Principal Electronic Warfare Engineer

About HALCON

HALCON is a regional and international leader that offers next-generation Weapons Systems and Robotics Expertise to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world. HALCON has developed in-house expertise across the entire value chain for gravity-release bomb guidance systems. This includes design, development, testing, manufacturing and assembly. Our end-to-end capabilities ensure exceptional quality and competitive pricing. As well, we are faster and more flexible in meeting customer requirements. 

Job Summary:

The Principal Electronic Warfare Engineer is a professional in the field of Electronic Warfare hardware & Software development with a good understanding and experience in product development (Real-time signal processing, Radar systems and Embedded Software), design, evaluation, testing and reporting.

Key Accountabilities:

• Review a product concept design to ensure high probability of mission success.
• Review a developmental product functional specification to ensure system can meet performance specifications.
• Identify and manage development of all algorithms required to implement electronic warfare solutions.
• Develop structures for EW systems integrating both hardware and software.
• Design secure embedded systems, emphasizing cybersecurity protocols including encryption, secure boot procedures, anti-tamper technologies, and adherence to cybersecurity frameworks relevant to defense systems.
• Design knowledge of EW systems hardware related to radar and missile system engagement.
• Development and implementation of digital firmware, FPGA programming real-time systems for signal processing, and embedded software, emphasizing innovation in system and subsystem design, coding, evaluation, testing, and reporting.
• Develop and implement algorithms for signal detection, identification, and jamming. This includes techniques for adaptive filtering, signal classification, and electronic attack.
• Review developed algorithms and supervise testing of algorithms in the simulation environment to predict system performance under various scenarios and to refine system designs.
• Develop strategies and technologies to protect friendly assets from electronic attack, including techniques for signal concealment and deception.
• Ensure that EW systems comply with relevant industry standards and maintain security measures to protect sensitive information and technologies, adhering to cybersecurity best practices.
• Mentor junior engineers, sharing expertise in electronic warfare techniques and technologies.
• Identify new algorithms for improvement of navigation performance.
• Identify new electronic warfare techniques, and systems to ensure mission success of products.
• Advise management on the long-term direction of the development directions for electronic warfare systems. 

Experience & Education Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Electronics & Computer Engineering or Computer Science.
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the development of electronic warfare, cybersecurity systems.  

Key Skills:

• Interface with project management team.
• Manage development of electronic warfare systems.
• Mentor and train junior engineers in electronic warfare technology.
• Advise management on future development of electronic warfare systems.
• Understanding of radar and missile system employment, capabilities, and processing.
• Develop architecture of simulation models and software.
• Competent in understanding future development of electronic warfare systems.

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