RF & Telecom Systems Engineer (TS Clearance)

Ashburn Consulting LLC; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashburn Consulting LLC seeks an experienced Telecommunications Engineer to support FEMA continuity‑communications programs from FEMA Headquarters. You will analyze, design, test, and maintain terrestrial and wireless networks and RF systems, configuring Cisco gear and ensuring secure, compliant operations.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI eligibility, 3–5 years of related experience, and U.S. citizenship. Travel to FEMA facilities and multi‑day assignments may be required.

Qualifications

• Active final Top Secret clearance with SCI eligibility.
• Current CCNA certification.
• 3–5 years hands‑on telecommunications, network, RF, field‑engineering, or closely related experience.
• Substantial experience with routers, switches, servers, telecommunications systems, and carrier Ethernet transport.
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearances.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, design, research, develop, test, implement, optimize, enhance, operate, and maintain terrestrial and wireless telecommunications systems and networks.
• Configure Cisco routers, switches, servers, network services, and associated telecommunications‑system interfaces.
• Operate, maintain, troubleshoot, fault isolate, and restore HF radio, satellite, VHF/UHF land‑mobile radio, Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth, and related communications capabilities.
• Prepare configurations, schematics, drawings, bills of material, implementation and rollback plans, test plans/results, change records, SOPs, operator training, and as‑built documentation.
• Support site surveys, installations, de‑installations, exercises, testing, training, and restoration at FEMA facilities and other locations.

Skills

CCNA

RF/field engineering

Cisco networking

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

Cisco routers

Carrier Ethernet transport

RF test equipment

Job description

Ashburn Consulting LLC seeks an experienced Telecommunications Engineer to support FEMA continuity‑communications programs from FEMA Headquarters. You will analyze, design, test, and maintain terrestrial and wireless networks and RF systems, configuring Cisco gear and ensuring secure, compliant operations.

The role requires Top Secret/SCI eligibility, 3–5 years of related experience, and U.S. citizenship. Travel to FEMA facilities and multi‑day assignments may be required.