RF Engineer

SAIC; Riyadh Region; On-site; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading defense technology company is seeking an RF Engineer based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The position involves installation and integration support for C4I systems, ensuring the success of communications verification and RF cabling for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces. Candidates must have a Bachelor's degree, relevant experience, and an active security clearance to address complex RF issues and enhance system operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 2 or more years of experience; or 6 years with GED/HS degree.
• ACTIVE SECRET security clearance required.
• Experience with system hardware installation and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Support installation and integration for C4I System racks.
• Conduct EMI surveys and prepare summary reports.
• Maintain RF communication circuit checks and perform repairs.

Skills

Radio Frequency Systems

Electromagnetic Interference Surveys

Technical Documentation Updates

Soldering

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

SAIC is seeking a RF Engineer a position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia that will provide installation and integration support for C4I System racks and components for the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF). The successful candidate will work within the Technical Support Center responsible for system communications verification and perform RF cabling, terminations and operational testing during installations of systems into RSNF vessels, command centers and training facilities. Candidate will be responsible for engineering documentation changes, maintaining updates to hardware configuration control items (HCCI), system drawings, and bill of materials, cable run sheets, and serial number list.

This position supports the Royal Saudi Naval Forces (RSNF) and is contingent upon award news in Fall 2025.

Job Duties :

• Demonstrated experience supporting the analysis and evaluation of Radio Frequency (RF) systems.
• Experience conducting Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) surveys before an installation to establish the current EMI baseline.
• Experience with post-installation surveys to determine any EMI changes after equipment installation.
• Experience preparing EMI Summary reports following each survey detailing all EMI findings and recommendations for improvement.
• Work with engineering for system design, software installation and equipment operational testing, and provide solutions for areas that might be in need of improvement.
• When in between segments of the project, work on construction of test cables and preparation for the next segment of the project.
• Review RF quality issues, report on findings, and then update documentation to reflect the approved corrective action.
• Maintain, repair, and perform functional communication circuit checks of Radio (UHF, VHF, HF, VSAT, UHF SATCOM, LINK-11 / 16), installed on ashore and afloat platforms of the RSNF.
• Use specialized test equipment and software controlled diagnostics to isolate malfunctions.
• Repair systems according to technical orders, manufacturer's handbooks and local procedures. Accomplish equipment modifications and installation according to engineering change plans.
• Repairs and troubleshooting down to component level to include ESD handling.
• Soldering using a 3M workstation or portable soldering iron. RF and Fiber optic cable termination and testing.
• Provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems where analysis of data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Frequent inter-organizational and outside customer contacts.
• Represent organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.

Qualifications

Qualifications :

Bachelor's degree and two (2) years or more experience; or six (6) years of experience with a GED / HS degree.

ACTIVE SECRET security clearance required.

System hardware equipment installation, maintenance and repairs.

Desired Qualifications :

Radio (UHF, VHF, HF, VSAT, KVH SATCOM, NTDS / TADIL Data Links), Networking (Cisco IOS), UPS (APC, Clary), GPS, CENTRIXS, GCCS-M / J, ADSI,SY-117G, and RF7800 series radios.

Repairs and troubleshooting down to component level to include ESD handling.

Soldering using a 3M workstation or portable soldering iron.

Familiarity with test and configuration of KG-250 and similar RF communication protection devices

Fiber optic cable termination and testing.

Familiarity with installation and configuration capabilities of the following software :

Microsoft Windows (Windows 7 / 10), Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook, Visio), AutoCAD, ADSI, CENTRIXS, GCCS-M / J.