Senior Principal Radio Frequency (RF) Electronic Warfare (EW) Cyber Systems Engineer

Nightwing provides technically advanced full-spectrum cyber, data operations, systems integration and intelligence mission support services to meet our customers’ most demanding challenges. Our capabilities include cyber space operations, cyber defense and resiliency, vulnerability research, ubiquitous technical surveillance, data intelligence, lifecycle mission enablement, and software modernization. Nightwing brings disruptive technologies, agility, and competitive offerings to customers in the intelligence community, defense, civil, and commercial markets.

Nightwing CODEX seeks a seasoned Senior Principal Radio Frequency (RF) Electronic Warfare (EW) Cyber Systems Engineer to lead the growth, development, integration, and deployment of advanced RF EW Cyber systems and capabilities across various government defense platforms. This individual will play a pivotal role in shaping our next-generation capabilities by merging technical expertise, innovation, and leadership. The ideal candidate will possess deep technical proficiency across diverse disciplines focused on tactical communication systems, electronic surveillance, electronic tracking, electronic attack systems, position navigation and timing systems, radar systems, RF digital signal processing, and wireless cyber-enabled EW systems. They will also have demonstrated success in transitioning complex R&D low TRL efforts into fieldable products and capabilities integrating with existing and future government defense platforms.

As a key technical and leadership contributor, the candidate will provide strategic growth and technology plans focused on alignment with advanced DoD and Intelligence Community customer missions, addressing emerging threats and enabling multi-domain operations that span space, air, land, sea, and cyber.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership and Innovation:

• Lead and develop advanced RF/EW/Cyber systems design and integration.
• Develop RF/EW-based cyber systems for integrated battlespace applications and resilient cyber-physical systems

• Manage multifunction RF/EW sensor lifecycle transitions from digital simulations to sensor labs through platform integration, testing, and deployment

• Align IRAD technology investments with current customer mission needs.
• Deliver expertise in RF design across multiple spectrum bands (LF, HF, VHF, UHF, L, S, C, and X bands)
• Exploit emerging technologies in anti-jam GPS, anti-spoof algorithms, and RF signal interception/denial strategies

• Communicate highly technical concepts and results effectively to internal teams, external customers, and stakeholders

• Engage in field tests using specially modified platforms for real-world validation of sensors
• Collaborate with customers to refine requirements and ensure alignment with performance objectives across multiple missions

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or related STEM field (Advanced degrees highly preferred)
• 15+ years of relevant experience, including RF/EW system development, integration, testing and fielding
• Extensive experience with Electronic Attack platforms and pods currently used by government customers
• Experience developing and delivering technical architectures for military GPS, RF, navigation, timing, advanced EW systems, and cyber-enabled RF integration
• Exceptional technical writing/presentation skills to convey highly technical concepts to diverse audiences, including senior leadership and stakeholders
• Active Top Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain Special Program Access (SAP)

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related STEM field
• Expertise in HW/SW Reverse Engineering, Binary Analysis, and disassemblers
• Experience in fielding RF systems, alternative navigation technologies, or cooperative sensing systems

What We Offer

Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or are an experienced professional, we offer a total rewards package that goes above and beyond with compensation; healthcare, wellness, retirement and work/life benefits; career development and recognition programs. Some of the benefits we offer include parental (including paternal) leave, flexible work schedules, achievement awards, educational assistance and child/adult backup care.

In addition to competitive salaries, CODEX offers excellent benefits for you and your family: competitive medical, dental and vision plans, child, elderly and dependent-care programs, mental health resources, tuition assistance, employee discount programs, 401k matching, flexible work schedules (depending on program), a peer recognition and reward system and performance-based bonuses.

Additional Information

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

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At Nightwing, we value collaboration and teamwork. You’ll have the opportunity to work alongside talented individuals who are passionate about what they do. Together, we’ll leverage our collective expertise to drive innovation, solve complex problems, and deliver exceptional results for our clients.

Thank you for considering joining us as we embark on this new journey and shape the future of cybersecurity and intelligence together as part of the Nightwing team.

Nightwing is An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age or any other federally protected class.