Systems Engineer
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- Main Responsibilities:
- Share RF domain expertise while learning from expert hardware and software reverse engineers
- Reverse engineer communication systems and develop innovative mitigations
- Collaborate with government sponsors and operators to build mission-aligned capabilities
- Explore techniques for collecting, identifying, and manipulating standard and non-standard communications
- Propose groundbreaking ideas for internal and external funding opportunities
- Share knowledge by clearly articulating ideas through papers and presentations to team members, APL management, and government decision makers
To be considered for this role, you must have:
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a field relevant to the duties as described above
- At least 5 years of experience relevant to the duties outlined above with deep understanding of RF and wireless communications protocols across the OSI stack
- Knowledge in the design and analysis of wireless communications systems or signal processing possessing the skills: antenna design, link budgets, modulation schemes, signal detection, error correction codes, multiplexing and interleaving
- Familiarity with cybersecurity challenges with wireless communications to include: Wi-Fi, SATCOM, DMR, and telecommunications
- Proficiency in low-level embedded system programming such as C and assembly
- Understanding of software defined radio (SDR) frameworks and concepts
- Proficiency with RF lab equipment such as: spectrum analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, power meters, noise generators, arbitrary waveform generators, and oscilloscopes
- Ability to obtain an Interim Secret security clearance by your start date and ultimately obtain a TS/SCI with polygraph clearance
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