Albuquerque, NM, USA | Full Time

Job Title: NAVWAR Engineer

Location: Kirtland AFB- Albuquerque, NM

Canvas provides engineering services and technical solutions for customers in federal and commercial markets. We are recognized by our customers and industry partners for our ethical standards, world-class technical expertise, and dedication to accomplish the mission in a responsive, efficient, and affordable manner.

Duties:

• Modeling and Simulation SME provides executive-level insight to NAVWAR engineering support.

• Provide research and development of multi-function small form factor payloads for completing NAVWAR-based missions.

• Develop and analyze models of novel algorithmic concepts to produce distributed electronic sensing effects for NAVWAR payloads. 

• Utilize EW signal processing algorithms that enable threat detection and identification for employing countermeasures.  

• Develop systems to support GPS system hardening to prevent NAVWAR effects on blue force systems

• Develop RF hardware and software solutions for integrating EW, Comms, and Radar missions into a small form factor payload.

• Investigate heterogeneous sensing concepts across different platforms (i.e. manned and unmanned, high altitude ISR, ALE, etc.). Investigate sensing approaches with passive modes.  

• Design and implement testing of RF and other hardware portions of software defined radio frameworks

• Reverse engineer existing NAVWAR signal processing solutions

• Synthesize and allocate system requirements, and derive requirements to ensure the system architecture is fully defined, understood, and compliant to mission needs

• Support development and implementation of client requirements for RF solutions including services, products, technologies and capabilities which encompass airborne mission environments.

• Performs Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing on systems that can be impacted by denial/deception of PNT/GPS

• Support technical reviews of vendor hardware and software products and deliverables, interface development and development of software algorithms and models for simulation. 

• Research of the state-of-the-art signal processing algorithms.  

• Work with customers (both internal and external to JNWC) to help integrate solutions into a wide variety of applications and use cases 

• Debug, test, and validate our capabilities using both unit tests as well as scenarios reported by the JNWC or JNWC Customers   

  Requirements:

• Bachelor in an Engineering discipline or a related field.

• 3-10 years of relevant work experience.

• Must have prior leadership or management experience in higher-level roles

  Security Clearance:

• Must have a Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/ SCI clearance.

  About Us

  Founded in 2007, Canvas connects a passion for going beyond the expected with the knowledge and expertise to deliver what our clients need now and in the future. Canvas has been recognized as a Great Place to Work Certified ™, Fortune Best Small Workplace ™, Fortune Best Workplace for Millennials ™ (2022), Best Place for Working Parents (2022 & 2023), HIRE Vets Gold Medallion Awardee (2021 & 2022), Best Places to Work Awardee, 2019 Government Contracting - Technology Business of the Year, and Woman-Owned Small Business of the Year (2018) by the Huntsville/Madison Chamber of Commerce.

  Benefits of Working with Canvas

  To reflect our company culture, Canvas offers an exciting array of benefits that makes up our employees' total rewards package. Those benefits may include:

• Competitive Wages*

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Generous company-funded Basic Life Insurance

• Company-funded Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• 11 Paid Federal Holidays

• Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)

• Dependent Care and Medical Flexible Spending Accounts

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match and 100% immediate vesting

• Tuition Reimbursement for ongoing training, continuing education, or advanced degree programs

• Robust Employee Assistance Program

• Employee Referral Bonus Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Spot Awards for exemplary individual performance

• Discretionary performance-based bonuses

• And many more!

  *Final compensation for this position is determined by a variety of factors, such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location.

  Canvas is an Equal Opportunity Employer

  Canvas is an equal opportunity employer and a VEVRAA federal contractor who affords equal employment opportunity to protected veterans and people with disabilities.

  Canvas has equal employment opportunities that are based upon a candidate's qualifications and capabilities to perform the essential functions of a particular job and are free from discrimination based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. For our complete EEO/AA and Pay Transparency statement, please visit our Careers page. U.S. citizenship is required for most positions.

  Canvas is committed to expanding access to employment for people with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, and your disability prevents you from applying, please advise what reasonable accommodation Canvas can provide to assist you in applying for one of our open positions. You may contact us by sending an email to talent@canvas-inc.com (teamtalent@canvas-inc.com) .

  Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case-by-case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation for applying for a specific posted position will be responded to. Requests will be kept confidential and shared strictly on a need-to-know basis. Please be aware, scammers may try to impersonate our company by reaching out regarding job opportunities. We will never ask you for bank account information, checks, or other sensitive information as part of our hiring process. If you're unsure, please email talent@canvas-inc.com (teamtalent@canvas-inc.com) with questions.

  For further information on Canvas including more information on employee benefits and our company culture, visit our website.

  If an offer of employment is extended, applicant must have the ability to pass a background check. Offer of Employment is contingent upon the results.