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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # System Technical Lead - **Company:** Technology Service Corporation - **Location:** Huntsville, AL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Firmware, Hardware Design, Radio-Frequency Identification, Systems Development Life Cycle, Subsystems, System Testing - **Published:** August 2, 2026 - **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/main/sendform/8/8/28176/1/17791647?backUrl=%2Fcareer%2F17791647%2FSystem-Technical-Lead-Alabama-Huntsville ## About the Role * BS in Electrical Engineering and minimum 12 years of experience in RF-based design + Or M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and minimum of 8 years of experience in DoD/DoW industry * Strong technical background with experience in one or more of the following areas: + Military/Defense System Development and Delivery + Radar & Communications Digital Signal Processing Systems + Military/Defense Hardware Production & Quality Control + Radar & Communication System/Subsystem Design, Analysis, Integration and/or Field Testing + Military/Defense Electronics System Manufacturing & Integration * Demonstrated technical leadership and subject matter expertise * Possess excellent organizational and communications skills * Able to prioritize work and maximize productivity * Ability to obtain and maintain a SECRET DoD Clearance. * U.S. Citizenship required, * Experience with proximity/HOB or seeker fuze technologies in a product development environment * Experience working with missiles, rockets, or gun-launched munitions utilizing fuze technologies such as proximity and seeker technologies. * Experience designing FMCW and/or pulsed-based radar technologies * Experience in early concept development through design verification testing ## Description As mentioned above, this position requires technical expertise in the design, test, analysis, and requirements development of RF-based technologies such as proximity, height-of-burst (HOB), unmanned RF payloads, seeker sensors, tactical data links, and radar systems spanning from development through manufacturing for missiles, rockets, Electronic Warfare (EW), and/or gun-launched munition platforms. This position will coordinate with both product teams and division leadership and will help position TSC to be the preferred partner for these RF-based technologies with current and new customers. * Create radar system architectures based on customer requirements * Track new and upcoming technologies and how they can be used to create better performance or lower cost technical solutions for RF systems * Periodically create technical presentations and white papers in support of internal hardware development activities * Support hardware demonstrations, technical discussions, and deliver periodic technical briefs * Technical oversight of proposals, programs, and product lines * Lead IRAD developments of new technology * Assist in developing system test documentation that aligns to verification of functionality on a production line * Oversee or lead the technical development on all NRE activities by working with multi-discipline teams of systems, hardware, mechanical, software, and firmware engineers to build complete solutions and products * Assess industry/government RFIs and determine applicability and/or feasibility of designing and/or adapting current TSC products to meet requested requirements. ## Related Videos - [Hiring Technical Leaders: Promote from Within or Go External?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100167-hiring-technical-leaders-promote-from-within-or-go-external) - [Playing Pong on a shoulder press machine](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100140-playing-pong-on-a-shoulder-press-machine) - [How To Test A Ball of Mud](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/173-how-to-test-a-ball-of-mud) - [10M Data Records Lost, Underwater Computing, and Psychedelic Fish - Matthias Geniar](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1908-10m-data-records-lost-underwater-computing-and-psychedelic-fish-matthias-geniar) - [How I Built QA from Scratch in a Scaling Startup - no fluff real life story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/2041-how-i-built-qa-from-scratch-in-a-scaling-startup-no-fluff-real-life-story) - [Develop on Windows, Deploy on Red Hat Enterprise Linux](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1600-develop-on-windows-deploy-on-red-hat-enterprise-linux) ## Related Articles - [How We Built a Worry-Free System That Runs for 10+ Years – And What We’d Do Again](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/751-how-we-built-a-worry-free-system-that-runs-for-10-years-and-what-we-d-do-again) - [What’s the Difference between a Junior, Mid, and Senior Developer?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/238-what-s-the-difference-between-a-junior-mid-and-senior-developer) - [From developer to manager – what does it take to become an engineering manager?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/42-from-developer-to-manager-what-does-it-take-to-become-an-engineering-manager) - [Résumé-Driven Development: How IT trends affect the job market for software developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/59-resume-driven-development-how-it-trends-affect-the-job-market-for-software-developers) - [Should Tech Managers Be Developers First? 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