Senior Electrical Engineer with Security Clearance

NAVAIR – Electrical Engineer – Senior (Gov’t Onsite) Location: St. Inigoes, MD (Pax River Area) Work Type: 100% On-Site

Clearance: Active Secret (Required) Program: CI&IDS / Combat Identification (IFF) Salary: $160,000 – $182,000 (DOE) Position Overview

Advantech GS Enterprises is seeking an immediate/ Senior Electrical Engineer with strong hands-on design, integration, and troubleshooting experience to support the NAVAIR CI&IDS (Combat Identification) program. This role requires a hands-on technical leader capable of supporting the full engineering lifecycle across RF-based IFF systems, including design, integration, test, troubleshooting, and certification in a government lab and operational environment. Key Responsibilities

Lead hands-on electrical design, integration, and testing for IFF / Combat ID systems Support RF systems including interrogators, transponders, and identification subsystems Perform advanced troubleshooting and failure analysis at system and component level

Develop: Test plans Test procedures

Test reports Technical documentation (ICDs, specs, manuals) Support system integration, verification, and T&E activities

Provide technical leadership and mentorship Support configuration management, obsolescence, and lifecycle sustainment Contribute to certification and airworthiness artifacts Required Qualifications

Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering / Degrees should be in the following fields: Electrical Engineering is highly preferred. But will consider Computer Engineering degrees as they do get coursework in firmware design, SW, and electronics. electrical/electronic engineering experience Hands-on electronic design experience OR deep expertise in system integration, T&E, and advanced troubleshooting

Experience across the engineering lifecycle (design, integration, test, troubleshooting) Strong experience with: RF systems

IFF / Combat Identification systems Transponders / Interrogators Proven experience:

Writing test procedures, test reports, and technical documentation System integration and verification Using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, signal generators, etc.)

Minimum 4 years supporting DoD/DON programs Active Secret clearance Highly Desired

Exposure to Computer Engineering disciplines (firmware, embedded systems, digital electronics) in support of hardware integration PCB design, embedded systems, or firmware integration experience Deep IFF domain experience (Centralized IFF, Digital Interrogators, SARTIS, NCTR)

Strong system integration + T&E background Failure analysis / root cause expertise Obsolescence management experience

Prior Navy / NAVAIR / Pax River / St. Inigoes experience desired Candidates must have a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and demonstrated hands-on experience in electronics design, system integration, or advanced troubleshooting of RF-based systems. Computer Engineering backgrounds may be relevant only when supporting embedded systems or hardware integration, but do not replace the EE degree requirement.