Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer
US$120,000 – US$130,000 / yr base salary
Posted 13 Oct 2026
Advertised as “1737 - Electronic Warfare Systems Engineer”
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- Expected experience
- 4–6 yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Contract
- Full-time
| Base salary | US$120,000 – US$130,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
Sigma Defense is seeking an Electronic Warfare (EW) Systems Engineer to responsible for the end-to-end engineering, integration, and technical execution of advanced Electronic Warfare systems supporting U.S. Department of Defense customers. The position requires expertise in RF systems, systems engineering, signal processing, hardware integration, and system verification. The engineer will work closely with multidisciplinary teams to develop, prototype, test, and field next-generation EW capabilities for operational environments.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled: Sigma Defense Systems is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.
Requirements
- 4-6 years of experience designing or integrating RF or Electronic Warfare systems.
- Experience supporting Department of Defense acquisition programs.
- Strong understanding of Systems Engineering processes.
- Experience developing technical documentation.
- Experience integrating complex hardware and software systems.
- Experience troubleshooting RF systems.
- Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary engineering teams.
- Must be a U.S. citizen.
RF Engineering Experience:
- RF system architecture
- RF distribution
- Amplifiers
- Antennas
- Filters
- Mixers
- Switch matrices
- Frequency converters
- Power dividers/combiners
- RF shielding
- Spectrum analysis
Systems Engineering Experience:
- Requirements management
- Requirements verification
- Requirements traceability
- Risk management
- Configuration management
- Interface management
- Trade studies
- Functional decomposition
- Technical baseline management
Electronic Warfare Knowledge:
- Electronic Attack (EA)
- Electronic Support (ES)
- Electronic Protection (EP)
- Threat emitter systems
- Radar systems