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Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Electronic Warfare & Radio Frequency Technologies
Purpose:
- Valkyrie Enterprises is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) – Electronic Warfare & Radio Frequency Technologies to support advanced engineering, research, and product development initiatives in Huntsville, AL.
- The ideal candidate possesses deep technical expertise in RF systems, EW operations, signal processing, and emerging threat environments.
- This role is central to guiding engineering teams, shaping technical solutions, and ensuring the successful development and integration of complex EW/RF systems.
Job Description:
- Serve as the primary technical authority for EW and RF technologies.
- Provide subject matter expertise in areas including RF propagation, spectrum operations, waveform analysis, electronic attack (EA), electronic support (ES), and electronic protection (EP).
- Lead the design, analysis, modeling, and integration of RF/EW subsystems and architectures.
- Conduct technical assessments, trade studies, vulnerability analyses, and threat evaluations related to RF and EW environments.
- Support the development of novel signal processing algorithms, detection/identification techniques, and countermeasure strategies.
- Collaborate with engineering teams on system requirements, architecture definition, and technical risk reduction.
- Prepare and deliver high-quality technical documentation, briefings, and customer-facing presentations.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to internal knowledge development.
- Stay current on emerging RF technologies, EW threat vectors, industry trends, and relevant DoD standards.
Qualifications:
- Must have a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related technical discipline and 8 years of experience in Electronic Warfare and/or advanced RF systems.
- Must have a strong understanding of RF theory, signal analysis, radar principles, and electromagnetic spectrum operations.
- Must have hands-on experience with RF test equipment, modeling tools, or simulation environments.
- Must be proficienct in interpreting technical specifications, system architectures, and complex engineering data.
Desired Qualifications:
- Master’s degree or higher in a relevant technical field, preferred.
- Experience with modern EW systems, threat emitter modeling, radar warning receivers, or jamming systems, preferred.
- Familiarity with digital signal processing (DSP), software-defined radios (SDRs), or real-time embedded systems, preferred.
- Experience supporting DoD, aerospace, or defense-sector programs, preferred.
- Active Top Secret security clearance, preferred.
Security Requirements:
- Must have an Active Top Secret Clearance and the ability to obtain it.
Travel Requirements:
- Occasional Travel- 10%.
- Full-time, on site Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, AL
Physical Requirements:
- Remaining in a stationary position.
- Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another
- Communicating with others to exchange information
- Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
- Light work that includes moving objects up to 20 pounds.
Valkyrie strictly adheres to a policy of equal employment opportunity. This policy is based on Valkyrie’s commitment to hire and retain qualified employees consistent with position requirements; and to seek, employ, promote and treat all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, pregnancy, childbirth, physical disability, mental disability, age, military status or protected veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner or civil union status, gender (including sex stereotyping and gender identity or expression), medical condition, genetic information or sexual orientation or other protected characteristics.
Additionally, Valkyrie Enterprises provides a variety of benefits to eligible employees to support your best health, wellness, and future, to include medical/dental/vision options, company paid life and disability insurances, 401k with match, education reimbursement, as well as company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO).