Senior Communications Engineer

Since its founding in 1978, SRA has successfully performed thousands of high-level projects delivering sophisticated information technology (IT) systems and solutions to the U. S. Government and commercial organizations. We combine extensive domain knowledge with technical expertise to help our clients improve their performance. Our capabilities span the system development life cycle and include systems integration, as well as data and text mining services and solutions. SRA is consistently recognized as an IT leader by clients, industry associations, and business and technology publications.

Daily Responsibilities: The person filling this position would provide technical support for acquisition and evaluation of radio software and software applications that support Software Defined Radios and Networking-based communications. In addition to the above position description the person filling this billet would be expected to:
Advise the Contracting Officers Representatives on technical issues relating to Software Defined Radios (SDR) at every stage of the process.
Support maintenance, evolution, and culminate the standardization of requirements documentation for client Software Defined Radios (SDR).
Assist in strategic planning for the acquisition and development process for software defined radios and waveforms.
Provide technical expertise on emerging trends in a variety of technologies.
Evaluate submitted APIs, white papers, statements of work, coding standards, software artifacts and products for accuracy, value and reuse potential.
Perform detailed engineering analysis of all designs and operational aspects of waveform.
Evaluate test procedures and processes to certify and validate client radios to the Software Communications Architectures.
Lead Integrated Product Teams, coordinate with prime contractors to maintain firm schedules for delivery of products.
Must be able to de-conflict technical issues, coordinate technical reviews, asses risk and lead and control conferences. Required: Years of experience (min) 5 Required: Degree Bachelors Required: Subject electrical engineering Required: Skills Must hold a minimum of five years of experience as a communications engineer. Expert level skills with MS Office Suite. Must be capable of advising the Government PM, senior civilians, senior military officers, senior communications team leads, senior contractor and teammates on software communications issues. When the Sr. Communications Engineer is not available must be able to take charge and/or chair (if required) technical meetings. Must hit the ground running and be able to complete tasks with very little guidance from supervisor. Must be willing to be flexible, have good people skills and have excellent oral and written skills. Must be a self-starter with a can-do attitude
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