RF SDR Engineer - Naval Tech & Hypersonics (Flexible)

Command Post Technologies, Inc; Dahlgren (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Leadership training

401k with company matching

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

Tuition reimbursement

Flexible hours

Work/Life balance

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Job summary

Command Post Technologies, Inc. seeks a mid-level RF Electrical Engineer specializing in Software Defined Radios to support Navy efforts at Dahlgren, VA.

You will lead testing, experiment development, and data collection, interfacing with diverse technical groups to solve problems and document final solutions. Responsibilities include designing RF systems, conducting performance analyses, developing test plans, and presenting reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or related technical discipline.
• Minimum of four (4) years of professional RF engineering experience.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Experience with RF test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, VNAs, oscilloscopes, power meters).
• Experience integrating or developing SDR platforms.
• Experience with Python, C/C++, MATLAB, or similar.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and technical writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, and test RF communication systems using SDR platforms.
• Support telemetry, C2, instrumentation, and wireless architectures for advanced weapon systems.
• Conduct RF performance analysis, link budgets, spectrum analysis, and signal characterization.
• Develop and execute laboratory, range, and field tests for SDR-based systems.
• Configure SDR platforms using GNU Radio, MATLAB, Python, C++, or vendor tools.
• Support RF hardware integration (antennas, amplifiers, filters, DSP components).
• Analyze RF performance issues, identify root causes, and implement fixes.
• Produce test plans, engineering reports, and interface control documents.
• Collaborate with systems engineers, software developers, test engineers, and government leads.
• Assist technology assessments and prototyping of RF technologies.

Skills

RF Engineering

SDR (Software Defined Radios)

Signal Processing

Spectrum Analysis

Testing & Evaluation

Technical Writing

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Active Secret security clearance

Tools

GNU Radio

MATLAB

Python

C/C++

Vendor SDR environments

Job description

Command Post Technologies, Inc. seeks a mid-level RF Electrical Engineer specializing in Software Defined Radios to support Navy efforts at Dahlgren, VA.

You will lead testing, experiment development, and data collection, interfacing with diverse technical groups to solve problems and document final solutions. Responsibilities include designing RF systems, conducting performance analyses, developing test plans, and presenting reviews.