Senior RF Engineer – C4ISR, Radar & 5G/Satcom

BEACON RED; Abu Dhabi; On-site; AED 400,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

EDGE in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior RF Engineer to lead design, integration, testing and optimization of advanced RF systems for critical C4ISR and border security projects.

You will work across radar, surveillance, LTE/5G, SATCOM and secure communications to develop RF architectures, perform spectrum analysis, and ensure reliable operations in challenging environments. Strong diagnostics, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Telecommunications or a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant RF Engineering experience.
• Strong experience in RF design, frequency planning, link budget analysis, propagation modelling and RF optimization.
• Hands-on exposure to radios, antennas, microwave links, SDR, SATCOM, LTE/5G or tactical communication systems.
• Experience in RF field testing, troubleshooting, site surveys and coverage assessments.
• Good understanding of spectrum management, interference analysis and mitigation.
• Fluent English communication skills, both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and review RF network architectures for radar, surveillance, tactical communications, microwave, SATCOM, LTE/5G and sensor systems.
• Perform RF link budget calculations, frequency planning, spectrum analysis and propagation modelling.
• Conduct site surveys, antenna placement studies, coverage assessments and field measurements.
• Integrate RF communication systems with C4ISR command-and-control and other mission-critical platforms.
• Test, troubleshoot and optimize RF equipment, antennas, radios, microwave links and SDR systems.
• Identify and mitigate interference issues to improve network coverage, reliability and performance.
• Support RF system deployment, commissioning, field validation and acceptance testing.
• Contribute to digital twin integration through RF simulation, coverage prediction and propagation modelling.
• Prepare technical documentation, including RF design reports, frequency plans, link budgets and test reports.

Skills

RF design

Frequency planning

Link budget analysis

Propagation modelling

RF optimization

Site surveys

C4ISR systems

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Electronics Engineering / Telecommunications or related discipline

Tools

Pathloss

HFSS

ATDI ICS Telecom

ATDI HTZ

MATLAB

Job description

EDGE in Abu Dhabi seeks an experienced Senior RF Engineer to lead design, integration, testing and optimization of advanced RF systems for critical C4ISR and border security projects.

You will work across radar, surveillance, LTE/5G, SATCOM and secure communications to develop RF architectures, perform spectrum analysis, and ensure reliable operations in challenging environments. Strong diagnostics, documentation, and collaboration with cross-functional teams are essential.