Senior RF Communications Engineer

Secmation•Huntsville, AL

4d•$140,000 - $175,000•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 capabilities and applications, including Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Electronic Protection, and countermeasure development; Software Defined Radio solutions; tactical RF communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, and RF sensing technologies; and AI-enabled RF analysis and adaptive signal-processing capabilities. Work also includes RF algorithm development, communications-system modeling, mission simulation, and scenario development using MATLAB, Python, or comparable tools. The role involves system integration, HWIL and field testing, validation, live customer demonstrations, and collaboration with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers. It is a hybrid position based in Huntsville, Alabama, with a flexible 9/80 schedule and every other Friday off.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Security Clearance.
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
At least 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 and 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 and collaborate 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 advanced RF technologies supporting critical defense missions.
Design, implement, model, integrate, test, validate, and support deployment of RF communications and Electronic Warfare systems.
Contribute to Electronic Warfare capabilities, including Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Electronic Protection, and countermeasures.
Develop and integrate Software Defined Radio solutions, including software, embedded processing, and integration with firmware-based radio platforms and secure embedded communications systems.
Work on tactical RF communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, and RF sensing technologies.
Develop RF algorithms, communications-system models, mission simulations, and scenarios using MATLAB, Python, or comparable tools.
Support system integration, hardware-in-the-loop testing, field testing, validation, and live customer demonstrations.
Collaborate with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers.
Document and present technical findings to internal teams, program leadership, and government stakeholders.