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Department Summary:

The Warfighter Space Services Department (N114) is dedicated to providing innovative products and services to empower the United States Space Force (USSF) with effective and resilient warfighting capabilities, enabling them to counter threats and assert dominance in the Space domain. Our work portfolio caters to a variety of missions, with a particular emphasis on resilient Satellite Communications and PNT (positioning, navigation, and timing). We employ top-tier systems engineering, Communications, PNT, and space cyber subject matter experts (SMEs) to assist our sponsors in addressing the nation's current and future Space challenges. Our key areas of focus include satellite communications, satellite navigation, modeling and simulation, systems integration, systems engineering, and software development.

Job Description:

You will utilize your knowledge of RF communications, RF analog hardware, antenna systems, and RF propagation, among other similar technical disciplines, to contribute to a diverse range of projects. These projects will be tailored to align with your development goals and the needs of our sponsors. This position may also require you to work independently within a team setting, where you will analyze advanced satcom and PNT concepts and address complex problem sets. Upon successful execution of your responsibilities, your contributions will include:

• Providing technical expertise to the Department's projects within a collaborative team environment

• Designing, assembling, testing, and debugging custom analog, digital, and RF electronics

• Supporting field test events

• Conducting trade studies, modeling and simulation, and other forms of analysis

Basic Qualifications:

• Possess a keen interest in acquiring new skills and exploring emerging technologies

• Typically requires less than 1 year of related experience with a related Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Systems Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or similar fields, or equivalent combination of related education and work experience.

• Strong interest in technical disciplines such as wireless communications, RF/analog hardware, antenna design, digital signal processing (DSP), and networking

• Possess effective interpersonal skills, enabling you to work efficiently within multidisciplinary teams across various organizations

• Experience with software development methods and object-oriented programming, including proficiency in a modern programming language such as C/C++, Python, Java, or JavaScript

• U.S. citizen with the capability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

• This position requires a minimum of 50% hybrid on-site

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of satellite communications and/or satellite navigation systems

• Experience using laboratory instrumentation (e.g. spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signal & waveform generators) in an academic or commercial environment

• Experience working with software defined radios (SDR) and DSP

• Experience with designing, testing, and/or prototyping RF and communications equipment

• Ability to possess/maintain a Top Secret clearance

This requisition requires the candidate to have a minimum of the following clearance(s):

None

This requisition requires the hired candidate to have or obtain, within one year from the date of hire, the following clearance(s):

Secret

Salary compensation range and midpoint:

$81,000 - $101,000 - $121,000 Annual

Work Location Type:

Hybrid

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