Systems Engineer

Job Title: Systems Engineer Long Range Radar Systems

Job Description

This on-site Systems Engineer role supports advanced long-range radar and missile-defense sensor systems within a Systems Engineering and Test Capabilities organization. You will play a key role in the enhancement and modernization of the AN/TPY-2 radar system by developing and analyzing system-level requirements, designing and updating architectures, and performing modeling, simulation, and performance analysis. Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will help deliver innovative radar solutions that meet demanding mission needs and contribute to the full systems engineering lifecycle from concept development through integration, test, and evaluation.

Responsibilities

• Develop architectures and system-level requirements for the AN/TPY-2 radar and related long-range radar systems.
• Derive and flow system requirements down to subsystems, ensuring clear traceability and alignment with mission objectives.
• Contribute to system architectural updates, including performance requirements, algorithm designs and descriptions, scenario definitions, and verification strategies.
• Perform requirements analysis, system modeling, and benchmarking to validate algorithms and overall system performance.
• Model and simulate radar behavior and performance to assess design trade-offs and support system optimization.
• Evaluate radar algorithms and system performance, including detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal processing behavior where applicable.
• Develop test scenarios, test vectors, and verification methods to support integration, verification, validation, and testing activities.
• Perform integration, verification, validation, and testing of radar systems and subsystems, analyzing test results and performance data.
• Analyze radar performance data to identify issues, characterize system behavior, and recommend improvements.
• Work closely with software, algorithm, systems, and test engineering teams to deliver integrated radar solutions.
• Support documentation of system designs, requirements, analyses, and test results, maintaining high-quality engineering artifacts.
• Participate in technical reviews and support customer engagements by presenting system concepts, performance assessments, and technical recommendations.
• Maintain requirements traceability and engineering documentation using appropriate tools and processes.
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of engineering processes, methods, and tools to improve efficiency and quality.
• Provide increasing levels of technical leadership, including leading technical work packages and contributing to architecture and design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and geographically distributed teams, working both independently and as part of integrated project teams to meet program objectives.

Essential Skills

• Bachelors degree in a STEM field.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of relevant engineering experience.
• Direct experience in radar or missile-defense sensor systems.
• Hands-on experience in system modeling, algorithm design, test vector development, or radar performance analysis.
• Proficiency in MATLAB (including object-oriented programming) OR ADA / C / C++ for algorithm development, system modeling, or performance analysis.
• Experience developing or maintaining engineering processes, methods, or tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical work, develop engineering artifacts, and contribute to architecture or design decisions.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with experience solving complex, multidisciplinary challenges.
• Excellent communication skills, including technical writing and the ability to present system concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross-functional and geographically distributed teams.
• Active and transferable Secret U.S. governmentissued security clearance prior to start date.
• U.S. citizenship (required for security clearance eligibility).

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a STEM discipline.
• At least three (3) years of substantive hands-on radar or sensor domain experience, particularly with ground-based radar and missile-defense sensor systems.
• Experience with radar detection, discrimination, tracking, and signal processing algorithms.
• Experience with left-side-of-the-V systems engineering activities such as requirements development, system design, architecture, modeling, algorithms, signal processing, or performance analysis.
• Experience with MBSE tools, particularly Cameo, for model-based systems engineering.
• Experience with DOORS requirements management, including multi-level requirements traceability.
• Experience working in Linux-based engineering or development environments.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python for modeling, analysis, and algorithm development.
• Experience with C, C++, Java, or ADA in an engineering context.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as JIRA for planning and tracking engineering work.
• Experience interfacing with customers and contributing to technical solution development.
• Proficiency with the Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and engineering collaboration tools.
• Experience in systems engineering for radar systems, information and knowledge systems, mathematics, research and development, and requirements development.
• Experience performing integration, verification, validation, and testing of complex defense systems.
• Ability to provide technical leadership, mentoring other engineers and guiding technical direction.

Work Environment

This position is based on site in Woburn, MA, within a systems engineering organization focused on surface radars and sensors. You will work in a highly collaborative engineering environment alongside software, systems, algorithm, and test engineers, using tools such as MATLAB, Python, C, C++, Java, ADA, Cameo, DOORS, Linux-based development environments, Agile toolsets like JIRA, and standard office productivity and collaboration tools. The work involves supporting advanced missile-defense radar systems and requires adherence to established engineering processes, rigorous documentation, and formal technical reviews. An active Secret security clearance is required before starting; candidates who do not currently hold a clearance must have the ability to obtain at least an interim clearance, with the interim process typically taking several weeks. The role is performed in a professional office and laboratory setting, with on-site presence needed to support integration, testing, collaboration, and secure program activities.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Woburn, MA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $77.00 - $101.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Woburn, MA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 25, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Woburn,MA.

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