Radar Engineer

2026-166724

CAtegory:

Engineering

Clearance:

Top Secret/SCI

Location:

Aberdeen Proving Ground
,
Maryland

Telecommute:

No remote/telework allowed
About Peraton

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world’s leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees solve the most daunting challenges that our customers face. Visit peraton.com to learn how we’re keeping people around the world safe and secure.

About The Role

Peraton Labs is seeking a Radar Countermeasures Engineer to support the U.S. Army at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This position will be on site 5 days a week. The chosen candidate will act in a technical engineering role supporting modeling and simulation, lab-based hardware in the loop simulations, and technique development. 

 

Key Responsibilities include:

  • You will participate in engineering lab environments to test, verify, and validate sensor models and signal processing algorithm performance.
  • You will use and modify simulations for the design, development, prototyping, integration, testing, and performance assessment of signal processing algorithms and models.
  • You will develop radar waveforms to serve as evaluation criteria for systems under test (SUTs) performance within the lab environment.
  • You will develop software tools to support the lab environment and signals analysis.
  • You will operate radar SUTs during both lab and field testing.
  • You will prepare and present technical data.
  • Job will include up to 25% travel.
Qualifications

Required:

  • Degree in Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or related field
  • 5 years of experience with BS/BA; 3 years with MS/MA
  • RF (Radio Frequency) Signal Processing, ideally for Radar, but for SIGINT, EW and/or COMMS is acceptable
  • Familiarity with object-oriented or interpreted programming: C, C++, C#, Java, MATLAB, or Python
  • Must have an active U.S. Government Top Secret clearance with ability to obtain SCI
  • US Citizenship

Desired:

  • Subject Matter Expertise in multiple RF algorithms such as synthetic aperture radar, waveform design, tracking, feature extraction, classification / recognition, adaptive processing, angle estimation, or beamforming.
  • Experience with RF closed loop HW evaluations and raw IQ level data
  • MATLAB for code development / interfacing with lab hardware / data analysis
  • Active SCI access
Details

Target Salary Range: $104,000 - $166,000. This represents the typical salary range for this position. Salary is determined by various factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the position, the individual’s experience, education, knowledge, skills, and competencies, as well as geographic location and business and contract considerations. Depending on the position, employees may be eligible for overtime, shift differential, and a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay.

Benefits Statement: Peraton offers eligible employees a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, health savings account, short/long term disability, EAP, parental leave, 401(k), paid time off (PTO) for vacation, and company paid holidays. A full listing of available benefits can be viewed at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits?" target="_blank" rel="noopener">https://www.careers.peraton.com/benefits.

Application Statements: The application period for the job is estimated to be 30 days from the job posting date. However, this timeline may be shortened or extended depending on business needs and the availability of qualified candidates.&nbsp;By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in the role and the Company. During the review of your application, you may be required to participate in an on-camera interview, as well as participate in a process to verify your identity.

EEO: Equal opportunity employer, including disability and protected veterans, or other characteristics protected by law.

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