Electronic Warfare RF Engineer & Analyst — T&E Innovator

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Retirement plan

Work-life balance

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks an Electronic Warfare RF Engineer/Analyst to model, analyze, and test advanced RF systems in support of EW missions. You will develop simulations of threat sensors and communication links, design lab and field tests, and translate complex RF data into actionable findings.

Join a multidisciplinary team that values hands-on experimentation, data-driven assessments, and clear technical recommendations to sponsors and teammates

Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related technical field.
• Coursework, research, internship, or project experience in RF systems, communications systems, digital signal processing, embedded systems, software development, modeling and simulation, test and evaluation, or data analysis.
• Familiarity with at least one technical programming language or analysis environment, such as MATLAB, Python, C, or C++.
• Are willing to travel occasionally to support integration and test events.
• Are able to obtain an Interim Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

Responsibilities

• Develop algorithms, software tools, and signal-processing approaches for electronic-warfare-relevant applications.
• Hands-on work with RF test equipment, software-defined radios, embedded systems, antennas, protocol analyzers, signal generators, and spectrum analyzers.
• Plan, execute, and analyze laboratory and field Test & Evaluation (T&E) activities, including developing test plans, supporting test events, and performing post-test data analysis.
• Apply communications theory, RF systems knowledge, signal processing, numerical tools, and software best practices to understand system and threat behavior and identify potential electronic attack vectors.
• Contribute to RF/hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) test and analysis efforts, and help standardize or improve test tools, workflows, and standard operating procedures.
• Provide technical expertise and clear recommendations to sponsors and teammates regarding: system capabilities and limitations, electronic countermeasure effectiveness, Operational tactics, program direction, and priorities, and Areas for further investigation and technology development
• Establish effective working relationships and interact with cross-organizational teams, management, external sponsors, and partners across APL and industry.

Skills

RF systems

Digital signal processing

Software development

Modeling and simulation

Test and evaluation

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

C

C++

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks an Electronic Warfare RF Engineer/Analyst to model, analyze, and test advanced RF systems in support of EW missions. You will develop simulations of threat sensors and communication links, design lab and field tests, and translate complex RF data into actionable findings.

Join a multidisciplinary team that values hands-on experimentation, data-driven assessments, and clear technical recommendations to sponsors and teammates