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RADAR & COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ENGINEERS - 12 positions

Major defense company has 12 positions in multiple locations including: New England (Boston suburbs and NH), Seattle, San Deigo, Central MD and Northern VA.

Perform analyses to predict the performance of prototype advanced airborne surveillance radar and comm systems to aid in the development of system designs. 10 yrs experience in RF system design and analysis, including: antennas and arrays, transmit/receive chain architecture, propagation phenomena, RF compatibility, adaptive signal processing, real-time signal processing hardware and software, tracking algorithms, target identification.

MS or PhD in EE or Physics. Eligibility to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

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SYSTEMS SOFTWARE ENGINEERS - 7 Positions

Location: Northern VA (3 locations - Northern and Central)

Leading defense company has immediate requirements for 7 mid-level software engineers on a highly visible systems development project.

Must currently hold a TS. A TS/SBI is highly desired - it would allow immediate productivity.

BSCS, Computer Engineering, EE, Math, Physics (or other computer-related discipline).

Skilled in systems engineering and integration. Requires the ability to gen requirements and translate them into a comprehensive, state-of-the-art software and system architecture design.

5 years of hands-on experience analyzing, designing, testing and troubleshooting software. Skilled in Cisco, Solaris, and Windows integration a plus. Strong knowledge of systems integration within a MS Windows 2000 server/workstation environment. Exchange, SQL, printer management, Internet Information Services, TCP/IP networking, cluster services, security lockdown procedures, security testing, storage area networks, registry manipulation, active directory and group policy management.

Relocation assistance provided.

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SENIOR or PRINCIPAL RADAR ENGINEER

Location: Central TX

Client specializes in government and commercial R&D in the fields of millimeter-wave communications, radar and signal processing, optics, CMOS image sensors, Radar Cross Section and other areas. Recent developments include wireless gigabit Ethernet systems, CMOS HDTV & very large array active pixel image sensors/cameras, RF/optical communications systems for last-mile and airborne applications, advanced materials, and biosensor devices.

Should possess an MS Electrical Engineering or PhD and 8 or more years or more experience in the radar development. Will entail supervision and mentoring of a team developing UHF radar subsystems. Technical analysis, hands-on engineering, customer and subcontractor interface will be required.

The ability to obtain a Top Secret clearance is required. Relocation assistance provided.

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DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGER

Location: Upstate NY

Perform contract management, administration and negotiation for DOD projects. Serve as the focal point for company and supplier communications; keep contracts on schedule by resolving contract issues quickly, expedite issues slowing the project; evaluate and recommend technical bidders, issue inquiries, negotiate technical bids, perform cost and price analysis, and prepare comprehensive letters to the customer to justify recommended contract engineering actions.

BS Electrical Engineering. Selected candidate will require a Top Secret clearance.

Should have experience in contract administration, purchasing, and familiar with hardware engineering.

Relocation assistance provided.

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SOFTWARE ENGINEERS / All levels
Leading national defense contractor / Over 170 positions nationwide - immediate needs

We been retained by one of the nation's leading and largest defense contractors to recruit Software Engineers ranging from 2 years of experience to Principal and Director level - for over 170 positions located throughout the United States.

Our client currently has software engineering positions available in: CA (L.A. and San Jose), the midwest, in three areas of New England (MA and NH) and in VA, GA, FL and AZ.

They are seeking experienced individuals with skills in at least one of the following, at various levels:

- Object oriented programming
- Software systems architecture
- Radar subsystem and system integration
- Algorithm development and support to hardware/software integration
- Software/Hardware integration for signal/data processing (acquisition, track, and discrimination)
- Development of Software Interface Design Documents (SIDD)
- DOORS, Java, C++, Solaris, Linux Experience with CORBA (large distributed systems background)
- GCCS-M, TTWCS, SQQ-89, CEC and SSDS
- C or C++ in a UNIX (AIX, HP-UX) or POSIX-compliant RTOS
- Rational Suite, FLAMES, Matlab, HLA, DIS, MaK Suite, or Corba
- Ada, Radar knowledge. Vax/VMS operating systems, DCL, Vax Ada, PHIGS, Fortran, BBN probe, SmartStar GUI builder
- Design, Development, Unit Testing, Integration, Clearcase
- Implementation for large-scale software intensive systems

Position levels include: Software Engineer, Senior Software Engineer, Lead Software Engineer, Principal Software Engineer, Project Leader, Engineering Program Manager and Technical Director.

Active or recently expired Secret clearance is required for all positions. Some positions will require Top Secret with poly.

