AV is looking for a Senior Principal RF Engineer to join the Kinetic Interceptor team. The Senior Principal RF Engineering role will work across a broad range of disciplines with an emphasis on product development, analysis and testing, and system integration. Responsibilities include developing and evaluating RF seeker design efforts, scheduling and planning required tasks, leading and mentoring a diverse team and leading integration efforts to support milestone reviews.
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Ensure technical integrity and engineering execution across the IPT and other functions to meet and/or exceed cost, schedule, and technical requirements
Represent AV and program interests with senior customer counterparts, internal senior program management and engineering leadership
Technically engage with major subcontractors and partners to ensure product deliverables
Direct and lead a diverse team of multi-disciplined engineers in support of missile development
Provide mentoring, guidance and direction to junior engineers from conceptual design through release of technical data package
Design, test, and/or integration of RF seeker components, RF ground support equipment (EGSE), subsystems, or system-of-systems
Lead internal design reviews, and support major customer reviews
Assist with program schedule creation and hardware development planning
Develop engineering labor and material estimates
Qualifications:
You must be a US citizen
Have a B.S. with 15 years of prior relevant experience in Electrical Engineering or a related disciplines
You must have a Secret level security clearance.
Prior experience with leading and conducting missile trade studies, missile system development and design, missile systems requirements development and management, and missile system integration and test
Experience leading and executing the design and development of complex system architectures
Demonstrated experience across the product lifecycle, including concept development, architecture, design, integration, verification, and production
Experience in strategic development, customer interface, or contract capture in the Defense Industry
Demonstrated experience interacting with and influencing Department of Defense (DoD), and/or commercial and non-traditional customer sets
Experience developing effective internal and external customer relationships to ensure customer satisfaction and continued business
Experience managing resources with multi-million-dollar annual budgets
Direct experience with Engineering Risks and Opportunities (R&O) Management
Capable of performing in a fast paced, dynamic environment
Are willing and able to travel occasionally to attend meetings or tests at other government and contractor sites.
Excellent people skills to include communication and collaborating in a multi-disciplinary cross functional team environments
Understanding and application of industry electrical engineering technical standards; demonstrated electrical component design experience
Experience with classified test systems or systems subject to cyber security policies and risk management framework (RMF) engineering technical standards
Preferred Qualifications:
Have 12 years with a M.S. or 10 years with PhD of prior relevant experience in Electrical Engineering or a related disciplines
Experience leading system-of-system design and integration efforts with a diverse team
Experience developing and releasing formal engineering documentation including technical drawings, specifications, and test procedures
Experience with mission critical and safety critical systems, components, connectors, cables, etc.
Familiarity with MIL-STD-1901A, MIL-STD-882, EWR-127, RCC 319, RCC 324, DoDEA 8510.01, MIL-STD-461, MIL-STD-464, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab, ECSS-ST-50-11C
Clearance Level
SecretThe salary range for this role is:
$160,000 - $226,800AeroVironment considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the location, the role and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, education/training, and key skills.
ITAR Requirement:
This position requires access to information that is subject to compliance with the International Traffic Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) and/or the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). In order to comply with the requirements of the ITAR and/or the EAR, applicants must qualify as a U.S. person under the ITAR and the EAR, or a person to be approved for an export license by the governing agency whose technology comes under its jurisdiction. Please understand that any job offer that requires approval of an export license will be conditional on AeroVironment’s determination that it will be able to obtain an export license in a time frame consistent with AeroVironment’s business requirements. A “U.S. person” according to the ITAR definition is a U.S. citizen, U.S. lawful permanent resident (green card holder), or protected individual such as a refugee or asylee. See 22 CFR 120.15. Some positions will require current U.S. Citizenship due to contract requirements.
Benefits: AV offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental vision, 401K with company matching, a 9/80 work schedule and a paid holiday shutdown. For more information about our company benefit offerings please visit: http://www.avinc.com/myavbenefits.
We also encourage you to review our company website at http://www.avinc.com to learn more about us.
Principals only need apply. NO agencies please.
Who We Are
Based in California, AeroVironment (AVAV) is a global leader in unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Founded in 1971 by celebrated physicist and engineer, Dr. Paul MacCready, we’ve been at the leading edge of technical innovation for more than 45 years. Be a part of the team that developed the world’s most widely used military drones and created the first submarine-launched reconnaissance drone, and has seven innovative vehicles that are part of the Smithsonian Institution’s permanent collection in Washington, DC.
Join us today in developing the next generation of small UAS and tactical missile systems that will deliver more actionable intelligence to our customers so they can proceed with certainty – and succeed.
What We Do
Building on a history of technological innovation, AeroVironment designs, develops, produces, and supports an advanced portfolio of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and tactical missile systems. Agencies of the U.S. Department of Defense and allied military services use the company’s hand-launched UAS to provide situational awareness to tactical operating units through real-time, airborne reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability/veterans. AeroVironment, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcomes all qualified applicants. Qualified applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic data, sexual orientation, gender identity or other legally protected status.
ITAR
U.S. Citizenship is required. Secret or Top Secret clearance, or the ability obtain a clearance is desired.