Signal Processing Engineering Team Lead

Position Summary 
 Reporting to the Head of Francis Lab, Metrea Advanced Signals (MAS) and supporting Metrea’s overall engineering efforts, the Signal Processing Team Lead (ENG6) is responsible for leading and managing (1) nearly all aspects of electrical engineering from circuit design, circuit simulation and analysis, schematic capture, PCB layout, production techniques, and quality inspection specifications and (2) must be able to effectively lead and mentor junior engineers, and (3) experience developing FPGA based signal processing hardware and firmware applications.  The candidate should be capable of leading a multi-disciplinary team comprised of software, hardware, algorithm, and FPGA engineers.  The candidate should have a thorough understanding of modem design and be capable of working as both a developer and team manager.   The team lead is required to have an in-depth understanding of satellite communications and cellular protocols and be able to contribute to the development of complex FPGA based signal processing designs.  

The Signal Processing Team Lead (ENG6) must be able to develop and transition proof of concept and rapid prototype solutions into scalable quality production ready systems. Must be able to develop maintenance and sustainment CONOPS for fielded production systems including handling technology insertion roadmaps and handling obsolescence issues. As a member of MAS, has managerial responsibilities that demand clear communication and presentation skills, as well as the ability to develop trusting relationships with senior and junior teammates across the enterprise This position provides the opportunity to grow business knowledge in a dynamic, ever-evolving aerospace company.

The Signal Processing Team Lead (ENG6) works closely across the team to ensure transparency in methodologies and processes across Metrea.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement
 To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each duty listed below satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Signal Processing Team Lead (ENG6) RESPONSIBILITIES: Developing the Metrea Capability (“ΟΝ”) 

Process, Systems & Frameworks Development: Lead the design, development, and management of small teams of mixed engineering disciplines: Mechanical, Electrical, RF, Software; in schedule and resource constrained high priority projects with particular focus on the implementation of effective, efficient, and scalable technologies and processes that assist in execution of the business, and customer and mission support. 

Develop the necessary engineering frameworks and models, and in partnership across Metrea, acquire and implement systems, capabilities, and methodologies that will best facilitate customer support from tactical to strategic levels across the group.

Responsible for developing an overall technical solution that covers the entire product management lifecycle: working with end customers to discover current use cases, needs, and capabilities, developing CONOPS, solution architectures, requirements synthesis, and decomposition, trade studies, make vs buy decisions, and analysis of alternatives.

People Development: Identify areas of growth in Metrea’s knowledge, skillsets, and attitudes, and develop a systematic approach to professional development and talent acquisition in order to build a high-performing systems engineering team.

Technology Development: Identify RF software, hardware, and infrastructure requirements to support Metrea and MAS and create a roadmap framework across Metrea.

TEAMMATE RESPONSIBILITIES: Providing Support Capacity across Metrea (“IN”) 

Strategy: Support the Strategy (STRAT) team to inform enterprise strategy with key MAS and Metrea considerations and remain an active participant on all major enterprise engineering decisions, to include the commencement of new software, hardware, and infrastructure capabilities.