Job Description

Everforth ECS is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to join the RPL team in Chantilly, VA. Note: Contingent upon award.

As a Senior Electrical Engineer, you will work on high performance RF systems used for Radar and Flight Termination System (FTS). Based on system requirements, you will collaborate with a multidisciplinary engineering team of RF Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Software Engineers, to derive solutions, perform verification testing, and troubleshoot any issues. A successful candidate will solve complex problems and complete hardware and firmware designs and perform hands on testing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering , Computer Engineering, or a related field, with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering, with 5+ years related experience.
• Experience with Schematic Capture and Layout of complex mixed signal designs.
• HDI Layout experience understanding the complexities and tradeoffs of complex high-density layouts.
• +5 years hardware development experience using FPGAs, microprocessors, high speed digital circuits in embedded designs.
• In depth knowledge of engineering standards, theories, concepts, and techniques relevant to electrical and electronic systems built to MIL-STD-461F and above.
• Experience generating Basis of Estimates (BOE) to generate Scope and Pricing for new work.
• Experience developing and publishing technical content from concept to completion, including test procedures, test reports, engineering analyses, white papers, operations/user manuals, and design review materials, in collaboration with engineers, technicians, and stakeholders.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong team player with the ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in mentoring junior engineers to complete tasks.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US Government DoD Security Clearance.

Desired Skills

• Proficiency in electronic circuit analysis and design applications, such as:
• Altium or Siemens/Mentor Graphics PADS
• MATLAB
• SPICE/PSPICE
• Keysight Pathwave/Genesys/ADS, AWR Microwave Office or Ansys HFSS
• ModelSim, Vivado, Vitis or Quartus
• Experience in Radio Frequency (RF) circuit modeling, analysis and design and/or Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
• 5+ years of experience with FPGA designs, VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience with FPGA soft CPU cores similar to AMD Microblaze or Altera Nios II.
• Experience with designing/debugging high speed interfaces (1GE, PCIe, and DDRx).
• Experience with hardware & software codesign in Zynq UltraScape+ RFSoCs.
• PCB design experience, including mixed-signal circuitry.
• Experience with antenna theory, design and measurement techniques.
• Familiarity with Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Test (DFT).
• Coursework or direct experience with radar systems, including:
• Radar system design and analysis
• Radar signal processing and simulation
• Understanding of basic RF and microwave engineering principles, including:
• Transmission lines and matching networks
• Filter design and analysis
• Harmonic balance and non-linear effects
• Cascaded noise figure and signal-to-noise analyses
• Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Interference (RFI/EMI) effects and mitigation techniques
• Time- and frequency-domain relationships and analysis techniques
• Active US Government DoD Secret Security Clearance or higher.

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ECS Federal LLC is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis any characteristic protected by law. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, or local jurisdiction law.

Everforth ECS is the federal segment of Everforth, a $4B global organization with over 10,000 employees. Our nearly 3,500 professionals deliver advanced technology solutions in data and AI, cybersecurity, and enterprise transformation, serving defense, intelligence, and federal civilian agencies.

Our work powers mission-critical outcomes, strengthens technology partnerships, and creates meaningful opportunities for our people. We are defined by a commitment to excellence in delivery, a culture of innovation, and an environment where talent can thrive and grow.

We value:

• Attracting and developing top talent and high-performing teams
• Fostering a culture that is engaging, accountable, and mission-driven

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