Communications Engineer

Integrated Solutions for Systems (IS4S)

United States, D.C., Washington

Jan 15, 2025

Description:

Location:

Roy/Clearfield/Layton/Ogden/Salt Lake City, UT / Lincoln, MA / Wash DC / Albuquerque, NM / Niceville, FL / Remote

At Integrated Solutions for Systems, Inc. (IS4S), our mission is to solve important technical challenges of national importance across a wide range of engineering and management solutions for our government, military, and commercial customers. We believe in delivering excellence in all that we do. We operate in an environment where doing the right thing is more important than profit, and our company is fully owned and operated by ethical, motivated employees. If this is an environment that interests you, then we welcome you to join our team.

Our IS4S Ogden, Utah location is seeking to hire an experienced communications engineer to support the development of a modular, open communication system for unmanned airborne platforms. In particular, we are looking for candidates who are self-starters, teachable, and able to learn new things as they work together with others to solve challenging technical problems. Work varies based on the project from core, low-level development to high-level designs for system architectures that interact with other DoD components.

Job Role(s):

This position will:

* Provide technical expertise in the design and porting of waveforms to software defined radios (SDRs)

* Provide technical expertise in the development of standards based SDRs for the DoD

* Serve as a technical team member or task leader as required.

* Oversee sub-contractor integration of government owned waveforms that provide the PHY, Link/MAC, and Network solutions

* Maintain and expand knowledge of relevant technology as assigned.

* Participate in special projects as required.

The successful candidate will have:

* Strong desire to contribute to overall team success

* Excellent Written and Oral Communication Skills

* High degree of proficiency and experience with datalinks

Required experience:

Required Experience and Skills:

* MUST BE US CITIZEN: Ability to obtain an Active Secret Level Security Clearance

* B.S. required in relevant field with M.S. or Ph.D. preferred

* Prior experience working within tactical waveforms

* Prior experience working with software defined radios

* Proficiency with embedded software development

* Proficiency with RF hardware design and testing

* SMEs may be required to travel.

Additional Experience / Qualifications of Interest:

* Prior military datalink experience

* Experience with DoD open standards (SOSA, VNX+, MORA, ...) and DevSecOps a plus

* Proficiency with Link 16 terminals and tactical radios

* Proficiency with modeling networks of multiple waveforms

* Experience with radio front end and antenna integration

* Experience working within or with the DoD

* Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities from multiple sources

* Strong interpersonal and communication skills working in a team environment with positive interaction

* Must be proactive in dealing with requests and be able to work independently