DRS Technologies, A Finmeccanica Company, provides leading edge products and services to government and commercial customers worldwide. Focused on defense electronics, we develop and manufacture a broad range of mission critical systems and components in the areas of communications, combat systems, battlefield digitization, electro-optics, power systems, data storage, digital imaging, flight safety and space. Headquartered in Parsippany, NJ, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of Finmeccanica S.p.A. which employs more than 70,000 people worldwide. We offer a competitive compensation package and a business culture which rewards performance. For additional information on DRS, please visit our website at www.drs.com

DRS C3 Systems, Inc., Fort Walton Beach, FL provides engineering, manufacturing, and support of defense and aerospace systems for sea, land, air, and space use.  Our product and service areas include electronic control and monitoring systems, aerospace material handling systems, simulation and training systems, radar systems, aerospace support equipment, contract manufacturing, engineering, and product support. 

DRS C3 Systems, Inc., employs more than 900 engineers, craftsmen, and specialists in six modern plants that occupy more than 266,500 square feet in Fort Walton Beach, Florida.  These facilities include manufacturing, engineering, laboratory and test departments.  In addition, DRS has contract logistics support operations in Europe and the Middle East.

Relocation is available for this position

Position Summary

This position supports engineering efforts associated with DRS-C3's Range Instrumentation Line of Business. Will act as lead engineer responsible for all engineering tasks including system requirements and architectures, HW/SW development, test, and life cycle support.

Duties and Responsibilities

·         Project formulation, development, and execution of projects relevant to the integration of GPS equipment with military airborne and ground based test and training equipment.

Basic Qualifications

·         BS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering and 10 years of experience in the appropriate Engineering discipline

·         Ability to demonstrate expertise with advanced GPS data processing techniques such as Kalman Filtering

·         Experience in the development of Department of Defense and civil acquisition documentation such as proposals, statements of work, system specifications, hardware and software requirements and design specifications, interface control documents, and system test plans and test procedures

·         Extensive knowledge and experience with Global Positioning System (GPS) hardware and software as applied to advanced military systems

·         Ability to travel in support of site survey, system installation, and system test activities

·         Ability to serve as a technical expert in GPS related technical areas to senior DoD and Civil customers

·         Comfortable working on new business development/advance program/new concept pursuits

Additional Desirable Qualifications

·         MS in Electrical, Mechanical, or Systems Engineering

·         15 or more years experience in relevant technical field

DRS Technologies, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We consider applicants without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital or veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We are committed to recruiting and retaining the best talent in the defense and commercial technology