Senior RF Communications Engineer – Onsite Atlantic City

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Atlantic City (NJ); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

StarTekk is seeking a highly experienced Senior RF Communications Engineer for an on-site role in Atlantic City, NJ. The position supports a major aviation client and encompasses design, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of RF systems with extensive hands-on experience required.

The role involves T&E, OSI/TCP/IP knowledge, VoIP interfaces, and RF components. Contract (C2C) for 12 months with potential extension, based in Atlantic City onsite.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Communications Engineering, RF Engineering, or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of experience in RF Communications Engineering.
• Experience with RF systems design, integration, testing, and troubleshooting.
• Strong knowledge of RF characteristics including VSWR, gain, noise figure, impedance, output power, intermodulation, selectivity, and interference.
• Experience with RF components including amplifiers, attenuators, filters, mixers, switches, and circulators.
• Hands‑on experience with analog and digital VHF/UHF radio systems.
• Experience with communications system integration and troubleshooting.
• Experience with communications protocols including TCP/IP, RS-232, RS-422, ATM, SONET, ISDN, Frame Relay, and GPIB.
• Experience with communications test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, RF power meters, protocol analyzers, and communication system analyzers.
• Experience with Test & Evaluation (T&E), test plans, test procedures, VRTMs, and test reporting.
• Knowledge of OSI and TCP/IP reference models.
• Experience configuring and maintaining routers and switches.
• Experience with VoIP protocols including SIP, RTP, and MGCP.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, integrate, test, and troubleshoot RF and communications systems.
• Perform RF measurements, testing, analysis, and troubleshooting activities.
• Support analog and digital VHF/UHF radio system integration, operation, and testing.
• Develop and execute Test & Evaluation (T&E) documentation including test plans, procedures, requirements traceability matrices (VRTMs), and test reports.
• Establish, operate, and maintain communications testbeds and test environments.
• Configure, maintain, and troubleshoot routers, switches, and communication networks.
• Support VoIP systems and communication interfaces.
• Conduct communications site surveys and support facility installation activities.
• Perform requirements analysis, verification, and interface documentation support.
• Prepare technical documentation and provide project status updates.

Skills

RF engineering

VHF/UHF radios

TCP/IP networking

Test & Evaluation

VoIP protocols (SIP/RTP/MGCP)

Leadership/mentoring

Documentation & reporting

RF test & measurement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical/Communications/RF Engineering or related

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

RF power meters

Protocol analyzers

Job description

StarTekk is seeking a highly experienced Senior RF Communications Engineer for an on-site role in Atlantic City, NJ. The position supports a major aviation client and encompasses design, integration, testing, troubleshooting, and maintenance of RF systems with extensive hands-on experience required.

The role involves T&E, OSI/TCP/IP knowledge, VoIP interfaces, and RF components. Contract (C2C) for 12 months with potential extension, based in Atlantic City onsite.