Senior EW Test & Evaluation Engineer

As the Senior EW Test & Evaluation Engineer, you will own the full test loop for our system against jamming threats—planning and executing both benchtop and radiated (over-the-air) test campaigns, characterizing system performance against jammers, and identifying the countermeasures needed to defeat them. Working closely with our design team, you will derive and document the specifications required to implement those countermeasures, then verify them through iterative re-testing. This role requires a strong RF background and the ability to translate hands-on test findings into actionable design requirements that harden our system in the field.

Responsibilities

Plan, design, and execute test campaigns against jamming threats across both benchtop and radiated (over-the-air) environments, owning test setup, instrumentation, and calibration

Characterize system performance under jamming to identify failure modes, vulnerabilities, and the conditions that degrade the link or capability

Determine effective countermeasures and anti-jam techniques (e.g., frequency agility, spatial nulling, waveform and power management) to defeat identified threats

Derive and document the specifications and design requirements needed to implement those countermeasures in a form the design team can act on

Collaborate with counter-UAS engineers to understand threat behavior and ensure test scenarios reflect realistic jamming tactics

Verify implemented changes through iterative re-testing, confirming the system meets derived specs and closing the test-characterize-spec-retest loop

You should have the following

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related technical field

7+ years of experience in RF systems, electronic warfare, or communications test and evaluation, with demonstrated ownership of test campaigns from planning through execution and reporting

Strong RF fundamentals: link budgets, antenna theory and patterns, RF propagation, modulation and waveforms, and low-probability-of-intercept/detection (LPI/LPD) concepts

Hands-on experience with benchtop RF test instrumentation, including spectrum/signal analyzers, vector signal generators, vector network analyzers (VNAs), and power meters

Experience with radiated/over-the-air (OTA) testing, including anechoic or reverb chambers, open-air ranges, calibrated antennas, path-loss accounting, and measurement uncertainty

Working knowledge of jamming and anti-jam techniques (e.g., barrage, swept, and reactive jamming; frequency hopping, DSSS, spatial nulling, adaptive filtering, power management)

Demonstrated ability to translate test results into derived specifications and design requirements, and to verify them through iterative re-testing

Proficiency with data analysis and test automation tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python) for processing and presenting measurement data

Nice to have

Direct experience in counter-UAS (CUAS) or UAS systems, or working alongside CUAS engineering teams

Familiarity with DoD developmental test and evaluation (DT&E) processes, test planning documentation, and reporting standards

Experience designing or integrating anti-jam waveforms, frequency-agile systems, or adaptive/nulling antenna architectures

Active U.S. security clearance (Secret or higher), or eligibility to obtain one

Hands-on experience with jammer/threat-emulation hardware or EW signal-generation systems

US Salary Range

$187,000 – $261,500 USD