Senior Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer

Location: Lexington Park, Maryland, United States. The role requires U.S. citizenship and an active Secret security clearance, with eligibility to obtain and maintain Top Secret/Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) eligibility.

Salary: $141,000–$212,000 annually. The range is based on the national average; the offered rate depends on location, qualifications, experience, contract affordability, and internal parity.

Company

hirify.global provides engineering and technical support for defense, aerospace, aviation, and government programs.

What you will do

• Serve as the Electronic Warfare subject matter expert and provide technical recommendations for acquisition, integration, fielding, and sustainment decisions.
• Lead the integration, testing, certification, and sustainment of EW payloads and mission systems on the MQ-9 MUX MALE platform.
• Develop and manage EW requirements across aircraft, payload, ground control station, and mission system architectures.
• Assess Electronic Support, Electronic Attack, and Electronic Protection capabilities through trade studies, alternatives analyses, and engineering evaluations.
• Conduct RF compatibility, electromagnetic spectrum operations, and spectrum certification activities.
• Plan and support laboratory, ground, and flight testing, technical reviews, certification, airworthiness, training, and lifecycle documentation.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Systems Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline; relevant experience may substitute for formal education.
• At least 12 years of experience with complex aerospace, aviation, EW, RF, or defense systems, including design, integration, acquisition, testing, deployment, or sustainment.
• Experience with systems engineering activities such as requirements development, architecture development, integration, verification, validation, or testing.
• Active Secret security clearance and eligibility to obtain and maintain Top Secret/SCI eligibility are required.
• U.S. citizenship is required.
• Ability to work 40 scheduled hours per week and collaborate with government, industry, test, fleet, engineering, and operational stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree and INCOSE ASEP, CSEP, ESEP, or DAWIA certification.
• Experience with NAVAIR SETR processes, electromagnetic spectrum operations, spectrum certification, and RF systems engineering.
• Experience with SIGINT, ELINT, ESM, ISR payloads, airborne sensing, EW developmental or operational testing, and flight test programs.
• Experience integrating airborne EW systems with command-and-control, tactical data links, mission management, or JADC2 architectures.
• Experience with NAVAIR programs, military avionics, unmanned aviation, MQ-9 MAGTF UAS/MUX, or similar Group 4/5 UAS programs.

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits may include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, flexible spending accounts, disability coverage, and paid time off.
• Flexible work schedules may be available.
• Professional training and development support career advancement.
• Additional compensation may include bonuses, commissions, sign-on bonuses, relocation benefits, short-term incentives, long-term incentives, or discretionary performance payments.
• hirify.global promotes a Zero Harm, People First culture centered on belonging, connection, growth, and collaborative delivery.