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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Systems Engineer - **Company:** General Atomics - **Location:** United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Data Analysis, Systems Engineering, Confluence, JIRA, Beamforming, Computer Engineering, Programming Tools, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Systems Analysis, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Signal Processing, Git - **Published:** August 3, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/2a16f237-ae09-4d6d-954e-0ac406689a09 ## About the Role * Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in engineering or a related technical discipline from an accredited institution and progressive engineering experience as follows; fifteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, thirteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or ten or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education. * Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership. * Demonstrated experience in one or more of the following technology areas: Radar Systems, Signal Processing, Digital Beam Forming, Electronic Protection, Ground Clutter Mitigation, Radar Calibration * Experience developing systems tools and simulations using Matlab, Python, and/or C. * Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout a fast-paced, R&D environment. * Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals. * Must be customer focused and able to work on a self- initiated basis or in a team environment. * Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required., * Experience with development tools including Confluence, Jira, and Git * Familiarity with Digital Beam Forming techniques * Demonstrated experience developing radar system level simulation capability (IQ and/or detection based) to validate mission capabilities * Previous experience working with the Department of Defense. * Demonstrated experience developing Electronic Warfare techniques is a plus * Demonstrated experience developing track architectures and algorithms is a plus ## Description * Perform System Engineering development of new signal processing-based radar capabilities for radar detection and tracking of air targets in challenging environments (clutter, electronically contested) * Perform system analysis/trades, develop new architectures and algorithms, and generate requirements * Develop new algorithms and simulation models to assess performance of new designs in support of PDR and CDR * Collaborate with software and hardware engineering to define computational needs and architecture (CPU, GPU, FPGA, hybrid) * As a member of a multi-disciplinary team, collaborate on backlog planning, implementation approach, and integration and test plans * Analyze data from performance simulations and field tests, trouble shoot issues, and develop fixes or design updates to resolve * Represent company at technical reviews, meetings and formal design reviews. 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