Employment
Opportunities at PRA
PRA is a growing small business, and we are always looking for motivated individuals interested in employment and career opportunities. Included below are descriptions of our current job openings.
To be considered for a current position:
Use the job board link if one is present
Otherwise send your resume to jobs@pra-corp.com
Positions of Interest
PRA is always interested in hearing from individuals with experience in one or more of the following areas:
RF system engineering - RF system testing and component design and evaluation
Radar track filter development - Kalman filters, extended Kalman filters, unscented Kalman filters, etc.
Waveforms - mismatched filters, waveform diversity
Signal processing - stochastic problem solving and analysis
If you have relevant experience and are interested in a career at PRA, we'd like to hear from you. Send us a brief note at jobs@pra-corp.com indicating your interest and relating your experience.
Current Openings
Senior RF Systems Engineer
Status: Fulltime
Job Category: Engineering
Career Level: Experienced (Manager)
Location: Marietta, GA
Relevant Work Experience: 10 Years
Education Level: MS or higher
Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) is looking for an individual to join an exciting and innovative small business with opportunities for growth and career development. We're located in Marietta, GA, and were established to develop solutions to today's problems in the defense and commercial sectors. At PRA, we focus on research, design, and development of algorithms and devices for improving RF interferometry.
Job Description:
We are looking for a Systems Engineer to lead teams in independent research and development, design, and fabrication of novel radar/RF technologies. This will include the following technical, management, and business development duties:
Provide technical leadership and mentoring to design teams in radar or RF systems research and development
Lead multidiscipline design teams in fabrication/code, integration, and test activities
Communicate the challenges and benefits of competing approaches to engineering, scientific, and technical audiences
Perform trade-off analyses; perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of alternatives that evaluate system effectiveness, utility, and performance
Translate objectives into architectural concepts, system quantitative and functional requirements, and develop system specifications and external interfaces
Make sound decisions based on engineering judgment
Operate independently
Manage the direction of research projects and prototype development
Provide technical oversight for subcontractors/suppliers
Grow the PRA customer base through proactive identification of problems and solutions
Interact with customers to develop new program areas and develop system objectives and constraints
Lead proposal efforts to support new business development
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess at least 10 years' relevant work experience in radar and RF systems with recent experience in business development and project management. The position requirements are:
M.S. in electrical engineering with strong mathematical background
A minimum of 10 years' relevant experience
Demonstrated hands-on technical expertise with RF analog electronics and test equipment
Relevant RF systems design experience
Significant programming experience
Interpersonal communications skills and ability to work in a team environment
Proposal development experience
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
We offer our employees an outstanding benefits package which includes: a competitive salary, medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance plans, 401K with company match, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and vacation.
PRA is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans status, or any other protected factor. PRA maintains a Drug Free Workplace.
RF Engineer
Status: Fulltime
Job Category: Engineering
Career Level: Experienced
Location: Marietta, GA
Relevant Work Experience: 5 Years
Education Level: MS or higher
Propagation Research Associates, Inc., (PRA) is looking for an individual to join an exciting and innovative small business with opportunities for growth and career development. We're located in Marietta, GA, and were established to develop solutions to today's problems in the defense and commercial sectors. At PRA, we focus on research, design, and development of algorithms and devices for improving RF interferometry.
Job Description:
We are looking for an RF Engineer to conduct independent research and development, design, and fabrication of novel radar/RF technologies. This will include the following technical, project management, and business development duties:
Provide technical input to design teams in radar or RF systems research and development
Work with multidiscipline design teams in fabrication/code, integration, and test activities
Communicate solutions and concepts to engineering, scientific, and technical audiences
Perform trade-off analyses; perform modeling, simulation, and analysis of alternatives that evaluate system effectiveness, utility, and performance
Assist in translating objectives into architectural concepts, system quantitative and functional requirements, and develop system specifications and external interfaces
Make sound decisions based on engineering judgment
Operate independently
Assist in the management of the direction of research projects and prototype development
Provide technical oversight for subcontractors/suppliers
Grow the PRA customer base through proactive identification of problems and solutions
Interact with customers to convey system objectives and constraints
Assist with proposal efforts to support new business development
Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will possess at least 5 years' relevant work experience in radar and RF systems with recent experience in RF system design. The position requirements are:
M.S. in electrical engineering with strong mathematical background
A minimum of 5 years' relevant experience
Demonstrated hands-on technical expertise with RF analog electronics and test equipment
Relevant RF systems design experience
Significant programming experience
Interpersonal communications skills and ability to work in a team environment
Proposal development experience
Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills
U.S. CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED: Applicants selected will be subject to a government security investigation and must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
We offer our employees an outstanding benefits package which includes: a competitive salary, medical/dental/vision/life/disability insurance plans, 401K with company match, flexible spending accounts, paid holidays and vacation.
PRA is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, gender, age, color, religion, disability, veterans status, or any other protected factor. PRA maintains a Drug Free Workplace.