Senior RF Electronics Engineer — Space & National Security

The Aerospace Corporation; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 171,000 - 257,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Education assistance programs

Health benefits

Job summary

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Advanced RF Electronics Engineer (Senior Project Leader – Payload Systems Engineer – RF) to drive RF technology maturation for national security systems. This on-site role collaborates with government and Aerospace teams to analyze, prototype, and transition advanced RF payload concepts.

Applicants should have a Master’s in a technical field and 12+ years of engineering experience, including signal processing or RF systems, with the

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in engineering, physics, mathematics or another technical discipline.
• 12 years of progressive engineering/scientific experience in multi-disciplinary environments.
• Experience with signal processing, RF technologies or signals intelligence systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with customers and peers.
• Willing to travel domestically ~5–10% if required.
• Must have current TS/SBI/SCI clearance and polygraph; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Investigate cutting-edge RF technologies and mature them for implementation.
• Lead prototyping, testing, and modeling to accelerate technology maturation.
• Collaborate across stakeholders to identify capabilities and implementation paths.
• Report findings to senior government officials and support technology transition.
• Lead studies to analyze RF collection system designs and trade-offs.

Skills

Signal processing

RF technologies

Systems engineering

Customer relationships

Education

Master’s degree in engineering/physics/math

Job description

The Aerospace Corporation in Chantilly, VA is seeking an Advanced RF Electronics Engineer (Senior Project Leader – Payload Systems Engineer – RF) to drive RF technology maturation for national security systems. This on-site role collaborates with government and Aerospace teams to analyze, prototype, and transition advanced RF payload concepts.

Applicants should have a Master’s in a technical field and 12+ years of engineering experience, including signal processing or RF systems, with the