Sr Principal Engineer Systems RF Communications

Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering, or other STEM degree, plus 8 years of progressive experience OR Master of Science degree plus 6 years of progressive experience, OR PhD plus 3 years of progressive experience
Recent design experience and a track record of successful RF product designs
Experience leading engineering teams from various disciplines in a recent technical development project
Experience in assessing project status in terms of technical, cost, and schedule execution
US Citizenship is required
Current, active Top Secret clearance, or higher

Lead design efforts to produce new hardware products at the Xetron facility that support National Defense partners
Serve as the primary point of contact for the external customer and internal development engineering team
Form innovative solutions to difficult problems and lead teams of highly skilled engineers to execute these solutions
Collaborate across engineering teams to resolve and integrate technical/engineering requirements and verify their incorporation into the resulting product

Experience as an IPT lead, functional lead, or leadership in the military
Experience with model-based system engineering concepts and platforms, such as Cameo
Experience with ISO/IEC/IEEE 15288, MIL-STD-499, and/or INCOSE system engineering life-cycle processes
Experience integrating antenna, RF subsystems, and processing hardware/software into a complete system
RF modeling, simulation, and analysis including link budgets
MATLAB knowledge and/or experience
Demonstrated ability to quickly learn and apply varied technologies
Ability to perform as liaison to the customer for all engineering efforts
Ability to collaborate in a team environment