Senior RF Engineer

Integration Innovation, Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Integration Innovation, Inc. in Washington, DC, is seeking an experienced RF Engineer to design RF subsystems for threat simulators and serve as a SME during seeker analysis. A SECRET clearance is required to support NAVLAB TEWD initiatives.

The role requires a BS or MS in EE or physics, 10+ years in RF radar design, and hands-on experience with RF antennas, beamforming, DSP, and industry-standard RF lab equipment. US citizenship preferred.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• Minimum ten years of experience in RF design for radar systems.
• Experience with RF subsystem design in radar applications.
• Experience with RF antennas and beamforming networks.
• Experience with radar waveforms such as LFM and BPSK.
• Proficiency with RF lab equipment and EM simulation tools.
• Strong MATLAB experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and verify RF subsystems for threat simulators.
• Support verification of RF, analog, and digital hardware designs.
• Derive and trade requirements with subsystem engineers and designers.
• Analyze emerging RF seeker threats and report findings to stakeholders.

Skills

RF design subsystems

Radar systems

Beamforming

Digital signal processing

EM simulation tools

MATLAB

RF test & evaluation

LFM chirps

BPSK

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS in Electrical Engineering

Physics degree

Tools

HFSS

CST Studio

Sonnet

ADS

HSPICE

SI-Wave

MATLAB

Job description

i3 has an exciting opportunity for a RF Engineer to support the Naval Research Laboratory, Tactical Electronic Warfare Division. The TEWD's mission is to protect the warfighter from emerging threats by advancing electronic warfare (EW) through RDT&E of current and future technologies. The RF Engineer will design RF subsystems for threat simulators, as well as serve as a subject matter expert (SME) during the analysis of seekers.

Pay Range $130,000 - 225,000

The pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, geographic location, and any applicable laws.

• Design, model, and verify RF and mixed signal subsystem in seekers for threat simulators.
• Support verification efforts for RF, analog, and digital hardware designs.
• Deriving and trading requirements with subsystem engineers and component designers.
• Perform analysis of emerging RF seeker threats and report findings to stakeholders.

Required

• BS or MS degree in electrical engineering, physics, or related field.
• At least ten (10) years of experience.
• Experience with RF subsystem design in radar systems.
• Experience with radar waveforms such as Linear FM (LFM) chirps and BPSK.
• Experience with RF antennas and beamforming networks.
• Experience with digital signal processing in radar applications.
• RF test and evaluation experience using industry-standard RF laboratory equipment.
• Working knowledge of an EM simulation tool (HFSS, CST Studio, Sonnet, ADS, HSPICE, SI-Wave) and MATLAB.

Desired

• Reverse engineering experience of RF subsystems.
• Experience with RF missile seekers; guidance, navigation, and control systems; target detection; and seeker decision logic.

Security Clearance

• Active SECRET clearance
• Ability to maintain a TS/SCI clearance

Founded in 2007, Integration Innovation, Inc. (i3) is headquartered in Huntsville, AL, with additional offices in Orlando, FL, and the National Capital Region. We are a 100% team member-owned mid-tier integrator with over 800 employee-owners, and our culture speaks for itself we've earned ten Best Places to Work® awards, driven by strong employee engagement, transparent leadership, and a genuine commitment to communication. i3 team members operate at the leading edge of national defense across a broad range of technical disciplines, from systems and software engineering to modeling, simulation, and training solutions to cybersecurity, digital engineering, and enterprise IT. We also take products from prototype through production, bringing that same engineering rigor to manufacturing and delivering hardware at scale. For candidates, that means a rare opportunity the innovation and mission focus of an engineering services company paired with the hands‑on impact of building and delivering real solutions that benefit the Warfighter, all inside an employee‑owned company where your contributions directly shape both the mission and your ownership stake in the business