Please note that the following are only several of the urgent needs that we have nationwide. We are always seeking candidates in the fields we specialize in.

For clients in the Midwest:

Midwest openings: Salary ranges depend on experience, degree, and seniority: comsec/infosec (compusec not that important) who knows NSA endorsements of documentation & design for embedded security systems, to qualify for NSA reqs.

Hardware Security Engineer
Supports Communication System Security design, development, integration, and NSA endorsement. Security experience with an emphasis on NSA Endorsement documentation and testing, INFOSEC engineering, security system analysis and design, cryptographic verification testing, and experience in embedding COMSEC chips in radio systems. Education: Engineering degree preferred. NSA Training a plus. Secret Clearance Required

Software engineers
Must have the following qualifications: Object-Oriented Design/Implementation working experience (E4 requirement) C++ Language working experience (E3 & E4 requirement) UNIX and/or VxWorks Operating Systems working experience (E3 & E4 requirement) Rational APEX and/or ROSE working experience (E3 & E4 requirement) Knowledge of Unified Modeling Language (UML) (E4 requirement) Knowledge of Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) (E4 requirement) The job is for the development of embedded application software for Military digital radios.

Software Engr. Manager Adv. Digital Comm.
Raytheon Systems Company Senior Engineer, Communication Products & Systems Engineering As an experienced Program Manager/system Engineer and under limited direction, pursue new business opportunities in the USN Shipboard Digital Radio arena. In conjunction with customer, develop communication system requirements. Develop business growth strategy. BS (technical) required. MA or Technical PhD preferred (in rare cases, actual experience may supersede the educational requirements). Experience working with military communications systems. Duties: develop potential customer contacts & maintain continuing liaison; develop requirements for new comms systems; assist in proposal/bid preparation; plan, develop, coordinate & direct complex projects; perform high level trade studies; conceive & plan investigations in areas critical to the overall program & for which engineering guidelines are lacking; develop business growth strategy; participate in company training.

Engineering Specialist
Comms Products & systems, New Business pursuit for digital radios: Responsible for design, test & integration of the FDR narrowband VHF receiver transmitter module to include receiver, synthesizer, exciter, and PA analysis, design & documentation. Will work under supervision of the system RF engineer, through demo unit build & test. 12 years min RF & analog design experience; Secret security clearance requires. Digital control experience a plus. Experience with wideband, high performance RF tuners required, RF transmitter design exp a plus. Duties: requirements definition; system/circuit modeling and performance analysis; circuit design prototyping, integration, & test; unit integration and test; technical guidance of engineers, technicians, & drafting; performance, qualification, & interoperability test support; production manufacturing & test support; specification, ICD, design, & test documentation; prepare material for program, technical, & design to cost reviews. Knowledge of analog & RF circuit design theory, test, & measurement techniques. Experience with RF & analog devices; amplifiers, filters, detectors, ADCs, etc. Knowledge of design for manufacturing & testability standards & constraints. Ability to write clear technical analysis, specifications, test plans, & reports. Experience with automated RF test software development.

PC or SUN Workstaion, design tools; EESOF. PC documentation tools (Word, Excel). Lab equipment: RF signal generators, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscope, noise figure meter, etc. Participate in hardware engineering process training.

Scientist/Engineer
Communications products & systems, new business pursuit for digital radios, Future digital radio & JTT. Responsible for design, test & integration of FDR/JTT narrowband UHF receiver/transmitter modules to include receiver, synthesizer, exciter, & PA analysis, design & documentation. Work under supervision of the system RF engineer. MSEE/BSEE or equivalent, MS preferred. 12 years min related exp. Secret clearance required. Analog & RF design exp required; digital control experience is a plus. Exp with wideband, high performance RF tuners required, RF transmitter design exp is a plus. Duties: requirements definition; system/circuit modeling & performance analysis; circuit design prototyping, integration, & test; unit integration & test; technical guidance of engineers, technicians, & drafting; performance, qualification, interoperability test support; production manufacturing & test support; specification, ICD, design, & test documentation; prepare materials for program, technical & design to cost reviews. Ability to formulate innovative RF design concepts for new product development. RF system design & modeling including block diagram analysis; knowledge of analog & RF circuit design theory, test, & measurements techniques. Exp with RF and analog devices: amplifiers, filters, detectors, ADCs, etc. Knowledge of design for manufacturing and testability standards and constraints. Ability to write clear technical analysis, specifications, test plans, & reports. Familiarity with analog devices; such as ADCs, amplifiers, mixers, detectors, etc.

