RF Network Test & Evaluation Engineer (Secret Clearance)

CACI International Inc; Maryland; On-site; USD 99,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

CACI International Inc in Maryland seeks an RF Network Test and Evaluation Engineer (Radios) to drive RF test campaigns, evaluate mesh radios, and develop verification methodologies for field and lab settings supporting critical missions.

Requires 5+ years in RF with Field Fox, VNA, and power meters; DoD Secret clearance eligibility is mandatory. Occasional travel to Army test sites is expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with RF communications, software-defined radios, and relevant test equipment (Field Fox, VNA, power meters). 10+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Must be eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. Active Secret clearance is highly desirable.
• Strong working knowledge of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tactical mesh networks and radios. Familiarity with Silvus, TrellisWare, Persistent Systems, Qualcomm, and/or Anduril.
• Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna theory, link margins, SNR, and spectrum management. Experience utilizing RF and network measurement hardware (spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, channel emulators, etc.).
• Proficiency in evaluating data plane and network plane performance metrics (Throughput UDP/TCP, Jitter, Latency, Packet Loss, Route Convergence).
• Ability to draft structured test methodologies, define measurable GO/NO GO parameters, and execute complex laboratory and field-based risk reduction events.
• Ingest anomaly data, replicate failures in a lab, isolate root causes, and engineer validated solutions.
• Experience capturing, monitoring, and analyzing real-time radio network data using traffic generation and automation scripts.
• Strong writing skills for drafting formal test plans, briefs, test reports and incident reports.
• Excellent communication skills to interact with product managers, military units, and external radio vendors.
• Ability to travel to Army field test sites and ranges (e.g., Fort Bragg, Fort Belvoir, JBLM) for operational rehearsals and user assessments.

Responsibilities

• Draft structured test methodologies, GO/NO GO parameters, and execute complex lab/field tests.
• Execute lab and field test campaigns to validate RF network performance.
• Ingest anomaly data, reproduce failures in lab, isolate root causes, and engineer validated solutions.
• Prepare formal test plans, results briefs, detailed test reports, and incident reports.

Skills

RF communications

Software-defined radios

Test equipment

COTS mesh networks

Network performance metrics

RF fundamentals

Antenna theory

SNR & spectrum management

Root cause analysis

Test methodologies

Traffic generation scripts

Education

Bachelor's or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Field Fox

VNA

Power meters

Spectrum analyzers

Network analyzers

Signal generators

Channel emulators

Job description

CACI International Inc in Maryland seeks an RF Network Test and Evaluation Engineer (Radios) to drive RF test campaigns, evaluate mesh radios, and develop verification methodologies for field and lab settings supporting critical missions.

Requires 5+ years in RF with Field Fox, VNA, and power meters; DoD Secret clearance eligibility is mandatory. Occasional travel to Army test sites is expected.