Electrical Engineer - RF/EM, Antennas & Real-Time AI

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC is seeking Advanced Degree Research Electrical Engineers with deep expertise in RF and optical systems, electromagnetics, antennas, and related domains.

Candidates should show strong capabilities in digital receivers, real-time FPGA-based firmware, and applications of AI/ML to signal processing, with a drive for innovation in national security technologies. U.S. Citizens only; equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Electrical engineering professionals with advanced degree focus in RF/optical systems, electromagnetics, antennas, or related domains.
• Candidates should possess deep technical capability in their specialties and need not cover all domains.

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced engineering techniques in RF/optical systems, electromagnetics, and antenna designs.
• Develop and test digital receivers, exciters, and FPGA firmware for real-time signal processing.
• Leverage AI/ML approaches to enhance sensing, detection, and simulation capabilities.

Skills

RF systems engineering

Optical systems engineering

Electromagnetics

Antennas and adaptive beamforming

Microwave and mm-wave

Transmitters and solid-state

Digital receivers and exciters

Signal processing

AI/ML applications

Modeling and simulation

Tools

FPGA

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

U.S. Naval Research Laboratory in Washington, DC is seeking Advanced Degree Research Electrical Engineers with deep expertise in RF and optical systems, electromagnetics, antennas, and related domains.

Candidates should show strong capabilities in digital receivers, real-time FPGA-based firmware, and applications of AI/ML to signal processing, with a drive for innovation in national security technologies. U.S. Citizens only; equal opportunity employer.