Software Scientist/Engineer
Assigned to development & integration of digital signal processing DSP software utilizing either analog devices or TI DSPs. The candidate will be required to provide sw documentation and participate in peer design reviews. BSCS BSEE, software or systems engineering or equivalent, relevant experience required. Secret clearance (app for SI clearance is possible) required. "C" languages required; TI or analog devices DSPs a must. Exp with digital hardware processor design a plus; sw requirements definition & review; DSP sw design; sw programming & unit test; se integration test planning & support. sw documentation; peer reviews & status reporting. knowledge of, or experience with C & UNIX; real time embedded operation systems; VME & PCI bus structured & protocols.

sw reqs analysis; sw design/code/test; sw/system integration/test; related documentation; support peer group reviews & give status presentations; support program planning & budgeting activities; supply progress & status reports of actual vs. planned work; qualifications: BSCS, BSEE, BS scientific; 2 yrs exp in C/C++; 5 yrs sw engineering; exp with Borland's sw development tools preferred; exp with TMS320 DSPs & signal professing preferred. Prior radio/communications system exp valuable. Excellent logic skills to design, implement, integrate, & test control sw. Requires excellent oral & written communications skills to interface with diverse peer group as well as occasional customer interactions & presentations; occasional travel via public ground, air transportation, & rental automobile to attend customer meetings, symposiums, seminars, trade shows in the US is anticipated. Physical dexterity & lifting capabilities consistent with se development, integration, & test on a radio platform in a lab environment using standard electrical test equipment. Occasionally must support demonstration at customer facilities. Must be able to operate Pcs and associated sw applications & all normal office equipment. Must operate "logic analyzers" and other integration, debug, & system test tools. Will design, develop, integrate, & test sw programs resident on a PC platform that will function as the Man-Machine Interface (MMI) for the NEXCOM radio. These sw programs will execute in a Windows NT environment & control the Transmit/Receive (T/R) functions of the NEXCOM digital CSMA/TMDA radio.

Staff Eng.
NEXCOM pursuit effort via IR&D B&P. Next Generation Air Traffic Control Communications System for the FAA. Duties: investigate & document existing ATC communications system via extensive customer contact via site visits, face-to-face discussions, document research, etc. Identify new system reqs, assist in definition of new system concepts & solutions. Transition planning & frequency mgt are especially significant. Learn present frequency plan. Assist present & future staff with system engg analysis, reviews, & simulations & modeling. Play a principal role in the NEXCOM Bid & Proposal. required: BSEE/BSCS required, MS preferred. 12 years engg and/or ATC domain experience required. Demonstrated ability to independently & effectively represent HDC to a wide range of customer personnel. 5+yrs radio & communication system experience reqd (specific ATC or FAA knowledge may suffice in place of this, especially if communications related). Ground system communications via networked landlines, BIT, & Remote Maintenance Monitoring are key system features, exp. in these is valuable. 1. customer phone contract, face to face meetings, site visits & reports 2. read & summarize existing FAA system documentation 3. Prepare "white papers" summarizing existing system, identifying new system reqs, & id & documenting new system solutions 4. assist HDC system, hardware & software engineers with NEXCOM IR&D 5. Prepare & present VG presentations for both internal & external contacts 6. support NEXCOM demonstrations 7. misc. administration incl. NBI planning & justification, budgeting & supporting internal program reviews & other briefings

It is anticipated that the mix of the above tasks will change over time with early efforts being more investigative & evolving to more system definition & system engineering & then intense proposal preparation & follow-up. It is desired that candidate be able to assume a key program role upon contract award. This may be in program mgt., system engg, or software engg, depending upon program needs & the interests & skills of the candidates. Excellent oral & written communications skills mandatory. Substantial travel required. Excellent deductive logic & reasoning required. Must correlate disjointed customer information & draw conclusions & make clear recommendations to both HDC mgt. & engineering staff. Self motivation important. Candidate must be able to independently id what information is needed, obtain & disseminate that information. Common office equip: phones, fax, PC printers, copy machines, etc. Working level skills w/Microsoft Word, Excel, & Power point, MS Project, Windows NT, & email.

STAFF SCIENTIST
(mid 70- mid 90K) Will lead RF development efforts for the Small Unit Operations Situation Awareness System (SUO/SAS). This new $46.5 million project will create advance situation awareness and information technology that automatically lets the soldier know where he/she is, where his/her buddies are and where enemy threats exist. This award continues ITT Industries Aerospace/Communications Division's leadership in robust multimedia networking that brings integrated voice, date and full-motion video to the battlefield. Will also be involved in continued development work on the BOWMAN radio project, a British tactical mobile communication system, and will be responsible for review of technical content of RF/Microwave designs of ongoing programs involving two other major projects at A/CD: Alpha, a special purpose M/W receiver system, and ASIP, the Advanced SINCGARS Improvement Program, the U.S. Army's primary tactical mobile radio. MSEE preferred and at least 14 years of related engineering experience involving RF/Microwave circuit design and development.

