Remote RF Engineer - C-UAS Network Link Design

Via Logic LLC; Alexandria (VA); Hybrid; USD 108,000 - 195,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking an RF Engineer III to design, analyze, and test RF communication links for the Army’s C-UAS Network Communication System (NCS). The role spans RF link design, propagation modeling, EW threat mitigation, RF hardware integration, and field testing in an Agile environment.

You will work with systems, software, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure, reliable RF connectivity supporting SHORAD missions, focusing on anti-jam techniques and spectrum compliance across the lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in EE/RF/Communications Engineering.
• 8+ years RF engineering experience.
• Current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain Top Secret clearance.
• Experience with RF link analysis, propagation modeling, and spectrum planning.
• Hands-on RF hardware design and integration.
• Familiarity with EW threats and anti-jam RF design.
• Experience with RF test tools (spectrum analyzers, signal generators).
• Knowledge of DoD cybersecurity and spectrum management requirements.
• Strong RF writing skills and ability to brief government stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform RF link budget analysis, propagation modeling, and spectrum assessments.
• Design RF links and waveforms for secure, reliable tactical data transmission.
• Integrate RF hardware with secure network architecture.
• Mitigate interference, jamming, and EW threats; design anti-jam approaches.
• Optimize RF link latency, throughput, and reliability for remote monitoring and control.
• Support RF testing, EMI/spectrum compliance, and field/range evaluations.
• Provide RF input to RMF/ATO security requirements and assessments.
• Present RF analysis and recommendations at TIMs; maintain RF sections of system documentation.

Skills

RF link analysis

Propagation modeling

Spectrum planning

RF hardware integration

EW threat mitigation

Anti-jam RF design

RF test tools

RF technical writing

Brief government stakeholders

C-UAS/SHORAD/LIDS

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/RF/Communications Engineering

Tools

MATLAB/SystemVue

Spectrum/Network analyzers

Signal generators

Job description

Leidos is seeking an RF Engineer III to design, analyze, and test RF communication links for the Army’s C-UAS Network Communication System (NCS). The role spans RF link design, propagation modeling, EW threat mitigation, RF hardware integration, and field testing in an Agile environment.

You will work with systems, software, and cybersecurity teams to ensure secure, reliable RF connectivity supporting SHORAD missions, focusing on anti-jam techniques and spectrum compliance across the lifecycle.