Senior RF Communications Engineer - Impactful Defense Tech

Secmation

Nashville (TN)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 175,000

Full time

14 days+

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Signing bonus
Equity
Relocation assistance
Hybrid 9/80 schedule

Job summary

Secmation seeks a Senior RF Communications Engineer to design, implement, test, and demonstrate next-generation RF and EW capabilities for national defense. You will work hands-on across SDR, radar, resilient networking, secure communications, and RF sensing technologies while contributing directly to systems from design through integration, testing, and field demonstration.

The role requires 8+ years of RF/ EW experience, DoD clearance, and proficiency with GNU Radio/USRP-UHD, MATLAB, Python,

Qualifications

  • U.S. citizenship and an active DoD Security Clearance.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
  • 8+ years of relevant RF/ EW or related experience.
  • Hands-on experience with military/defense RF systems.
  • Experience with SDR frameworks and platforms such as GNU Radio or USRP/UHD.
  • Proficiency with MATLAB or Python for RF modeling/analysis.
  • C/C++ experience for embedded or systems-level applications.
  • Experience with system integration, HWIL testing, field demonstrations.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to development across RF technologies supporting national defense missions.
  • Design, implement, model, integrate, and test RF systems and EW capabilities.
  • Collaborate with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers.
  • Demonstrate and validate systems through live customer demonstrations.

Skills

RF systems
Communications engineering
SDR
Radar
Electronic Warfare
Secure communications
MATLAB
Python
C/C++
Embedded

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

GNU Radio
REDHAWK
USRP/UHD
Epiq

Job description

Secmation seeks a Senior RF Communications Engineer to design, implement, test, and demonstrate next-generation RF and EW capabilities for national defense. You will work hands-on across SDR, radar, resilient networking, secure communications, and RF sensing technologies while contributing directly to systems from design through integration, testing, and field demonstration.

The role requires 8+ years of RF/ EW experience, DoD clearance, and proficiency with GNU Radio/USRP-UHD, MATLAB, Python,

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