They offer full relocation and extremely aggressive salary packages, including full family benefits. All interviewing costs and house hunting trips (with spouse) are company paid.

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MECHANICAL ENGINEERS - ELECTRONICS PACKAGING
Leading Aerospace Company has immediate need for Mechanical Engineers

Location: Seattle, WA

Design Electronics Packaging and Mechanical Subsystems for Airborne Systems.

Work within a product development team, focusing on package design from concept through analysis, development, testing and integration to production. Design chassis, covers, PWB assemblies, heat sinks, cabling and harnesses, etc. Will be responsible for all thermal, vibration and structural requirements and analysis. Experience with 3-D CAD and FEA applications is required.

Experience with packging receivers and exciters for radar systems, missile systems, or various airborne weapons systems is highly desired

BSME required with a minimum of 5 years of design experience in electronic packaging. Active Top Secret Clearance is required.

Full relocation assistance and aggressive salary packages, including full family benefits. All interviewing costs and house hunting trips are company assumed.

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DEFENSE MARKET ANALYST

Location: McLean,VA

Evaluate the market, analyze business opportunities, and establish long-term strategies to develop a significant software business in areas related to homeland security and defense.

Responsibilities include planning, marketing, consulting to a software engineering team and business development.

Maintain effective client relationships, generally at senior management levels, to gather information relative to priority needs. Obtain information and determine opportunities, qualify leads and client technical, financial and scheduling objectives. Develop marketing strategies and plans to optimize sales growth, market penetration and profitability. Evaluate and qualify leads generated to determine priority status to the client, availability of funding and client readiness to commit resources. Work directly with clients to understand and document customer needs and requirements. Plan and lead business development activities and manage proposal efforts to capture sales. Continually review progress toward marketing and business volume goals, reporting progress to senior management.

Candidate must demonstrate the following minimum requirements:

- BS, emphasis on computer science, electrical engineering or business
- Minimum of 10 years of experience in marketing and/or business development of information technology
- Must have thorough knowledge of the business markets involved and the ability to perceive and conceptualize market opportunities
- Must possess effective sales, prioritization and the ability to work in a team environment

Eligible for Top Secret as a condition of employment.

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SYSTEMS ENGINEER (MCSE) - Intelligence Environment

Location: Washington, DC

Large defense sector company for Deployable Intelligence Support Joint Program Office requires a Windows XP Systems Engineer to provide software engineering expertise for a new project in Maryland. Configuration and networking experience with Microsoft XP and the ability to work independently.

Responsibilities include: segmentation of COTS and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) software in accordance with Joint Program Office. Prepare technical documentation for installation and testing of segmented software; manage multiple tasks; provides engineering technical enhancement on Windows 2000 Server, IIS, SMS, Index Server and Exchange Server 5.5.

Interface with users to resolve software issues that arise during segmentation process; knowledge of intelligence systems support. Additionally, must have a strong background in XP and UNIX administration.

Active Top Secret SCI clearance.

BS in systems engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, computer engineering or related discipline or three years of relevant information technology development/integration experience. Programming experience in CC++, XP Shell Scripting. Two years experience with XP and Unix software integration. Configuration and administration experience with XP domains.

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JAVA SOFTWARE ENGINEER & LEAD DEVELOPER

Location: Washington, DC

Must have active Top Secret clearance SCI with Lifestyle Poly. BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or related discipline with at least six years in software development, including requirements analysis, software development, installation,integration, evaluation, enhancement, testing, and problem diagnosis/resolution, using UNIX, including C shell, Bourne shell, X-windows and utilities. 1 year exp with object oriented design and development, at least three years in developing software, using C or C++.

Work on team and be lead JAVA Developer. Provide analysis and engineering of the functional aspects of the software architecture, systems, and UCD/EPSS in support of analysts; analyze business processes and services to determine how people, processes data, communications, and technology can best satisfy the requirements. Will be involved with architectural planning, middleware prototyping, or investigations on new technologies to include UCD/EPSS into the software infrastructure.

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LEAD SOFTWARE ENGINEER - Windows 2000 Enterprise Server Management

Location: Greenbelt, MD

Will be tasked to take a senior role in operational distributed computing service delivery for Windows 2000 Server systems. This position will provide operational infrastructure and deep technical expertise to implement and maintain a highly integrated local and wide area enterprise client/server environment to meet strategic systems goals and ensure documented service levels for performance and availability.

Provide Senior level support for the installation, maintenance and upgrade of primarily Compaq/Dell, experience with Clustering Services/High availability systems to include: File Services, Electronic Directory Services, Collaborative, Special Application, Database, Information Systems security, UNIX interoperability support and integration, and Web Hosting Services. Ensure equipment availability, engineering compatibility, network adaptability, system maintenance, disaster recovery and performance acceptability is a priority.

