Electrical Engineer (Navwar)

LinQuest is seeking an Electrical Engineer - Junior (NAVWAR) to join our team in Albuquerque, NM. An active Secret clearance is required.

The Electrical Engineer will be part of a team studying and characterizing the leading edge of the radio frequency (RF) state-of-the-art.  The RF spectrum is constantly evolving, and we help the Department of Defense (DoD) understand new capabilities and the effects on military systems of new and emerging RF technologies.  Our work is interesting and fun.  The Joint Navigation Warfare Center (JNWC) is a military organization located on Kirkland AFB. 

The Navigation Warfare (Navwar) Engineer helps plan field and lab experiments or technology demonstrations to collect and analyze data that characterize the effects of Navwar systems.  Candidate will work as part of the Engineering branch dedicated to conducting tests and experiments producing reports of results. 

The work is performed in Government facilities and will require travel with the possibility of overseas travel to support tests and demonstration.  For example, we conduct bi-annual testing at the Woomeara Test Range in Australia.  Position is part of the Navwar Engineering Division comprised of Government and Contractor staff members.

Responsibilities:

• Assist Senior engineers plan and conduct field and lab events that simulate a Navwar RF environment.
• Configure RF emitters that meet test objectives while confining RF energy to the range
• Incorporate data into commercial and locally-developed analysis tools to produce information for specific purposes
• Seek opportunities to automate analysis by creating scripts that improve analysis efficiency and effectiveness
• Create RF signals on signal analyzers in preparation for test events
• Configure test equipment in preparation for “live air” field events
• Prepare equipment for load on trailers and shipment to the test environment
• Set up emitter sites according to the test plan; establish network controls for remote operation
• Test equipment in the field and monitor operations and data collection during test events
• Re-deploy equipment to the warehouse and complete recovery checklist; reconfigure and test emitter systems
• Help team build micro radios and other hardware-in-the-loop systems that allow dynamic test adjustments

Required Skills and Experience:

• Ability to communicate clearly using oral or written media
• Skilled use of data collection and management tools such as MATLAB and LabVIEW
• Capability to write software routines and macros to automate data processing and analysis
• General understanding of RF systems and the capabilities they provide
• 2-5 years of test experience (including college)
• BS degree in Electrical Engineering
• Ability to Obtain Secret Clearance 

Preferred Skills:

• Advanced degree a plus
• Top Secret/SCI

Why LinQuest?

LinQuest Corporation has a stellar 40-year track record of providing end-to-end system-of-systems (SoS) architecture definition, engineering design, integration and test, and operations expertise to enable full lifecycle development and deployment of pre-eminent Space, Air, Land, Sea, Ground, and Cyberspace game-changing capabilities across US DOD and IC Customers’ portfolios.   Unique combination of in-depth domain knowledge, lessons learned-honed best practices, and mission-specific applications of principles, tools, and techniques of Digital Engineering (DE), DE Ecosystem (DEE), and Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) set LinQuest apart from the competition to consistently deliver stellar high-value results for our customers.  LinQuest’s corporate vision and values place the employee at the center of utmost customer satisfaction, strategic business growth, and tactical execution excellence.  Our employees’ creative and inspirational drive, sense of fulfillment of personal and professional growth, and tightknit camaraderie within and across lines of business are essential in gaining and maintaining exceptional LinQuest corporate-wide results of new business awards and renewed contracts.

Benefits

LinQuest offers comprehensive and competitive benefit offerings to our team members to include medical, dental, vision, retirement, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, company paid life insurance, and more!  For additional information please visit: https://www.linquest.com/careers/our-benefits