Senior TEMPEST & RF Security Engineer

Markon; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 225,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability

Long-Term Disability

401(k) match

Flexible Spending Accounts

EAP

Training and Tuition Assistance

Paid Time Off

Holidays

Job summary

Markon is seeking TEMPEST/RF specialists to support Intelligence Community facilities and secure environments. This pipeline identifies professionals for RF shielding verification, TEMPEST inspections, and emanations security assessments for SCIFs.

Selected candidates will work with customers, engineers, and security teams to perform testing, analyze results, and prepare formal reports in a fast-paced, mission-focused setting. Top clearances and technical credentials are required.

Qualifications

• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI polygraph.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field; 6 years TEMPEST/RF experience may substitute for a degree.
• 5+ years of TEMPEST inspections, RF shielding verification, and/or emanations security assessments.
• Current TEMPEST Certification (Level 2+) or completion of TEMPEST Countermeasures Investigator within past 3 years.
• CDSE CD116 (TEMPEST Fundamentals) training; TEMPEST/01-13 training.
• Experience operating and maintaining RF/TEMPEST test equipment.
• Strong knowledge of RF principles, shielding effectiveness, emanations security, TEMPEST requirements.
• Strong technical writing, analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder communication skills.
• Desired: PE license; SCIF/IC ICD 705 experience; RF shielding verification at 60 dB; corrective actions for TEMPEST/RF issues; IC facilities experience.

Responsibilities

• Conduct TEMPEST inspections, RF shielding verification, and emanations security assessments for SCIFs and secure facilities.
• Perform RF shielding verification testing to validate 60 dB attenuation requirements.
• Operate, maintain, calibrate, and troubleshoot RF and TEMPEST test equipment.
• Analyze test results, identify vulnerabilities, and develop technical findings and recommendations.
• Provide TEMPEST/RF remediation guidance to address compliance issues.
• Coordinate with customers, engineers, security professionals, and construction teams.
• Prepare clear technical reports, test results, inspection findings, and documentation.
• Support multiple assessments in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

TS/SCI clearance

CI polygraph

TEMPEST inspections

RF shielding verification

emanations security assessments

TEMPEST Certification

TEMPEST training

RF test equipment operation

Technical writing

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Physics or related field

TEMPEST Certification (Level 2+)

CDSE CD116 TEMPEST Fundamentals training

TEMPEST/01-13 training

Professional Engineer (PE) license

Job description

Markon is seeking TEMPEST/RF specialists to support Intelligence Community facilities and secure environments. This pipeline identifies professionals for RF shielding verification, TEMPEST inspections, and emanations security assessments for SCIFs.

Selected candidates will work with customers, engineers, and security teams to perform testing, analyze results, and prepare formal reports in a fast-paced, mission-focused setting. Top clearances and technical credentials are required.