Electrical Engineer

Peraton Labs is seeking an Electrical Engineer to support its Electronic Warfare Systems organization. This position is located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland and requires on site work, 5 days a week. The Electrical Engineer will perform characterization and analysis on custom, commercial based technology (CBT), and custom/CBT hybrid, RC/IED, and UAS devices

Physical Characterization:

• Photos of the device
• Device dimensions
• Distinguishing features

Circuit Characterization:

• Circuit construction
• Reverse-engineer of the circuit design
• Schematic generation
• Component identification and research including datasheets

Operational Characterization:

• Understanding of the operation of the individual device components as well as the device end to end operation
• Use multiple characterization and analysis techniques with time and frequency domain test and measurement tools to determine how the device works in real time
• Communication protocol bus signals capture and analysis (SPI, I2C, etc.) as applicable.
• Microcontroller firmware extraction and dissemination.

 RF Signals Characterization:

• Operational frequencies
• Operational bandwidths
• Transmission RF output power
• Baseband data analysis
• Receiver sensitivity
• Basic RF in-phase and quadrature (I/Q) signal sample captures, recordings, and follow-on analysis as applicable.

Reporting:

• Organization and integration of all characterization, analysis data, and conclusions into a coherent technical report.

• 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA; An additional 4 years of experience may be considered in lieu of a BS/BA
• RF, Analog, and Digital Electronics experience
• Experience using spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and network analyzers
• Experience using power meters, oscilloscopes, and protocol analysis tools
• Experience using firmware extraction tools, software exploitation, and schematic generation tools
• US Citizenship 
• Active Secret clearance and ability to obtain TS/SCI