Senior RF Engineer - Offensive Cyber T&E

UNAVAILABLE; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

PeopleTec, Inc. seeks a Senior RF Engineer/Developer to support Huntsville, AL, focusing on offensive RF capabilities and cyber-TTP development. You will lead prototype work, collaborate with IC partners, and integrate SDR hardware with custom software and FPGA-based signal processing.

Requirements include 5+ years in cyber-related fields, C/C++, Python, GNU Radio, and DoD-cleared status (Top Secret, TS/SCI eligible). BS in Engineering and willingness to travel up to 10% complete the profile.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience within a cyber related field.
• Proficient with C/C++ and Python.
• Experience in rapid prototyping of embedded systems.
• Hands-on experience with GNU Radio, SDRs, and similar RF tools for signal manipulation, protocol analysis, and TTP development.
• Understanding of Digital Communications and Signal Processing.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% for T&E support, stakeholder coordination, and on-site assessments as needed.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.
• Currently possess Top Secret clearance. Must be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance w/ C.I. poly.

Responsibilities

• Research and develop prototypes to provide realistic threat representations for the T&E community.
• Analyze intelligence reports from within the IC community to provide recommendations and prototype direction based on validated threat intelligence.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, test, and refine offensive tools and exploits for RF environments, including custom signal processing and jamming techniques.
• Develop proof-of-concept exploits and document findings to support the improvement of RF system security and resilience.
• Build and maintain signal processing algorithms for demodulating, decoding, and injecting data into RF channels.
• Develop and optimize real-time RF data acquisition and analysis applications to support offensive research and testing.
• Integrate hardware interfaces, such as SDR’s, with custom software to facilitate direct interaction with RF signals.
• Develop custom software applications for SDR’s, utilizing vendor-specific API’s and SDK’s to interface with and control RF hardware.
• Utilize Hardware Description Languages such as VHDL or Verilog to design, simulate, and implement custom FPGA modules for RF signal manipulation and analysis.
• Develop and maintain code for FPGA based signal processing pipelines, integrating with SDR hardware to support offensive RF operations.
• Troubleshoot and optimize the interaction between host software, SDR hardware, and on-board FPGA resources for robust and efficient RF exploit development

Skills

C/C++

Python

Embedded systems

GNU Radio

SDRs

Digital Communications

Leadership

Problem-solving

Education

BS in Engineering

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

Job description

PeopleTec, Inc. seeks a Senior RF Engineer/Developer to support Huntsville, AL, focusing on offensive RF capabilities and cyber-TTP development. You will lead prototype work, collaborate with IC partners, and integrate SDR hardware with custom software and FPGA-based signal processing.

Requirements include 5+ years in cyber-related fields, C/C++, Python, GNU Radio, and DoD-cleared status (Top Secret, TS/SCI eligible). BS in Engineering and willingness to travel up to 10% complete the profile.