RF Test & Evaluation Engineer for HITL Labs

Valkyrie Enterprises; Eglin Air Force Base (FL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Valkyrie Enterprises seeks an RF Engineer – Test and Evaluation Engineer for Eglin Air Force Base. You will develop, integrate, and test RF systems for HITL labs, including anechoic chambers and Scene Generators.

You will design RF signal generation, perform spectrum analysis, and guide system-level simulations and verification. You will collaborate across teams, mentor staff, and help manage program budgets and schedules, while ensuring mission readiness and DoD compliance.

Qualifications

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field, and at least 3 years of related experience.
• Must have the ability to conduct research and perform analysis on requirements, capability, and operational effects.
• Must have the passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions.
• Must have strong analytical and reasoning skills and ability to visualize processes and outcomes.
• Must have outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Must be highly self-motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Must have proven analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
• Must have strong customer service orientation.

Responsibilities

• Provide RF engineering development, integration, test, verification and analysis expertise to activities for HITL lab development.
• Support lab setup, including facility management, system calibration, test planning and execution, and evaluation of results.
• Provide systems engineering support and guidance for HITL projects.
• Develop and apply advanced methods in investigation and find solutions for difficult military system design requirements and problems.
• Plan, conduct, and direct projects including coordinating the efforts of engineers and technical staff in the performance of assigned tasks.
• Evaluates system capabilities.
• Position requires comprehensive knowledge to resolve complex problems and provide solutions.
• Provides technical consultation to customer.
• Learn and work to gain overall knowledge and proficiencies with engineering tasks and System Engineering processes.

Skills

RF engineering

HITL testing

Anechoic chambers

RF signal generation

Antenna systems

Radar and communications simulation

Spectrum analysis

RF test equipment

Real-time signal processing

Electronic Warfare

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field

Master’s Degree or PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field

Tools

VNA

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Python

Matlab

C++

C#

Java

Job description

Valkyrie Enterprises seeks an RF Engineer – Test and Evaluation Engineer for Eglin Air Force Base. You will develop, integrate, and test RF systems for HITL labs, including anechoic chambers and Scene Generators.

You will design RF signal generation, perform spectrum analysis, and guide system-level simulations and verification. You will collaborate across teams, mentor staff, and help manage program budgets and schedules, while ensuring mission readiness and DoD compliance.