Principal Systems Engineer - RF Communications Job at Elite Technical , Scottsdale, AZ

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  • Elite Technical
  • Scottsdale, AZ

Job Description

Principal Systems Engineer - RF Communications

Our client, a leading federal defense contractor has multiple long-term contract openings for Principal Systems Engineers with complex ground RF system design (satellite, radio, or cellular network) to join their technical staff in Scottsdale, AZ. You will oversee and manage design and development processes as they relate to the engineering of products utilizing principles and technology of physics, mathematics, engineering, and related physical sciences.

Responsibilities:
- Perform requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis, system design, detail trade studies, systems integration and test (verification), validation and interface definition studies of subsystem or system elements under the supervision of the lead systems engineer
- Perform technical planning, cost and risk analyses, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for subsystems and system elements
- Perform customer requirements analysis, develops system requirements and defines allocations to lower levels (elements and components)
- Perform detailed technical analyses for a subsystem or system elements
- Develop and evaluates systems, networks and information systems to ensure designs meet applicable governmental security specifications
- Participates in Modeling and Simulation
- Researches and analyzes data, such as vendor products, COTS components, GFE/CFE, specifications, and manuals to determine feasibility of design or application
- Supports the generation of technical engineering products by using the appropriate standards, processes, procedures, and tools throughout the system development life cycle
- May provide leadership and/or direction to lower level employees
- Contributes to the completion of major programs and projects
- Defines processes for technical platforms, system specifications, input/output and working parameters for hardware and/or software compatibility
- Demonstrates good judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
- Designs a complete and complex framework, system or product
- Identifies, analyzes and resolves system design weaknesses
- Regular contact with senior levels of internal working groups

Required Skills

- Must be US Citizen due to government requirement
- Must be able to obtain a DoD Secret/Top Secret Clearance (active Secret or Top Secret is preferred)
- A Bachelor-s degree in engineering or a related technical field and is required plus a minimum of 10 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree in engineering or a related technical field plus a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience
- Complex ground RF system design (satellite, radio, or cellular network)
- RF and modem communications system link budget design
- Deployment of system, and in-field testing of RF networks
- Software or hardware system design for high-speed data applications including protocols at the network layer and transport layers of large networks
- Error budget analysis in either the RF or latency of large complex systems
- Exceptional leadership and communication skills

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