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Principal Investigator R&D - Defense Search

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Principal Investigator R&D- Defense Search

Overview

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

Immediate opening for a Principal Investigator R&D in Los Angeles, CA who possesses:

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (i.e., wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.)
  • 10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems
  • 5 years of experience in technical project leadership (i.e., principal investigator)
  • Participation in the complete technology development cycle: design to field testing



Email resumes to acannon@talentzok.com or call 858.227.4596

Full Description

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

  • Technical management of R&D projects and programs
  • Responsibility for overall system design and requirement specification
  • Setting and tracking development schedules and tasks
  • Overseeing paper design, simulation, software, FPGA, and testing efforts
  • Customer-facing engagement and technical material preparation where needed
  • Reporting to management as required for strategic planning and assessment
  • Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts
  • Whitepaper and proposal preparation
  • Understand current technology and pitch future enhancements and strategies
  • Communicate (telephone/email/in-person) engagement with government and industry
  • Work collaboratively within the senior R&D team
  • Executing larger, team-wide projects
  • Setting a comprehensive team-wide technology portfolio and pipeline.
  • As necessary, perform other related duties of which the above are representative
  • When necessary, supervise a team of junior or senior engineers involved in a given project or R&D program for which the Principal Engineer is responsible

The Following Candidate Will Possess

  • M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (i.e., wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.)
  • 10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems
  • 5 years of experience in technical project leadership (i.e., principal investigator)
  • Participation in the complete technology development cycle: design to field testing
  • Simulation and prototyping software: C/C++, MATLAB, Python, etc.
  • RF propagation, channel modeling, digital communication
  • Wireless ad-hoc mesh networking, medium access, and routing algorithms
  • Signal processing algorithms, MIMO, OFDM, beam-nulling, etc.
  • Cognitive radio, congested and contested spectrum, interference mitigation
  • RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.
  • Technical writing, proposal preparation, and technical presentation
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts
  • Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check

Salary Range: $180k-$250k/yr

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to acannon@talentzok.com or call 858.227.4596

More information can be found at www.defensesearchusa.com
  • Seniority level

    Mid-Senior level
  • Employment type

    Full-time
  • Job function

    Research, Analyst, and Information Technology
  • Industries

    Staffing and Recruiting

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