Senior Principal Systems Engineer RF Sensor
Apply NowCompany: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
Location: Poway, CA 92064
Description:
Job Summary
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
We have a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced RF Sensor Systems engineer to work in the GA-ASI Agile Mission System (AMS) division on a family of programs. This RF Sensor System digital signal processing expert will create and implement RF sensing algorithms.
DUTIES AND RESPONSILITIES:
Job Qualifications
Keywords: Moving Target Indicator, High-Frequency, Wave Propagation, Ionospheric Propagation, Beam Pattern, Array Manifold, Doppler, Pulse Doppler, Waveform, Interferometry, Phase Shift, CFAR, DFT, Multi-Static, DSP, Digital Signal Processing
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a world leader in proven, reliable remotely piloted aircraft and tactical reconnaissance radars, as well as advanced high-resolution surveillance systems.
We have a unique and exciting opportunity for an experienced RF Sensor Systems engineer to work in the GA-ASI Agile Mission System (AMS) division on a family of programs. This RF Sensor System digital signal processing expert will create and implement RF sensing algorithms.
DUTIES AND RESPONSILITIES:
- The well qualified candidate will have implemented several and have some expertise of all the following Radar processing techniques:
- In-Phase and Quadrature Array Signal Processing
- RF Adaptive Signal Processing and Beamforming
- Discrete Fourier Transform
- IQ Channel Imbalance
- Array Manifold Calculations
- Radar Processing methods
- Range Migration Techniques
- Clutter Cancellation
- Space Time Adaptive Processing
- Range Doppler Map Target Detection Algorithms
- Time Difference of Arrival (TDoA) Concepts
Job Qualifications
- Requires a masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; thirteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or ten or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education.
- Desired Qualifications:
- Research and design experience, patents or publications on High-Frequency RF Sensor Systems are highly desirable. Familiarity with existing HF electromagnetic wave ionospheric propagation models is important
- Master's Degree of PhD in Electrical, Computer, Physics, Math or related engineering and science field plus 15 years of direct experience in the following areas:
- Research and design experience, patents or publications on High-Frequency RF
- RF Physics
- Wave Propagation
- Digital Signal Processing
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required
Keywords: Moving Target Indicator, High-Frequency, Wave Propagation, Ionospheric Propagation, Beam Pattern, Array Manifold, Doppler, Pulse Doppler, Waveform, Interferometry, Phase Shift, CFAR, DFT, Multi-Static, DSP, Digital Signal Processing