RF Systems & AI/ML Research Scientist

Virginia Tech; Blacksburg (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Tech in Blacksburg seeks a Research Associate or Research Scientist for the Spectrum Dominance Division to advance RF research, design, and validation across SDRs, AI/ML for RF, and gateway systems. You will work with FPGA/GPU platforms, collaborate with sponsors, and contribute to an open-rank appointment.

Applicants must be a US citizen, able to obtain a security clearance, and hold a Bachelor’s with professional experience or a Master’s in computer or electrical engineering, with

Qualifications

• US citizen due to federal sponsor requirements.
• Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Bachelor’s with professional experience or Master’s in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related engineering discipline.
• Demonstrated background in software/hardware development for RF applications, with Python and C++ as primary languages.

Responsibilities

• Support radio frequency software/hardware development on 2-3 simultaneous team-based research efforts.
• Support project internal communications and milestones through status updates and code reviews.
• Support project final deliverables through documentation, user guides, final reports, and publications.
• Engage with sponsors through occasional briefings and demonstrations, virtually and travel as needed.
• Adapt to different RF application areas (signals intelligence, waveform design, RADAR, electromagnetics, cellular).

Skills

Python

C++

RF systems

Education

Bachelor's with professional experience or Master's in EE/CE

Tools

GNU Radio

FPGAs

Embedded systems

5G/6G testbeds

O-RAN

Job description

Virginia Tech in Blacksburg seeks a Research Associate or Research Scientist for the Spectrum Dominance Division to advance RF research, design, and validation across SDRs, AI/ML for RF, and gateway systems. You will work with FPGA/GPU platforms, collaborate with sponsors, and contribute to an open-rank appointment.

Applicants must be a US citizen, able to obtain a security clearance, and hold a Bachelor’s with professional experience or a Master’s in computer or electrical engineering, with