Senior RF Communications Engineer

Secmation•Huntsville, AL

5d•$140,000 - $225,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Secmation is hiring a Senior RF Communications Engineer to develop next-generation RF communications and Electronic Warfare capabilities for national defense. This hands-on individual-contributor role spans design, implementation, modeling, integration, hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing, field demonstration, validation, and operational deployment. The position does not carry technical team-lead responsibilities. The engineer will contribute to Electronic Warfare applications, Software Defined Radio (SDR) solutions, tactical RF communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, RF sensing, and AI-enabled RF analysis and mission systems. Work includes RF algorithm development, communications-system modeling, mission simulation, and scenario development, as well as integration with firmware-based radio platforms and secure embedded communications systems. The engineer will collaborate with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers, experienced engineers, DoD customers, and mission users. The role is hybrid and requires on-site work in Huntsville, Alabama. It offers a flexible 9/80 schedule, with every other Friday off, and a collaborative, fast-paced, technically innovative environment with distributed team integration.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Security Clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
8+ years of relevant experience in RF systems, communications engineering, SDR, radar, Electronic Warfare, or a related field.
Hands-on experience designing, implementing, analyzing, or validating military or defense-related RF communications systems.
Experience with SDR frameworks or platforms such as GNU Radio, REDHAWK, USRP/UHD, Epiq, or comparable technologies.
Experience using MATLAB, Python, or comparable tools for RF modeling, simulation, algorithm development, or data analysis.
Experience with C/C++ for embedded or systems-level applications.
Experience supporting system integration, HWIL testing, mission simulation, field testing, validation, or customer demonstrations.
Experience with one or more of tactical communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, RF sensing, or Electronic Warfare systems.
Familiarity with waveform performance analysis, adaptive tuning, optimization, error correction, or related signal-processing techniques.
Ability to independently execute complex technical tasks while collaborating effectively within a multidisciplinary engineering team.
Strong technical communication skills, including documenting and presenting findings to internal teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Electronic Protection, or countermeasure development.
Experience integrating software with firmware-based SDR or embedded radio platforms.
Experience supporting defense or government programs through field testing or operational deployment.
Exposure to AI-enabled RF analysis or adaptive mission systems.

Responsibilities

Develop and contribute to advanced RF technologies supporting critical defense missions.
Design, implement, model, integrate, test, validate, and support deployment of RF and communications systems.
Support Electronic Warfare capabilities, including Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Electronic Protection, and countermeasure development.
Develop and integrate SDR solutions, including software, embedded processing, firmware-based radio platforms, and secure embedded communications systems.
Work on tactical RF communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, and RF sensing technologies.
Contribute to AI-enabled RF analysis, mission systems, and adaptive signal-processing capabilities.
Develop RF algorithms, communications-system models, mission simulations, and scenarios using MATLAB, Python, or comparable tools.
Conduct system integration, HWIL testing, field testing, validation, and live customer demonstrations.
Collaborate with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers across the program.
Document and present technical findings to internal teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.