Principal/Senior Principal Engineer - Survivability (California)
$125,300–$187,900 year
On-siteSan Diego, California, United States or Palmdale, California, United States
San Diego, California, United States or Palmdale, California, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$125,300–$187,900 yearSenior LevelBachelors DegreeEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelBachelors DegreeEnterprise
Job Summary
Coordinate with designers and supportability engineers to ensure component and system compliance with Survivability requirements across electromagnetic, infrared, visual, and acoustic spectrums. Develop and integrate advanced technology to reduce system detectability while implementing analytical codes, building virtual models, and optimizing designs. Design, plan, and execute RCS/RF tests (Tiers 0–3), including determining requirements, operating equipment, and delivering pre/post test reports. Analyze component and system test results to deliver recommendations on materials and Survivability performance, while coordinating with suppliers on design, delivery, and test implementation. This position is located in Palmdale or San Diego, California, and requires a Secret clearance. Start dates are contingent on program funding.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
- 5 years of related engineering experience
- Master's degree in a STEM discipline
- 3 years of related engineering experience
- PhD in a STEM discipline
- 1 years of related engineering experience
- Bachelor's Degree in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) discipline
- 8 years of related engineering experience
- Master's degree in a STEM discipline
- 6 years of related engineering experience
- PhD in a STEM discipline
- 4 years of related engineering experience
- Demonstrated understanding of one or more scientific principles related to Survivability (electromagnetic transmission through space and within materials, IR reflectance / emissivity and contrast, light or sound propagation, etc.)
- Experience in one or more of the Survivability sub-disciplines, across one or more of the spectrums (RF, IR, Vis, Acoustic), including design and analysis, measurement, integration and test, mission system integration, and liaison engineering
- Your ability to transfer and maintain the final adjudicated U.S. government Secret Clearance (must be in-scope or enrolled in Continuous Evaluation) and any program access(es) required for the position within a reasonable period of, as determined by the Company
- M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or other applicable STEM degree
- Demonstrated expertise in one or more of the Survivability sub-disciplines, including hands-on experience developing Survivable designs, performing analysis, planning and executing tests (e.g. RF tests at an indoor or outdoor test facility) and conducting post-test data analysis, collaborating with other engineering disciplines on integration efforts, and providing dispositions on / guiding repairs of build defects
- Experience with one or more Survivability-related tools (e.g. 2D or 3D Method of Moments or Physical Optics codes such as SENTRi or Xpatch, RCS data processing tools such as Knowbell or Saber, etc.)
- Experience working with other engineering disciplines to establish requirements and develop a Survivable system design that meets the customer's mission objectives
- Experience in one or more CAD tools (CATIA, NX, etc.)
- Programming / scripting experience in Python, C/C++, Matlab, or other language
- Current active U.S. Government in-scope Top Secret Security Clearance (including a background investigation within the past 5 years or enrolled into Continuous Evaluation)
- U.S. Citizenship
Desired Qualifications
- Relocation assistance may be available
- Travel: Yes, 25% of the Time
- This position can be located in Palmdale or San Diego, California
- Support one or more of the sub-disciplines within Survivability: Component- and system-level signature design, modeling, and analysis in the electromagnetic (EM), infrared (IR), visual (VIS) and acoustic spectrums
- RF measurement / testing (Tiers 0-3)
- Liaison engineering, supporting technicians with job inspections, defect disposition and guidance, and all-up system assessments
- Material & Process development, testing, and application
- Mission systems design, integration and test
- Coordinate with designers and supportability / maintainability engineers to ensure component and system compliance with Survivability requirements
- Develop and integrate advanced technology to reduce system detectability
- Implement and manipulate analytical codes; building and analyzing virtual models, optimizing designs, troubleshooting issues, and performing trend analysis
- Design, plan, and execute RCS/RF tests (Tier 0 – 3), to include determining test requirements, selecting testing methods and measurements, operating and maintaining equipment, executing setup and test events, and delivering pre/post test reports
- Analyze component and system test results and deliver recommendations on materials, capabilities, and other aspects of Survivability performance
- Coordinate with suppliers / vendors on material, technology, and equipment design, delivery, implementation and test, to include developing requirements, writing SOWs, providing engineering oversight, and tracking / reporting performance
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