Senior RF Engineer: Defense Communications & EW

Secmation; Blacksburg (VA); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Equity

Relocation assistance

Hybrid 9/80 schedule

PTO and flexible work schedules

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k) company contribution

Job summary

Secmation seeks a Senior RF Communications Engineer to join a mission-focused team developing next-generation RF communications and EW capabilities for national defense. You will work hands-on across SDR, radar, resilient networking, secure communications, and RF sensing while guiding systems from design through integration, testing, and field demonstrations.

The role covers Electronic Warfare, software-defined radios, MATLAB/Python-driven analysis, and cross-disciplinary system integration with

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline.
• 8+ years of RF systems/communications engineering experience.
• Hands-on design, analysis, testing, or validation of military/defense RF systems.
• Experience with SDR frameworks and platforms (GNU Radio, REDHAWK, USRP/UHD, Epiq).
• Proficiency with MATLAB or Python for RF modeling and analysis.
• C/C++ for embedded or systems-level applications.
• Experience with system integration, HWIL testing, field demonstrations, and customer support.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to development of RF technologies for defense missions across design, modeling, integration, HWIL testing, and field demonstrations.
• Collaborate with RF, software, hardware, cybersecurity, and systems engineers across programs.
• Perform RF algorithm development, system modeling, and mission simulations.

Skills

RF systems

Communications engineering

SDR

Radar

Electronic Warfare

C/C++

MATLAB

Python

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

GNU Radio

REDHAWK

USRP/UHD

Epiq

Job description

Secmation seeks a Senior RF Communications Engineer to join a mission-focused team developing next-generation RF communications and EW capabilities for national defense. You will work hands-on across SDR, radar, resilient networking, secure communications, and RF sensing while guiding systems from design through integration, testing, and field demonstrations.

The role covers Electronic Warfare, software-defined radios, MATLAB/Python-driven analysis, and cross-disciplinary system integration with