MDA Information Systems Looking for a Senior RF Engineer

Job Description:

MDA Information Systems LLC has an immediate opening for a Senior RF Engineer in Reston, VA. This is a full-time customer-site position providing support to a U.S. Government agency

The Company:

MDA Information Systems LLC is a major supplier of weather information and geospatial intelligence. The firm serves a diverse client base including commercial and governmental organizations in agriculture, energy, defense, and civilian government.

MDA is an industry leader in earth observation remote sensing technology and image processing. We build satellite ground systems that enable users to acquire and process imagery form the most sophisticated Earth-observing satellites in the world: Much of the satellite imagery that you see on Google Maps was generated by our software!

To be qualified candidate must be a U.S. Citizen and have an active TS/SCI Clearance with a CI Poly.

Responsibilities:

General Summary

• Design, build, and test RF Hardware.
• Plan, coordinate, and manage RF-related engineering projects
• Lead the systems engineering definition/executing activities within a project
• Provide a comprehensive definition of all aspects of system development from mission analysis through verification/validation of system performance
• Build and prototype RF terrestrial
• Troubleshooting of RF technical collection systems

Qualifications:

Essential Qualifications

• A Master's degree in science, engineering or related, or equivalent experience
• A minimum of 15 years of technical professional experience.
• Significant experience designing, building, and testing RF hardware, signal processing systems, communication systems and adaptive control systems
• Extensive knowledge of the design and manufacturing processes of sensor systems
• Experience developing and integrating digital signal processing algorithms
• Experience using Matlab, Python and other signal processing tools
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with a high attention to detail
• Excellent problem solving skills

About MDA Information Systems

MDA Information Systems LLC (MDA) is a wholly owned subsidiary of MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates Ltd. (MDA LTD) operating as an independent U.S. company.  MDA provides efficient and advanced information solutions to government and commercial customers in four specialty areas. The Geospatial Solutions division uses remote sensing, GIS, multi-source data, and large volume image and data processing technology to provide cutting edge intelligence and information products and analysis services. The ISR Systems division leverages MDA’s world-leading multi-mission ground system experience to provide fixed and transportable remote sensing satellite ground systems. The Weather Services division has been providing unique weather information products and services for energy and agriculture applications for over forty years.  The Sensor Systems Technologies division designs, develops, and enhances high performance ISR solutions to exploit data and provide critical information to support our customers' needs.

Contact

Richard Mott
Technical Recruiter
820 West Diamond Ave #300
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
Direct: 240.833.8259
Cell: 209.834.7936
www.mdaus.com/careers

Posted April 17, 2017