Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate and interpret research output for problem solving in passive RF tracking of cislunar objects using state of the art S- and X-band wavelengths.
• Develop innovative and creative solutions including analysis of the S- and X-band data from cislunar objects using COTS and custom software tools in collaboration with Space4 Center leadership.
• Working with the Department of Defense sponsor to develop software requirements and come up, research solutions, and participate in the entire software development life cycle that meet the sponsor requirement.
• Coding, testing, debugging, and the implementation of algorithms.
• Support a work force development program focused on passive RF that includes providing information requiring significant explanation or interpretation to undergraduate and graduate students.
• Communicate these results with the Space4 center and other units/centers under RII as directed by Space4 center director.
• Additional duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Expert level knowledge of programming in Fortran, C, Python and MATLAB. Operational knowledge of GQRX.
• Expert level knowledge of RF sensors, digital electronics, flight hardware processing, systems engineering, and hardware-software interfaces.