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Brandes Associates Inc.

Systems Engineer

🇺🇸 Point Mugu, CA

🕑 Full-Time

💰 $140K - $210K

💻 Information Technology

🗓️ August 26th, 2025

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Edtech.com's Summary

Brandes Associates Inc. is hiring a Systems Engineer to serve as a Functional and Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) in electronic warfare supporting the F-35 Integrated Product Team at NAVAIR Weapons Division. The role involves requirements analysis, system architecture design, test and evaluation, and integrating intelligence functions to enhance system effectiveness against evolving electronic warfare threats.

Highlights
  • Serve as SME for electronic warfare threats, AN/ALQ 260 DRFM jammer, radar data, and test and evaluation
  • Perform requirements analysis, system architecture design, EW payload integration, and cloud engineering
  • Lead project meetings and develop technical documentation including system requirements and design specifications
  • Manage radar threat mitigation, counter-counter measures, and threat library
  • Use Microsoft Office suite, including MS Project, Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
  • 3-10 years of experience in electronic warfare and systems engineering (hardware and software)
  • Possess or able to obtain DoD Secret and Top Secret Security Clearances
  • MS or MA degree in Engineering or relevant technical discipline; alternatively, bachelor's degree plus 4 years additional experience
  • US citizenship required at application
  • Salary range from $140,000 to $210,000 annually, based on qualifications and experience

Systems Engineer Full Description

Overview: 
Brandes Associates Inc., a defense contractor, is seeking a Senior Electronic Warfare Subject Matter Expert with 3+ years of experience to work with the F-35 Integrated Product Team (IPT) at NAVAIR Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA. Opportunities for career advancement, excellent benefits, and stability are some of the advantages of our well-established, employee-focused company.
 
Salary
The typical annual salary range for this position is $140,000.00 USD to $210,000.00 USD. Salary will be based on current qualifications, directly related experience, geographic location, and possible contractual requirements which could fall outside of this range. Responsibilities: 

Serve as Functional and Engineering Subject Matter Expert (SME) for electronic warfare threats, the AN/ALQ 260 self-contained expendable digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) jammer, radar data, and test and evaluation. 

Core Systems Engineering Functions
  • Requirements Analysis & Management
  • System Architecture Design

Specialized Technical Areas
  • EW Payload Integration
  • Cloud engineering

Operational & Support Functions
  • Test & Evaluation

Countering Electronic Warfare Threats

  • Radar Threat Mitigation
  • Counter-Counter Measures

Adaptive Response to Evolving Threats
  • Threat Library Management

Integrate intelligence functions to create a feedback loop where systems collect intelligence that improves their own effectiveness while simultaneously supporting broader air warfare operations.

Write and update intermediate and final technical documents including system requirements and design specifications/documents, white papers, and engineering notes.

Lead project-related meetings (milestone reviews, status, design, etc.), and both host and conduct technical meetings and teleconferences.

25% of the work may be at alternate sites – requiring travel within the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside of the Continental United States (OCONUS).

 Qualifications: 
  • 3-10 years' experience performing the duties described in the responsibilities description
  • 3+ years' electronic warfare experience
  • 3+ years' systems engineering hardware and software experience
  • 3+ years' experience writing and updating system requirements and design specifications/documents, white papers, and engineering notes
  • 3+ years' radar data and threat experience
  • 3+ years' test and evaluation experience
  • Intelligence background and cloud experience s desired
  • Ability to work independently, in a team environment, or lead a small team
  • Working knowledge and use of Microsoft Office suite programs, MS Project, MS Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills—verbal, non-verbal, written, and listening—for staff, customer, and organizational level communications, both formal and informal

Education
  • MS or MA degree in Engineering or a relevant technical discipline
  • ALLOWABLE SUBSTITUTION: An additional 4 years of relevant work experience, with a bachelor's degree, may be substituted for a master's degree

Clearance
  • Condition of employment - must have and maintain a DoD Secret Security Clearance.
  • Must be able to obtain a Top Secret Clearance.
  • The applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Citizenship
  • The applicant must have US citizenship at the time of application.

BAI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other non-merit based factors made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.