Senior RF & ML Research Scientist

Peraton; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Peraton is seeking a senior RF/ML engineer to advance research in RF communications, signal processing, and machine learning at Peraton Labs. The role emphasizes end-to-end ML solutions for RF/time-series data, applying advanced architectures and scalable data workflows.

You will contribute to projects spanning RF signal processing, ML model development, and data analytics, collaborating with a team to translate algorithms into deployable insights and demonstrable performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Strong foundation in RF communications theory, including modulation/demodulation, propagation, link budgets, and spectrum analysis.

Skills

RF theory

DSP experience

Compressive sensing

ML algorithms

ML pipelines

ML architectures

PyTorch

TensorFlow

scikit-learn

NumPy/Pandas

Docker

Git

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS/Applied Math

MS/MA degree

PhD

Tools

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

Git

Linux

Job description

Peraton is seeking a senior RF/ML engineer to advance research in RF communications, signal processing, and machine learning at Peraton Labs. The role emphasizes end-to-end ML solutions for RF/time-series data, applying advanced architectures and scalable data workflows.

You will contribute to projects spanning RF signal processing, ML model development, and data analytics, collaborating with a team to translate algorithms into deployable insights and demonstrable performance improvements.