Senior Radar Systems Engineer; Senior, Lead, Principal

Overview

The Boeing Company

This is Boeing: each of us is an innovator on a mission to connect, protect, explore, and inspire. From seabed to outer space, you ll learn and grow, contributing to work that shapes the world. Find your future with us. The Boeing Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) program area is working on several new development efforts for the Patriot Advanced Capability (PAC-3) RF seeker and is looking for an experienced Radar Seeker System Engineer, Senior, Lead or Principal to support these efforts at the Boeing Jetplex facility in Huntsville, Alabama.

Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) PAC-3 program is an air-defense, missile system designed to intercept tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and advanced aircraft. Boeing s radar seekers provide target data to the PAC-3 missile which enables it to acquire, intercept, and destroy threats using hit-to-kill technology. The PAC-3 Seeker team is a cross functional, highly skilled, motivated group embracing the beliefs that focused safety, execution, and lean manufacturing and business practices will secure our future, all while driving our product to be the seeker of choice for the PAC-3 program and future generations of weapon systems.

• Lead critical technical development efforts as a senior subject matter expert on RF theory, digital signal processing, and radar concepts.
• Develop algorithms for radar signal processing techniques such as Kalman filtering, probabilistic and statistical modeling, and measurement processing from pulsed-Doppler waveforms.
• Design algorithms that process signal returns into discriminated targets and track targets through mission timeline.
• Define system performance requirements and ensure interface definition supports various functional components of the seeker s and missile s architecture.
• Conduct analysis to optimize total system-of-systems performance or system architecture as applied to algorithmic functionality pertaining to the acquisition and tracking of targets.
• Analyze seeker simulation data to identify areas for improvement and guide recommendations for system robustness in the presence of challenging operational environments.
• Analyze algorithm performance with a focus on survivability, vulnerability, and susceptibility to identify necessary modifications to ensure mission success.
• Review and modify the application of general digital signal processing techniques to the processing of reradiated signal content to ensure accurate signal characteristic identification.
• Mentor early-career engineers and inexperienced DSP/algorithm engineers through regular knowledge transfer.

• Bachelor of Science degree from an accredited program in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Senior Level 4:
  Typically, 9+ years  related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Lead Level 5:
  Typically, 14+ years  related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• Principal, Level 6:
  Typically, 20+ years  related work experience or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience or non-US equivalent qualifications.
• U.S. Active Security Clearance

• 5+ years of experience with radar systems analysis or design.
• 5+ years of experience in Digital Signal Processing or Digital Communications algorithms and techniques (equalization, turbo/viterbi coding/decoding, channel estimation, filter design, resampling theory, etc.).
• Experience in digital signal processing theory, including the application of fundamental digital signal processing techniques.
• Experience with MATLAB for data analysis or modeling and simulation.
• Experience in pulse Doppler radar system architectures and design/test practices.
• Experience working with operating radar systems and Electronic Warfare designs and testing.
• Knowledge of linear signal theory, Fourier transforms, and communication theory.
• RF, electrical transmission, signal processing and modeling in MATLAB.
• System test experience including test design, implementation, and execution for breadboard and brass board hardware.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, independent research and development (IRAD) environment.
• Familiarity with multiple programming languages and development environments (C++, ADA, Python, etc.) in an Agile environment.
• Experience in formal technical writing (i.e. Whitepapers, Tech-Notes, Technical Journals, and Research Reports).
• Experience in Technology Readiness Level (TRL) maturation of novel technologies and concepts.

This position does not offer relocation based on candidate eligibility.

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