RF Electrical Engineer – Mission-Critical Defense Systems

Booz Allen Hamilton; McLean, Northern (VA, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Tuition assistance

Professional development

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced RF Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and deploy next‑generation RF systems for the US IC/DoD. You will work across terrestrial racks, UAS, and space-based platforms to enable survey, collection, and geolocation capabilities with wide SDR integration.

You should bring 3+ years of RF design experience, familiarity with Ettus/NI USRP or similar SDRs, and hands-on RF testing. A TS/SCI clearance is required for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required.
• 3+ years of RF system or sub-system design experience required.
• Experience with multiple vendor SDR platforms preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, package, and integrate RF architectures across diverse constraints.
• Architect RF front-ends with SDR platforms for SIGINT and EA configurations.
• Develop hardware and algorithms for smart-jamming and spoofing countermeasures.
• Implement high-precision RF geolocation methods like TDOA/FDOA/AOA.
• Lead lab validation and field testing against adversarial RF threats.

Skills

RF system design

Geolocation techniques

SDR platforms

RF front-end components

High-end RF test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Ettus USRP

NI USRP

Epiq Solutions

Per Vices

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced RF Electrical Engineer to design, develop, and deploy next‑generation RF systems for the US IC/DoD. You will work across terrestrial racks, UAS, and space-based platforms to enable survey, collection, and geolocation capabilities with wide SDR integration.

You should bring 3+ years of RF design experience, familiarity with Ettus/NI USRP or similar SDRs, and hands-on RF testing. A TS/SCI clearance is required for this role.