Radar Optimization Engineer

🕒 September 14

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $107.9k - $195.1k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

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Leidos

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1969

🏥 Healthcare

💼 Consulting

📦 Logistics

Healthcare • Consulting • Logistics

Leidos is a leading systems integrator in science, technology, and engineering, providing solutions that transform and enable the missions of its customers. The company operates across various markets, including aviation, defense, energy, government, healthcare, intelligence, science, and space. Leidos is involved in AI, digital modernization, cyber operations, and integrated and mission software systems. With a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and sustainability, Leidos also engages in charitable efforts and community enrichment programs. Additionally, it contributes to developing solutions for counter-unmanned aerial systems and electric vehicle infrastructure for military applications.

📋 Description

• Represent the RSR Program Office at radar sites and execute an aggressive multi-site schedule • Serve as an RSR subject matter expert to project, optimization, and engineering leads • Support integration, configuration, testing, calibration, troubleshooting, and optimization of radar and associated electronic systems • Configure radar tracking parameters, target-classification software, network interfaces, and integration middleware • Perform advanced field troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for signal interference, hardware faults, communications failures, and data-packet loss • Support antenna alignment and mechanical tilt and azimuth verification • Evaluate equipment mounting, environmental enclosures, and thermal-management considerations affecting radar performance • Use spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, and radar diagnostic software to tune gain, filter clutter, establish detection thresholds, and verify performance • Evaluate Ethernet, serial, CAN, fiber-optic, power distribution, grounding, bonding, and surge-protection interfaces • Analyze radar performance data and adjust systems to achieve detection, tracking, accuracy, and reliability standards • Document test results, system configurations, deficiencies, corrective actions, and final optimization settings • Coordinate with FAA personnel, system engineers, vendors, and technical stakeholders • Ensure field activities comply with FAA requirements and site-specific safety procedures • Travel 50% to 75% of the time

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree with 4–8 years of relevant experience, or additional years of relevant experience that may be considered or accepted in lieu of a degree • A degree, formal certification, or equivalent technical training in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Technology, Military Radar Systems, or a closely related discipline • Experience with research, design, development, integration, maintenance, testing, calibration, or optimization of electrical and electronic equipment and systems • Completion of formal radar training at the FAA Academy, a military technical school, or another recognized radar training program • Prior radar certification authority at one or more airports or operational radar facilities • Several years of hands-on field experience with one or more radar systems in the active National Airspace System (NAS) or a comparable operational environment • In-depth knowledge of RF propagation, microwave transceivers, signal processing, antenna alignment, and waveguide systems • Demonstrated knowledge of Ethernet, serial, CAN, fiber-optic communications, network protocols, power distribution, grounding and bonding, and surge protection • Proficiency using spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, power meters, and specialized radar diagnostic software • Ability to perform radar testing, calibration, and optimization activities • Understanding of mechanical tilt and azimuth alignment, environmental enclosures, equipment mounting, and thermal-management requirements • Ability to configure radar tracking parameters, target-classification software, network interfaces, and integration middleware • Advanced troubleshooting and root-cause-analysis skills • Ability to analyze radar performance data, document test results, and recommend or perform corrective adjustments • Comprehensive understanding of FAA operational risk-management practices • Ability to work independently and as part of a small team while meeting an aggressive schedule • Demonstrated commitment to high-quality radar maintenance, testing, calibration, and optimization practices • Professionalism when representing Leidos to FAA customers • Demonstrated knowledge of applicable FAA technical, safety, and radar-system requirements • Ability to obtain and maintain an FAA Public Trust clearance • Preferred: former FAA radar specialist, engineer, or technician with multi-year operational NAS responsibility • Preferred: experience with FAA surveillance radar systems and associated communications • Preferred: experience supporting radar modernization, integration, commissioning, operational testing, acceptance, calibration, troubleshooting, or optimization • Preferred: experience analyzing radar plots, system-performance data, target reports, coverage, clutter, interference, and tracking anomalies • Preferred: familiarity with FAA safety, grounding and bonding, radar-performance, and site-specific work requirements