Communications Engineer Jobs

About The Position

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 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 the following: 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 the ability to document and present 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

• Contribute directly to the development of advanced RF technologies that support critical defense missions.
• Design, implementation, modeling, integration, HWIL testing, field demonstration, validation, and operational deployment of RF systems.
• Work across Electronic Warfare capabilities and applications, including Electronic Attack, Electronic Support, Electronic Protection, and countermeasure development.
• Develop Software Defined Radio solutions, including software, embedded processing, and integration with firmware-based radio platforms and secure embedded communications systems.
• Work with Tactical RF communications, SATCOM, resilient networking, radar, and RF sensing technologies.
• Contribute to AI-enabled RF analysis, mission systems, and adaptive signal-processing capabilities.
• Perform RF algorithm development, communications-system modeling, mission simulation, and scenario development using MATLAB, Python, or comparable tools.
• Conduct system integration, hardware-in-the-loop testing, field testing, validation, and live customer demonstrations.
• Collaborate closely with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers across the program.

Benefits

• $140,000-$175,000 base salary
• Signing bonus
• Company equity
• Relocation assistance
• Hybrid 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off
• Paid time off and flexible work schedules
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life and short- and long-term disability insurance
• 401(k) retirement benefits with company contribution