RF/Radar Engineer – Mid Level
Location: Huntsville, AL; Denver, CO
Clearance: Active Top Secret/SCI
Position Type: Full-Time
About the Role
Phased n Research is seeking multiple mid-level RF/Radar Engineers to support radar engineering analysis and production of technically defensible threat-system parametrics for U.S. Air Force intelligence and mission-planning applications. The engineers will perform radar analysis, physics-based modeling, engineering derivation, and technical validation while helping translate proven radar engineering methods into repeatable, AI-assisted analytic workflows.
You will work with senior engineers, intelligence analysts, and software developers on physics-based radar modeling and simulation (M&S), engineering analysis, algorithm application and validation, and automated analytic workflows. You will apply radar engineering methods to accelerate threat-data production while ensuring calculated and automated results remain grounded in source information, established engineering methods, and technically defensible analysis.
Radar Engineering & Analysis Responsibilities
- Perform radar engineering analysis to characterize foreign radar systems, operating modes, and mission-planning threat parameters in support of threat-data package production.
- Analyze and derive radar parameters including transmitter power, antenna characteristics, receiver sensitivity, detection range, waveform and PRI/PRF characteristics, Doppler and velocity performance, integration gain, scan behavior, and related system performance.
- Apply established radar equations, signal-processing relationships, antenna theory, electromagnetic principles, and physics-based models to calculate or assess parameters when source information is incomplete, inconsistent, or indirect.
- Research, interpret, and reconcile technical information from intelligence reports, measurements, drawings, schematics, databases, and other approved sources to support manual and AI-assisted threat-data production.
- Perform radar modeling, simulation, and reference calculations to assess detection, SNR, waveform, antenna, signal-processing, and mode-specific radar performance.
- Document source provenance, engineering assumptions, calculations, uncertainty, confidence, and technical rationale supporting calculated or assessed values.
- Perform technical checks and cross-parameter consistency assessments; identify incomplete, inconsistent, or unsupported results and recommend cases requiring senior SME adjudication.
- Support technical validation of calculated, modeled, and automated radar parameters against approved engineering methods, reference results, and expected physical behavior.
Modeling, Simulation & Engineering Method Development Responsibilities
Operate radar modeling, simulation, and analysis tools to characterize radar performance and derive required threat parameters.
- Develop and execute MATLAB and/or Python calculations and scripts supporting radar performance, antenna, receiver, waveform, signal-processing, and related parametric analysis.
- Apply established algorithms and physics-based models to generate engineering assessments, reference calculations, and test cases supporting threat-data production and automated engineering workflows.
- Compare modeled and calculated results against available source data, reported performance, and approved reference cases; investigate discrepancies and elevate significant fidelity or consistency issues to senior engineers.
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Support testing and validation of radar algorithms and engineering workflows by executing representative cases, evaluating results against established tolerances, and documenting findings.
AI-Assisted Analytic Workflow Responsibilities
- Support translation of approved radar engineering methods, calculations, parameter relationships, and consistency checks into repeatable automated engineering playbooks and analytic workflows.
- Develop and execute engineering reference cases, expected results, and test data under approved engineering methods to verify automated radar-analysis workflows.
- Evaluate AI-generated radar parameters and assessments against source information, approved engineering methods, physics-based calculations, cross-parameter relationships, and established acceptance tolerances.
- Identify and document unsupported, inconsistent, or anomalous automated results; investigate likely causes and elevate significant discrepancies for senior technical disposition.
- Support regression testing of automated engineering workflows and radar algorithms following implementation changes, method updates, or identified discrepancies.
Collaboration & Program Execution Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain engineering documentation, analysis records, model descriptions, reference calculations, test results, and other technical artifacts supporting program deliverables and Government reviews.
- Prepare and contribute to technical briefings, analysis results, and engineering recommendations for U.S. Air Force stakeholders.
- Participate in technical interchange meetings (TIMs), engineering reviews, and program working groups as required.
- Collaborate with radar engineers, intelligence analysts, and software/AI developers to resolve technical issues and ensure approved engineering methods are accurately represented in implemented workflows.
- Work with senior radar SMEs on complex or novel technical assessments and support resolution of technical issues affecting threat-data production and validation.
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Position Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a closely related technical discipline with 5+ years of relevant experience; a relevant advanced degree may substitute for a portion of the experience requirement.
- Demonstrated foundation in radar engineering or radar-system analysis, with experience in one or more related areas such as RF engineering, electromagnetics, digital signal processing, or modeling and simulation.
- Experience applying engineering principles and physics-based analytical methods to radar, RF, or related system-performance problems.
- Experience using MATLAB and/or Python for engineering analysis, modeling, simulation, or data analysis.
- Ability to independently perform assigned technical analyses, document assumptions and results, and recognize issues requiring senior technical review.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts and analysis results clearly in written and verbal formats.
- Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with radar performance analysis, including detection, transmitter/receiver characteristics, antenna performance, waveform/PRI/PRF characteristics, Doppler processing, integration, scanning, or related radar parameters.
- Experience with radar modeling and simulation, signal processing, antennas, electromagnetics, electronic warfare, or threat-system characterization.
- Experience applying physics-based methods to characterize radar or RF system performance from incomplete, indirect, or conflicting technical information.
- Experience supporting technical intelligence, foreign radar analysis, or DoD/Intelligence Community missions.
- Familiarity with, or experience applying, ICD 203 and ICD 206 principles to analytic tradecraft and technical intelligence production.
- Familiarity with CSDB, EWIRDB, JMPS, TERF, USELMS, or related threat-parametric or mission-planning workflows.
- Experience developing or validating engineering models, reference calculations, test cases, acceptance criteria, or regression tests.
- Familiarity with AI/ML-assisted engineering, automated analytic workflows, or validation of AI-generated technical results.