Job Title: RF Engineer

Position Type: Full Time, Employee

Location: Colorado Springs, CO (on-site)

Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, or a related field with 5+ years of relevant experience, or 10+ years of directly applicable experience in lieu of a degree.

Citizenship: United States citizenship required

Security Clearance: An existing security clearance is a plus, but not required. All new hires will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Candidate must be willing to obtain a TS/SCI clearance or already have one. US citizenship is required for clearance.

Job Description:

ExoAnalytic Solutions is seeking an exceptional RF Engineer specializing in designing, developing, analyzing, testing, and deploying innovative new radio frequency (RF) systems, payloads, subsystems, wireless networks, and component technologies for use in aircraft systems, spacecraft and satellites, missile systems, maritime crafts, and land-based defense and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) platforms.

Responsibilities:

• Perform system-level RF analysis, including link budgets, propagation effects, and signal characterization
• Design, develop, test, and deploy advanced RF systems including antennas, payloads, waveforms, and real-time processing pipelines
• Evaluate lethality and effectiveness of RF systems against air and missile threats through experimentation, simulation, and analysis
• Propose, analyze, and test novel RF concepts including at the system level, novel waveforms, new hardware and antenna designs
• Understand kill chain integration of RF systems, working with systems engineers, combat system experts, and sensor experts to evaluate or perform activities such as end-to-end mission modeling, technical concept design, requirements definition, development phases, technical reviews, budget and schedule development
• Perform analog, RF circuit, amplifier, and/or antenna design, simulation, development and test as needed. Duties may include board layout, circuit-level analysis, schematic development, and test design
• Support development of signal behavior ontologies, decision support frameworks, and spectral visualization tools

The ideal candidate will be self-sufficient, a quick learner, and must be able to adapt quickly to evolving technology and priority changes. The candidate will also possess these basic qualifications:

• Experience with programming languages such as MATLAB, Python, C, C++, Java, or similar
• Proficiency in software-defined radio (SDR) tools like GNU Radio
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Ability to prioritize competing priorities
• Willingness to grow knowledge of electronic warfare and cyber operations

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Computer Science
• Experience with RF environments and wireless communications in electronic warfare and contested domains
• Experience in digital communications protocols and signal conversion techniques
• Missile defense, air and missile defense, space systems, or communication systems experience
• Experience with design, prototyping, demonstration, scenario development, experimentation and evaluation, integration, test of ISR and/or cyber technologies
• Experience with real-time signal processing for Command and Control (C2)
• Experience with waveform captures and processing of known and unknown wireless communication systems
• Experience with co-channel, narrow and wideband interference, or multipath fading
• Experience with modeling and simulation, specifically of the RF environment, channel modeling, noise, interference, spoofing and other countermeasures
• Hands-on experience with tools like GNU Radio, Linux OS, Wireshark, tcpdump, or similar
• Experience with IEEE and/or Open System Interconnection (OSI) reference models and associated Protocol Data Units (PDUs)
• Hands-on experience with passive RF and cyber operations integration
• Experience applying ML algorithms for signal classification, anomaly detection, and alert prioritization
• Understanding of RF/cyber behaviors, indicators of behavior (IOBs), and alert ontology frameworks
• Understanding of spectral management, narrowband/wideband analysis, and PSD/waterfall visualization tools
• Familiarity with Unified Data Library (UDL) data ingestion and alert dissemination processes

Desired Certification(s):

• Internet Protocol Engineering Professional (IPEP)
• International Association for Radio Telecommunications and Electromagnetics Engineer (iNARTE)
• Registered Communications Distribution Designer
• Certified Telecommunications Network Specialist (CTNS)
• Certified Wireless Network Administrator (CWNA)
• Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)

Salary: $115,000 - $160,000 annually

Actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and years of experience.

Company:

ExoAnalytic Solutions is a technology and innovation leader providing world-class products and services to the US federal government and commercial customers worldwide. ExoAnalytic Solutions is an employee-owned company where a competitive salary is only one part of your total rewards package. This package encompasses a range of benefits, such as company-paid medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) Retirement Plan with a 6% contribution made by the company without requiring any match from the employee, and ample paid personal time off, including holidays. Our workforce is also provided with short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks. ExoAnalytic Solutions encourages a flexible schedule and allows employees to have structured freedom that allows employees to innovate. Apply today to join our team!

ExoAnalytic Solutions also provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.