Wireless Engineer Site Lead

General Dynamics Information Technology

1d • Remote

About The Position

The Wireless Engineer Lead provides technical leadership, oversight, and quality governance for all wireless (WiFi) engineering, design, survey, and installation activities across global Air Force and Space Force modernization sites. This role is responsible for coordinating wireless engineering tasks, ensuring design accuracy, validating survey data, and guiding implementation teams through installation, configuration, and optimization of the wireless infrastructure. The Wireless Engineer Lead oversees wireless engineers, survey technicians, and subcontractor wireless resources to ensure the resulting wireless network meets performance, coverage, security, and DoW compliance requirements. MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT Provide on-site and remote leadership for wireless engineering teams, including wireless engineers, wireless survey technicians, wireless installers, and subcontractor personnel Oversee end-to-end wireless lifecycle activities: predictive design, active/passive surveys, validation surveys, installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting Ensure all wireless designs and implementation activities comply with DoW, Air Force, Space Force, and industry standards including TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, DoW WiFi security requirements, and OEM best practices Review, validate, and approve predictive wireless designs, heatmaps, channel plans, AP placement, and performance modeling Validate survey data (active, passive, and sensor-based) for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to program-specific survey guidelines Coordinate with the Site Implementation Lead on scheduling, resource management, risk identification, and daily task execution Collaborate with network engineers to ensure proper integration of wireless LAN controller (WLC) configurations with switching, routing, authentication, and security infrastructures Oversee quality assurance by inspecting installed APs, cabling, labeling, mounting, and wireless system configurations Ensure accurate documentation including RF designs, survey reports, as builts, configuration files, and post-install validation Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for wireless performance, coverage, security, and spectrum issues Coordinate with base communications teams, cybersecurity personnel, and Government stakeholders on wireless design and deployment requirements Develop status reports, contribute to briefings, and support weekly project meetings and stakeholder engagements WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED 5+ years experience in wireless network engineering, WLAN design, wireless survey, or enterprise wireless deployment BS degree or additional years of experience in Wireless Engineering in lieu of degree Experience leading wireless engineering or installation teams in complex environments (DoW, federal, campus, or largescale enterprise preferred) Strong hands-on experience with predictive and validation wireless survey tools (Ekahau, Hamina, iBwave, or similar) Strong familiarity with TIA/EIA wireless-relevant standards and cabling/pathway requirements Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna types, power levels, interference sources, and spectrum analysis Experience integrating wireless systems into enterprise authentication and network security frameworks Experience managing subcontractor and field technicians in installation and survey operations Experience supporting modernization, upgrade, or large-scale deployment projects Active Secret clearance

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in wireless network engineering, WLAN design, wireless survey, or enterprise wireless deployment
• BS degree or additional years of experience in Wireless Engineering in lieu of degree
• Experience leading wireless engineering or installation teams in complex environments (DoW, federal, campus, or largescale enterprise preferred)
• Strong hands-on experience with predictive and validation wireless survey tools (Ekahau, Hamina, iBwave, or similar)
• Strong familiarity with TIA/EIA wireless-relevant standards and cabling/pathway requirements
• Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna types, power levels, interference sources, and spectrum analysis
• Experience integrating wireless systems into enterprise authentication and network security frameworks
• Experience managing subcontractor and field technicians in installation and survey operations
• Experience supporting modernization, upgrade, or large-scale deployment projects
• Active Secret clearance
• Ability to conduct physical wireless surveys (walking, equipment transport, ceiling-level installation checks)
• Strong communication and leadership skills to guide multi-disciplinary wireless teams
• Ability to produce and validate high-quality engineering documentation
• Must be able to travel 75-100% of the time. Candidate will be required to travel to AF base to complete job duties.
• US Citizenship Required

Nice To Haves

• DoW or AF/SF network modernization experience
• Direct experience with Cisco or Aruba/HPE wireless infrastructure
• Experience conducting wireless validation surveys on secure or classified networks
• Previous experience in leading installation teams and working with low voltage cable vendors
• Security+ CE (required or 8140 equivalent)
• CWNA (Certified Wireless Network Administrator) – strongly preferred
• CWDP, CWSP, or CWNE – highly desirable
• Ekahau ECSE (Design, Troubleshooting, or Advanced) – strongly preferred
• Cisco Wireless (e.g., CCNA Wireless, CCNP Enterprise with Wireless specialization) – preferred
• BICSI Technician, Installer 2, or other cabling-related certifications considered highly desirable

Responsibilities

• Provide on-site and remote leadership for wireless engineering teams, including wireless engineers, wireless survey technicians, wireless installers, and subcontractor personnel
• Oversee end-to-end wireless lifecycle activities: predictive design, active/passive surveys, validation surveys, installation, configuration, tuning, and troubleshooting
• Ensure all wireless designs and implementation activities comply with DoW, Air Force, Space Force, and industry standards including TIA/EIA, UFC, I3A, DoW WiFi security requirements, and OEM best practices
• Review, validate, and approve predictive wireless designs, heatmaps, channel plans, AP placement, and performance modeling
• Validate survey data (active, passive, and sensor-based) for accuracy, completeness, and adherence to program-specific survey guidelines
• Coordinate with the Site Implementation Lead on scheduling, resource management, risk identification, and daily task execution
• Collaborate with network engineers to ensure proper integration of wireless LAN controller (WLC) configurations with switching, routing, authentication, and security infrastructures
• Oversee quality assurance by inspecting installed APs, cabling, labeling, mounting, and wireless system configurations
• Ensure accurate documentation including RF designs, survey reports, as builts, configuration files, and post-install validation
• Support troubleshooting and root cause analysis for wireless performance, coverage, security, and spectrum issues
• Coordinate with base communications teams, cybersecurity personnel, and Government stakeholders on wireless design and deployment requirements
• Develop status reports, contribute to briefings, and support weekly project meetings and stakeholder engagements

Benefits

• Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match.
• To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave.
• GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire.
• The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees.
• To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees