**Check out this NEW Opportunity with Axient!** SEG supports the US Navy and Missile Defense Agency (MDA) by performing trade studies, design prototyping, and analysis of radars, EO/IR sensors, RF seeker systems, electronic warfare systems, and weapon systems. For this position, we are seeking an experienced RF Seeker engineer to conduct trade studies, evaluate design alternatives, create seeker physical design, signal processing loops, tracking and discrimination loops, and RF sensor concept of operations to ultimately lead to a digital representation of the RF seeker for inclusion in deliverable simulations to our government customers and end-users. The engineer will be responsible for understanding customer requirements, supporting a team of engineers and software developers to design and develop simulation solutions, and demonstrating that capability to our government customers and other critical stakeholders. **What you will do...** The candidate should be able to identify the RF critical design points to include sensor type, antenna size, antenna gimbal limits, gimbal slew rates, maximum transmitted power, transmit power demands, modes of operation and operating timelines, scan patterns and waveforms, operating frequencies, pulse repetition frequency, and signal processing chains and algorithms for detection, track, clutter mitigation, and electronic protection. The ideal candidate has 15 to 20 years of RF seeker systems engineering experience including RF seeker physical design, signal processing design and analyses, and seeker testing. **Skills you will need...** **Required Skills:** + The candidate must be a US citizen and have a background that would permit the U.S. Department of Defense to issue a Secret clearance + Candidates must possess at least a bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Mathematics. + Candidates must have at least6 to 10 years of experience with a Bachelor of Science, or 4 to 8 years with a Master of Science, or 2 to 6 years with a PhD in the design of, or analysis of RF sensor systems, seekers, or electronic warfare systems. + Strong people skills and technical leadership experience are a must. **Desired Skills and Experience:** + Experience performing RF system modeling, performance prediction, and data analysis + Experience with Digital Signal Processing and/or Digital Beam Forming + Familiarity with electronic attack and protection techniques + Radar engineering analysis, including the use of Blake charts + Focal plane array designs (including AESA) and analysis + Strong Matlab, Python, and C++ skills + Graduate-level coursework and/or hands-on project experience in radar systems and RF signal processing + Prior experience with sensor HW design, signal processing, tracking algorithms, and/or RF resource management + Experience in sensor modeling and simulation including algorithm and software development + Experience in development of simulation tools and test tools for sensor analysis \#CJ APPLY HERE (https://careers-axient.icims.com/jobs/6005/rf-seeker-engineer/job?mode=apply&apply=yes&in\_iframe=1&hashed=-336025105) Applicants for positions which require a US government security clearance or access must meet eligibility requirements that most often include US citizenship. This company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer as defined by the EEOC. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or are a disabled veteran, and are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our online application as a result of your disability, you have the right to receive assistance by calling us directly at 256-650-6263 orclick here (help@axientcorp.com?subject=Application%20Help) to reach us by email. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, gender, age, sexual orientation, gender orientation, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, citizenship, or any other federal, state, or locally protected class. Axient LLC is a federal government contractor and must adhere to applicable safety and legal requirements, protocols, and compliance regulations as required by federal laws and governing agencies. **Job ID** _2024-6005_ **Category** _Engineering - General | All Other_ **\# of Openings** _1_ **Location : Location** _US-MD-Columbia_ **Type** _Regular, Full-Time_ **Minimum Education Requirement** _Bachelor's_ **Minimum Experience Requirement, Years** _6-10+ yrs_ **Clearance Requirement** _Secret_