Lead RF Spectrum Engineer responsible for technical leadership across spectrum sharing and testing activities supporting government efforts to optimize electromagnetic environment usage.
Compensation
$156,400 - $195,500 - $234,600 Annual
Responsibilities
Coordinate and lead spectrum sharing test, design, and deployment activities of technical teams from federal agencies, commercial industry, and academia.
Define and execute technical analysis methodologies to determine compatibility of spectrum-dependent systems across commercial and government use cases
Prepare high quality technical reports, trade studies, engineering recommendations, and sponsor briefings based on analytical findings.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies that could be utilized to address spectrum coexistence problems
Provide strategic oversight and manage concurrent components of a broader spectrum-based work program, synchronizing work products across different tasks and organizations
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree
Master’s degree
PhD
Nice to have: Master’s or PhD in electrical engineering, applied mathematics, physics, systems engineering
Nice to have: 8+ years of professional experience in RF engineering, spectrum engineering, electromagnetic compatibility
Serve as a technical contributor to the reverse engineering of wireless and embedded systems, identifying vulnerabilities and assessing their security impact.
Develop proof-of-concept exploits for discovered vulnerabilities following DevOps best practices for keeping codebases organized and maintainable.
Analyze firmware, software protections, and wireless protocols to uncover security flaws.
Utilize and develop custom tools to analyze and manipulate software/firmware binaries.
Collaborate closely with CNO developers, vulnerability researchers, and hardware engineers in a fast-paced, small-team environment.
Responsible for integration and validation of physical layer components in wireless communication systems, including chip-level bring‑up, DSP implementation, and RF testing.
Responsibilities
Integrate and optimize PHY components in wireless systems
Perform chip‑level bring‑up and DSP implementation
Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to ensure performance, compliance, and reliability
Conduct PHY/RF/MAC verification and RF parametric testing
Use lab equipment such as network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, oscilloscopes, and DMMs
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