degree, 14 years of relevant experience.


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About Vertex Inc

Vertex Inc is a leading provider of tax technology and services, enabling companies of all sizes to realize the full strategic potential of the tax function by automating and integrating tax processes, while leveraging advanced and predictive analytics of tax data. Vertex provides cloud-based and on-premise solutions that can be tailored to specific industries for every major line of tax, including income, sales and consumer use, value added and payroll. Vertex also offers solutions for tax data management, compliance and reporting, tax research, and planning and analysis. The company was founded in 1978 and is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.
Learn more about Vertex Inc
Size
1,200 employees
Market Cap
$2.2 billion
Industry
Business Services
Net Income
-$78.9 million
Founded
1978
Revenue
$374.6 million
NASDAQ
VERX
* Ladders Estimates

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