RADAR Engineer/Scientist

Bowhead seeks a Combat Systems RADAR Engineer/Scientist to join our team supporting the Advanced Sensor Systems Division B40 within the Electromagnetic and Sensor Systems Department (B Department), at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD).

The Combat Systems RADAR Engineer/Scientist will work directly with the client supporting Navy and Marine Corps systems that include Dual Band Radar (DBR), Ground Air Task Oriented Radar (G/ATOR), AN/SPY-1, AN/SPY-6, Enhanced Radar Data Display System (ERDDS), Enhanced Coherent Data Collection System (ECDCS), Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) and other Sensor Systems.

Job duties include but are not limited in:

• Develop and implement detailed test plans, procedures, and schedules for naval surface systems (e.g., radar, combat systems, weapon systems) in support of the Amphibious fleet.
• Conduct system integration tests, qualification tests, and environmental tests to assess system performance, reliability, and compliance with customer specifications.
• Work with engineering teams to isolate root causes and recommend corrective actions or design improvements.
• Participate in design reviews, test readiness reviews, and other technical meetings.
• Provide recommendations for process improvements, test methodologies, and tools to enhance testing efficiency and system performance.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, computer or electronics engineering. Other acceptable majors include mathematics, computer science or physics and 4 or more years of industry and/or DoD experience.
• Navy Combat Systems engineering experience.
• Hands-on experience in system testing, validation, and verification, with emphasis on hardware and software integration.
• Experience in the development and execution of test plans, test procedures, and test reports for complex systems.
• Experience with automated testing tools and data analysis tools (e.g., MATLAB and other modeling programs) for performance validation.
• Strong organizational skills to handle multiple projects, timelines, and priorities.
• Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint