Principal RF Systems Engineer, AI-Driven Wireless & Sensing

Parallelwireless

Washington (District of Columbia)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Parallelwireless is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (Technical SME) to provide senior technical leadership for DoW and Federal wireless solutions. The role demands deep expertise in DoW CONOPS, SDR/SDN/SD-WAN, and AI-enabled networks, with broad experience across 5G/6G and integrated sensing.

The candidate will lead technical authority tasks, support RF system architecture, and shape strategy for advanced adaptive networks, interfaces, and multi-domain interoperability.

Qualifications

  • Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
  • 10+ years of experience in wireless, dual-use communications, sensing, or cognitive systems.
  • System-level expertise in SDR/SDN/SD-WAN and virtualized networks.
  • Expertise in RF communications, mesh networking, and integrated sensing.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as principal technical authority for wireless communications, networking, and integrated sensing architectures.
  • Lead customer engagements and technical responses (RFPs) for Federal DoW and other agencies.
  • Shape strategy for O-RAN–based 5G/6G and distributed sensing solutions.
  • Architect software-defined RF systems integrating communications, networking, and sensing.
  • Design AI-driven wireless networks with adaptive resource management.
  • Lead multi-waveform radios and SDN-enabled architectures design and validation.
  • Conduct modeling, simulation, and performance assessments.
  • Advise DoW and Federal leaders on architectures and capabilities.
  • Lead technical exchanges, CONOPS development, and capability road mapping.

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CMOSS

Job description

Parallelwireless is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer (Technical SME) to provide senior technical leadership for DoW and Federal wireless solutions. The role demands deep expertise in DoW CONOPS, SDR/SDN/SD-WAN, and AI-enabled networks, with broad experience across 5G/6G and integrated sensing.

The candidate will lead technical authority tasks, support RF system architecture, and shape strategy for advanced adaptive networks, interfaces, and multi-domain interoperability.

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