Electronics Engineer: RF & Forensic Analysis

AMERICAN SYSTEMS; Indian Head (MD); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a mission-driven Electronics Engineer to join our reverse engineering and digital forensics team supporting Navy mission-critical objectives. You will analyze and exploit electronic devices, develop schematics, and brief leadership on findings from state-side and international deployments.

The role requires a BSEE with 5–15 years of experience, strong RF, PCB, and lab instrumentation skills, and a current DoD secret clearance with potential Top Secret eligibility.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or equivalent with 5–15 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in electronic circuit design and PCB assembly.
• RF engineering and testing with lab instrumentation such as oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers.
• Experience in reverse engineering, digital forensics, or weapons technical intelligence is a plus.
• Ability to report findings to military and DoD leadership.

Responsibilities

• Be part of an established reverse engineering and digital forensics team with opportunity to grow.
• Support a DoD command with near real-time technical intelligence for tactical commanders.
• Upgrade skills through industry-leading courses in embedded system forensic analysis.
• Report and brief critical findings to military and DoD civilian leadership.
• Conduct laboratory analysis of electronic devices to understand operation and function.
• Perform exploitation and reverse-engineering on electronic components including RF modules and boards.
• Capture and identify RF receiver/transmitter modules and analyze operating frequencies.
• Develop schematics and document electronics systems using provided tools.
• Demodulate and decode signals to extract intelligence data and create tools and techniques.
• Perform Electronic Data Recovery on devices using Cellebrite UFED, XRY, FTK, etc.
• Produce storyboards and technical reports; maintain chain of custody; deploy to remote locations as needed.

Job description

AMERICAN SYSTEMS is seeking a mission-driven Electronics Engineer to join our reverse engineering and digital forensics team supporting Navy mission-critical objectives. You will analyze and exploit electronic devices, develop schematics, and brief leadership on findings from state-side and international deployments.

The role requires a BSEE with 5–15 years of experience, strong RF, PCB, and lab instrumentation skills, and a current DoD secret clearance with potential Top Secret eligibility.