Senior RF Product Engineer
$86,800–$165,200 year
On-siteTucson, Arizona, United States
Tucson, Arizona, United StatesOn-siteFull Time$86,800–$165,200 yearSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeAEROSPACEEnterprise
Full TimeSenior LevelDoctorate Or Professional DegreeEnterpriseAEROSPACE
Job Summary
Organize and lead development teams for RF hardware, including transmitter, receiver, and exciter circuit card assemblies, seekers, and active electronically steered antennas. Ensure technical performance, cost, and schedule alignment while providing oversight of suppliers for design, build, and issue resolution. Collaborate with project management and multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-performance RF and radar solutions meeting mission requirements. Requires a U.S. Secret clearance, a STEM degree, and 5+ years of experience in RF/Radar hardware development and supplier management.
Required Qualifications
- Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance
- U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain INTERIM U.S. government issued security clearance
- Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM)
- Minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience
- Advanced Degree in a related field
- Minimum 3 years' experience with an Advanced Degree
- Product team leadership including project task definition, project task assignments, and cost & schedule tracking (Earned Value Management)
- Oversight of suppliers of RF hardware
- RF/Radar hardware development (e.g., requirements development and validation, RF hardware design, and/or RF hardware testing)
- Advanced degree in STEM field
- Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to collaborate with other engineers, project managers, finance, supply chain, and other team leads
- Experience managing engineering projects from conception through transition to production
- Ability to coordinate with suppliers and manage timelines and budgets
- Knowledge of cost estimating, plus budget and schedule management
- Experience writing proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
- Strong academic foundation in RF/Microwave Engineering
- Strong academic foundation in Antenna Engineering
- Strong academic foundation in Radar Systems
- Experience interfacing with government customers and agencies
- Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel to support supplier engagement and/or customer meetings
Desired Qualifications
- Team Collaboration: Experience working in multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to collaborate with other engineers, project managers, finance, supply chain, and other team leads
- Project Management: Experience managing engineering projects from conception through transition to production
- Ability to coordinate with suppliers and manage timelines and budgets
- Knowledge of cost estimating, plus budget and schedule management
- Experience writing proposals and Basis of Estimates (BOEs)
- Strong academic foundation in one or more of the following: RF/Microwave Engineering, Antenna Engineering, Radar Systems
- Experience interfacing with government customers and agencies
- Communication Skills: Ability to clearly communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Willingness to travel to support supplier engagement and/or customer meetings
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