RF Engineer – Radio Systems & Hardware (TS/SCI)

Darkblade Systems; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

CIS Secure, supporting the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, seeks an RF Engineer – Radio Systems / RF Hardware to lead design, development, and integration of custom radio hardware for national security missions.

You will work across RF, digital, FPGA, and embedded systems to develop new communications capabilities, troubleshoot hardware, and prototype solutions for demanding mission requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience designing, developing, integrating, or troubleshooting RF communication systems or radio hardware.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals: signal chains, filtering, amplification, frequency conversion, impedance matching, noise, link budgets.
• Experience with analog/digital circuit design and PCB-level hardware development.
• Familiarity with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or embedded Linux.
• Experience developing or integrating FPGA-based systems using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.
• Experience integrating embedded processors, FPGAs, RF transceivers, ADCs/DACs, or similar devices.
• Hands-on experience with RF and electronics test equipment: oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, logic analyzers.
• Ability to troubleshoot hardware at component, board, and system levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on engineering across the full radio development lifecycle, from architecture to RF characterization.
• Develop and integrate RF front ends, digital processing hardware, and embedded components.
• Use lab equipment to evaluate and troubleshoot system performance.
• Collaborate with embedded software, FPGA, cybersecurity, and systems engineering to mature radio capabilities.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

RF design experience

RF fundamentals

Analog/Digital circuit design

MATLAB/Simulink

Python/C/C++/embedded Linux

FPGA-based systems (Verilog/SystemVeri

Embedded processors, FPGAs, RF transce

RF test equipment (oscilloscopes, VNAs

Troubleshoot hardware

RTL/FPGA integration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Job description

CIS Secure, supporting the REACT program at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, seeks an RF Engineer – Radio Systems / RF Hardware to lead design, development, and integration of custom radio hardware for national security missions.

You will work across RF, digital, FPGA, and embedded systems to develop new communications capabilities, troubleshoot hardware, and prototype solutions for demanding mission requirements.