Job Description
Our client, a world leader in the aerospace industry, with a speciality for reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radar, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
Due to a period of sustained growth they are looking to expand their team and recruit for a Senior Communications System Architect.
In this role you will define, develop and lead the integration of new communications and networking payloads into the Unmanned Aircraft Systems. It is critical that you have the ability to define platform level communication architectures and see them rapidly fielded to support the war fighter!
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Define, develop, and lead the integration of new communications and networking payloads into UAS.
- Identify new airborne network/communications payload concepts that improve mission capabilities for Warfighter communications and networking, such as new communications interoperability / gateway capabilities, range extension or relay capabilities, or new links or protocols to service new users from airborne platforms.
- Leverage extensive knowledge of existing military radios and waveforms to provide viable communication mission architecture for new and existing platforms.
- Function in an advisory or leadership role with regards to the planning and oversight of the successful resolution and implementation of engineering problem(s) and provides direction and guidance to professional and support staff.
- Formulate technical plans, typically multi-year, for solutions development, documentation, and deployment.
Requirements:
- Bachelors Degree in engineering or a related technical discipline OR equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
- 10 years+ Systems Engineering experience.
- Extensive experience with and detailed knowledge of US DoD communications systems and datalinks.
- Ability to prescribe detailed airborne and terrestrial communications architecture including performance calculations, trades studies, mission analysis, and resulting system level requirements
- Understanding the design and implementation of Modular Open Systems Approach (MOSA) implementation by US DoD services.
- Familiar with IP networking technologies and protocols
- Experience with related DoD Cyber Security requirements and Cross Domain Solutions
- Experience integrating communications payloads onto aircraft
- Active TS Clearance and demonstrated ability to hold a SAP/SAR clearance
Salary:
Offer you:
- The opportunity to do work that truly matters, engineering technology that safeguards US national security
- Company Pension AND 401(k)
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- Paid time off
- Wellness Program
- Employee Assistance program -
All applicants must be a US Citizen