Maritime Communications Engineer – RF, SATCOM & Autonomy

Marcurius; Clearwater (FL); On-site; USD 105,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Marcurius is seeking a Communications Engineer to support hands-on integration, testing, and troubleshooting of resilient communications across unmanned and manned platforms. The role spans LOS/BLOS links, tactical radios, secure networking, SATCOM, cellular connectivity, and autonomous command-and-control systems to ensure reliable platform connectivity in demanding environments.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in communications systems, strong LO S/BLOS and IP networking knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Degree in Communications, RF, Electrical, or related discipline.
• 5–7 years of experience in communications systems engineering, RF engineering, network integration, or closely related field.
• Experience integrating communications systems across complex platforms or distributed environments.
• Strong knowledge of LOS/BLOS architectures, tactical datalinks, IP networking, resilience, and secure networking/encryption technologies.
• Must possess, or be eligible to obtain, a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the integration of communications architectures across Marcurius platforms, including LOS/BLOS links, tactical radios, mesh networks, SATCOM, LTE/5G, and commercial technologies.
• Install, configure, test, and troubleshoot radios, routers, satellite terminals, secure network devices, and related platform infrastructure.
• Implement resilience measures, including redundancy, failover, frequency management, interference mitigation, and alternate pathways.
• Support integration with autonomy, mission systems, and command-and-control applications to maintain connectivity and control.
• Conduct RF performance testing and operational validation during development, harbour trials, sea trials, demos, and end-user evaluations.
• Evaluate third-party equipment and vendor recommendations, identify risks, and provide findings to the Lead Communications Engineer.
• Maintain system diagrams, interface records, equipment configurations, installation procedures, test evidence, and troubleshooting documentation.

Skills

RF engineering

Network integration

LOS/BLOS knowledge

Troubleshooting

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Communications, RF, Electrical, or related field

Tools

Cisco CCNA

CompTIA Network+

Security+

Job description

Marcurius is seeking a Communications Engineer to support hands-on integration, testing, and troubleshooting of resilient communications across unmanned and manned platforms. The role spans LOS/BLOS links, tactical radios, secure networking, SATCOM, cellular connectivity, and autonomous command-and-control systems to ensure reliable platform connectivity in demanding environments.

Ideal candidates have 5–7 years in communications systems, strong LO S/BLOS and IP networking knowledge, and