SENIOR STAFF ENGINEER (low 60's-hi 70s) Will be responsible for design and development of power supply electronics for tactical radios and weather instruments. Will lead a team of up to ten engineers, technicians and support personnel in the design and development of power supply electronics. BSEE required, MSEE preferred, Ph.D. in EE desired. Twelve or more years experience in low voltage (<200V) power supply design. Adept at requirements analysis, design analysis and state of the art expertise for high efficiency robust power supplies for portable, ground and space applications.

***SOFTWARE ENGINEERING*** STAFF SCIENTIST-SOFTWARE
(mid 70's-mis 90s) Will be responsible for design and architectural development of software related products, and perform up-front systems and software architecture/design activity for new products. BS, MS preferred in EE or Computer Science. Experience includes: 12-15 years in Systems and S/W Engineering in architectural design for communications systems; real-time embedded software design and development; applications in network and connections oriented protocols; government and space systems applications; and structured and object-oriented methods. Knowledge of radio systems and S/W development, and 6-8 years of technical/task leadership is highly desired. Must be able to provide technology leadership and take the lead in new radio project planning.

***SYSTEMS HARDWARE ARCHITECTURE*** STAFF ENGINEER
(low 60's-mid 70s) Develop electrical system architectures (with emphasis on digital subsystems) meeting customer requirements for proposals. Must be able to perform specification generation for electrical systems and modules and execute architecture trades studies and complex hardware/software partitioning trades. Also, must have knowledge of ASIC, FPGA, complex software development processes/capabilities and mechanical packaging of electronics to meet environmental requirements. A minimum of ten to twelve years' experience in Electrical Engineering with a BSEE, MSEE preferred, and experience with Military Communications and/or Aerospace Applications.

Weather info Systems Engineer: In the re-engineering of architecture for a strategic weather center, provide systems engg, aid migration/consolidation of the company's team & the Center (AF). Requires BS/CS. EE or related (advanced degree or BS/Meterology dewirable); 5 years systems technology experience; background in IT for DBMS, operating systems ORB & GUI. Understanding of meteorological science a plus. At least BS, +5 yrs, sw bgd reqd (systems rather than components), w/ CS bgd, info tech (On Job Training is OK), client/server sys sw engg. Weather bgd will be a plus, client are the weather folks on base, who do all weather AF forecasting and beyong that (other services). Meteorology will also work, if the candidate has IT bgd. Re-architecting of all weather systems, migration strategy, integration, direct liaison w/customer & mgt (hi places). sal range: 85K-90K range. Depending on exp., degree, etc. A junior person will be less. Prefer advanced clearance, clearable to TS, SC will be terrific.

Information Systems Engineer (ISYSEG)
salary mid range around 70K. Supervisor: Dave Poutre (Project Lead), Tom Price (Task Lead) Description: Perform data requirements analysis, modeling, and design of enterprise relational database and related infrastructure & application sw. Must also have a broad multidisciplinary background with emphasis on client/server system architectures & development of application prototypes for proof-of-concept analyses. Knowledge of RDBMSs (Oracle, Sybase), UNIX, Windws (95 & NT), networking client/server technology a must. Experience on all life cycle phases (concept develpoment, requirements, design, development, testing, integration, deployment, O&M) in a military Command and control (C2) environment highly desirable. Experience with data modeling tools (i.e. ERwin/ERX) a plus. Duties also include development of technology plans and road maps for migration of legacy C2 systems. Will conduct requirements analysis, prepare task definitions for application development, and develop project schedules with USSTRATCOM Program Management for system development and testing. Requires good organizational, communication, and presentation skills. Successful candidate will work directly with sponsor and users in team setting, in the sponsor's environment.

BSEE, BSCS, BS Physics, or related field; MS preferred. 5-7 years of experience in information system design, database design, & systems integration of COTS and GOTS, parcitularly in an operational environment. The candidate selected will be subject to a serucity investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for an advanced (TS+) clearance.

General Systems Engineer, Lead or Senior Supervisor
Description: Provide systems engineering in support of company's responsibility for the development and management of an architecture for the re-engineering of AF Weather Agencys Strategic Center. The center is composed of approximately twenty information systems and the candidate must support company's responsibility for the migration and consolidation of these systems into a single integrated system. The candidate must also function as a liaison between the activities at the site, and company's HQ AF Weather systems engineering team. The candidate must have experience in information technologies in the area of DBMS, Operating Systems, ORB and GUI. Requires excellent written and oral skills and knowledge of meteorological science is desirable.

Education/Experience Required: B.S. in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or related field with 5 years of experience in information systems technology. An advanced degree in the above and a degree in meteorology are pluses.

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