RF Network Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

2d•$77,600 - $176,000•Remote

About The Position

You’ll directly impact the Army’s mission by conducting thorough tests on the customer’s RF equipment and providing detailed test results with the necessary insights and recommendations needed to support the Army customer’s future RF equipment acquisition decisions. Apply advanced skills, extensive technical expertise, and full industry knowledge. Develop innovative solutions to complex problems on Army Tactical Networks.

Requirements

5+ years of experience with RF, including RF propagation
Experience with performing over-the-air (OTA) tests, closed-loop bench tests, antenna testing, and RF testing
Experience with writing engineering test documentation and reports, including test plans, procedures, and results
Experience with IPv4 usage
Experience with Software Defined Radios (SDR) and digital radios
Knowledge of a mobile ad hoc network (MANET) and RF modulation and multiplexing schemes
Knowledge of networking functions, servers, and virtual machines
Ability to gather and analyze customer requirements and identify potential solutions
Secret clearance
Bachelors degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with the seven layer Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Model
Experience with RF transport capabilities
Experience with RF modulation and multiplexing schemes
Experience with Joint Tactical Communications
Experience with Network Management Systems
Experience with executing on-the-move and at-the-halt configurations and testing with line-of-sight and beyond-line-of-sight RF communication systems
Experience with vehicular integration
Experience with an anechoic chamber
Knowledge of security requirements for specialized information transfer application

Responsibilities

Conducting thorough tests on the customer’s RF equipment
Providing detailed test results with the necessary insights and recommendations needed to support the Army customer’s future RF equipment acquisition decisions
Developing innovative solutions to complex problems on Army Tactical Networks