Complete technical projects related to software for storage array installations and upgrades. Provide senior technical support and prepare current operational environment to deploy new technological advances to help meet strategic client requirements. Provide hardware and software technical support for the timely resolution of problems. Provide technical leadership, train and mentor more junior technical staff.

Must have a thorough knowledge of PCs in a WindowsNT/2000 environment, UNIX workstations, knowledge of the UNIX peer to peer, TCP/IP and shell scripting in a server configuration, and comfortable developing and executing consolidation and infrastructure improvements. Experience in some of the following: WindowsNT/2000, Exchange, WTS, .NET, WINS, Active Directory, SMS, SQL, IIS, Citrix, Visual, C++, JAVA, UNIX shell scripting, Active X.

Requires a Top Secret SCI clearance.

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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER - UNIX Enterprise Server Management

Location: Fairfax, VA

Provide support for the design, configuration, and deployment of a variety of information technologies in the UNIX operating environment. Specifically, will deploy monitoring and management tools for production systems; support engineering and integration of the server environment, support backup/recovery administration, server consolidation, centralization and configuration management implementation, support the automated installation and upgrade of operating system patches and security integration. Responsible for performance and availability for a wide variety of UNIX Enterprise server systems.

Able to diagnose UNIX server problems; exp installing and configuring application software in a large, highly distributed and heterogeneous client/server environment; knowledge of backup/recovery methods, data migration procedures, applications, database and web server software installation; detailed knowledge of the installation, configuration and performance tuning of the Sun Solaris UNIX OS environment. Networking TCP/IP, DNS/NIS Network services support, Veritas, Net Backup, Sun Enterprise Server, Sun Solstice, scripting and programming experience using UNIX Korn, Bourne and/or C required. Experience with cluster server environment.

Highly motivated individual to provide supervision and guidance to less senior engineers. Must have good communication skills to work with vendors and other teams as a senior member.

Top Secret SCI required.

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CHIEF CORPORATE SECURITY SPECIALIST

Location: AZ

Manage multiple contractual security activities. Supervises and directs security personnel. Interacts with senior internal and external personnel on significant matters, often requiring coordination between organizations. Collects, studies, and implements federal security regulations that apply to company operations. Coordinates with Government agencies to obtain rulings, interpretations, and acceptable deviations for compliance with regulations. Determines program requirements and develops program standard practices and procedures for the protection of classified or proprietary materials, documents, and equipment. Establishes procedures for handling, storing, and maintaining records. Conducts security briefings and investigations. Provides direction and establishment of sub-contractor security programs. Issues contract classification guidance.

Clearance: Top Secret (existing TS clearance required).

Qualifications:

Thorough knowledge of the NISPOM, NISPOM Supplement and Director of Central Intelligence Directive 1/21. Ability to develop solutions to problems of unusual complexity that require a high degree of ingenuity, creativity and innovation. Ability to plan, schedule, and arrange activities in accomplishing objectives. Willing to travel on company business. 10 years previous experience, with BS or BA degree.

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SENIOR or PRINCIPAL SIGNAL PROCESSING ENGINEER

Location: Seal Beach, CA

Description:

Senior level position to perform studies and analyses in the area of signal processing and algorithm development and evaluation. The candidate should be able to analyze and evaluate signal processing as an integral part of high fidelity sensor simulation as well as design and evaluate signal processing hardware and software elements.

Education:

B.S. in Computer or Electrical Engineering (or equivalent). M.S. in Computer or Electrical Engineering a plus.

Required:

Some knowledge of spatial, temporal, spectral, and multidimensional processing to include multiple hypothesis advances processing approaches. Use of computers in languages which facilitate the above kinds of analyses such as Matlab., An active Top Secret clearance that will be upgraded.

Desired Skills:

Additional computing languages such as assembly and C++ are desired., Existing Top Secret SCI clearance is desired.

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SENIOR ENGINEER

Location: San Diego, CA

Description:

Modeling of physical phenomenology, data analysis, image processing, sensor fusion, and develop signal processing algorithms for a variety of applications. This work includes Electro-optical, acoustics, and Radar applications.

MS Physics, Math, Electrical Engineering. PhD a plus.

Requires 8 years experience in signal / image processing engineering. Able to communicate ideas and work with others. Must be able to communicate well with customers. Programming skills are required. Experience in one or more of the following areas: Physical Modeling, Signal Processing, Remote Sensing.

Desired:

Familiar with Matlab, IDL/ENVI.

Clearance: Top Secret SCI (have active Top Secret now).

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ENGINEER

Location: San Diego, CA

Description:

MS (or higher) Physics, Math, Electrical Engineering.

Requires 12+ years experience in signal / image processing engineering. Must be able to communicate ideas and work with others. Must be able to communicate well with customers. Programming skills are required. Experience in one or more of the following areas: Physical Modeling, Signal Processing, Remote Sensing.

Desired:

Familiar with Matlab, IDL/ENVI.

Able to Obtain Clearance: TS/SCI - Possess Top Secret now,

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SYSTEMS ENGINNER - C4ISR

Location: Huntington Beach, CA

Description:

Because of an aggressive schedule, should be knowledgeable and experienced in the development and integration of large, complex military systems and sub-systems. Specifically, as part of the team, the Systems Engineer will assist in developing and refining the C4ISR requirements and finalize the concepts for the FCS architecture. Additionally, the C4ISR Systems Engineering team will develop and integrate the C4ISR network into the overall FCS system of systems.

BS with 5 or more years exp required, MS or PhD with 7 or more years experience preferred

Background in Wireless Networking, Wireless Applications, Information Assurance and Autonomous Systems to include skills in Software Development, Systems Engineering and Systems Integration. In depth understanding of tactical communications and other C4ISR aspects that apply to highly mobile entities in dynamic, adverse environments. Able to work in a matrixed team environment.

Must possess or be able to obtain a Top Secret clearance.

Desired:

Knowledge of formal functional representations (e.g., UML) and ability to convey concepts into system specifications defining capability and performance thresholds.

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SENIOR INTEL / ELECTRONIC WAREFARE SYSTEM ENGINEER

Location: Central FL

Description:

Performs responsible, professional system engineering work in the field of avionics/sensor fusion of Intel and EW data. Focus is the software correlation of Intel, threat, and EW sensor data for an aircraft. Prepare CDRL deliverable documents such as specifications and ICDs in accordance with contract requirements. Write Intel correlation software requirements and review software designs. Generate system test requirements and procedures, and conduct system testing.

BS in Electrical Engineering or Engineering Physics

7 or more years experience in developing real-time avionic systems. At least 2 years experience developing/testing system requirements for sensor fusion/correlation of Intel and EW data. Must have experience writing system level and software requirements, ICDs, and/or writing avionic system test procedures. Must be able to develop software models to validate correlation algorithms. Ability to express self effectively both orally and in writing.

Desired:

Experience with Intel correlation data for the E2C aircraft or similar correlator software.

Clearance: Top Secret

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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER

Location: El Segundo, CA

Description:

Employ Industry and Government recognized Best Practices to develop and implement, in coordination with a space program office, management processes and tools essential to monitor and report on the software development performance of a developmental contractor.

BS or equivalent and 8 years of experience. With a MS 6 years of experience or PhD 4 years.

Engineer software solutions based upon client requirements. Generally, has 4 or more Software Engineers on staff and heads up projects that make use of commercially available or custom Computer Aided Software Engineering (CASE) tools as required.

Able to obtain Top Secret clearance. Existing Top Secret desired, Secret acceptable.

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POWER ENGINEER

Location: Eastern VA

Evaluate design and execution of power systems, including studies of the characteristics of large, complex power systems from 13.2 kV all the way to distribution at 120V.

Develop test specifications, electrical check-out procedures, troubleshooting and analysis procedures, execution procedures, policy manuals and write reports. You will interact with designers, engineers, technicians and project management in verification of tests and procedures. You must have experience developing structured, hierarchal test and QC methodology, with considerations for risk reduction and troubleshooting methodologies.

Concept: these systems are big, critical power systems N+1, some N+3. If it exists, it is in there somewhere. The challenges exist at the design level, the test level and the physical installation and access levels. This is clearly an opportunity to work in a mixed environment.

BS Electrical Engineering (MSEE a plus) and active Top Secret clearance.

-Commercial and industrial experience in power, lighting, alarm, and UPS /standby systems design, operation and testing. Voltages addressed will be 13.2kV on down. Even comm systems experience has value, but the theme is POWER.
-Experience with systems construction. Taking design to the physical implementation level.
-Experience generating quality systems level documentation.
-Outstanding technical writing skills.
-Ability to figure out what needs to be done in a frenetic environment
-Statistical measures experience, and experience with MTBF (mean time between failure) and MTTR (mean time to repair) calculations
-Familiarity with DoD and MIL standards

A base of $85-95K with a significant (20%) performance bonus. Relocation assistance provided.

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