Spectrum Warfare Engineer

BTAS, Inc.; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health coverage

401K plan with company match

Job summary

BTAS, Inc. is seeking a Spectrum Warfare Engineer located in Fairborn, Ohio, near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. This role focuses on cyber operations, electronic warfare, and RF systems, requiring a Bachelor's Degree and 5+ years of experience.

The ideal candidate will support advanced R&D initiatives and possess strong analytical skills to tackle challenges in embedded systems and communications. A full-time position with comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Systems Engineering, Cybersecurity, or related.
• 5+ years of practical experience with RF engineering and test equipment.
• Experience in offensive cyber operations and defensive strategies.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research, development, and testing of cyber and spectrum warfare technologies.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in embedded systems and wireless protocols.
• Support integration of EW and cyber capabilities into operational architectures.

Skills

RF engineering

Cyber operations

Electronic Warfare

Signal processing

Autonomous systems

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers (VNAs)

SDR platforms

Job description

Position

Spectrum Warfare Engineer

Location

Fairborn, Ohio, WPAFB

Security Clearance

Top Secret / SCI

Work Hours

Full Time, 40 hours, On-site

Opportunity

BTAS is recruiting a Spectrum Warfare Engineer with combined expertise in offensive and defensive cyber operations, Radio Frequency (RF) systems, Electronic Warfare (EW), and UAV hardware to support AFRL Center for Rapid Innovation research and development initiatives. This role provides advanced technical analysis at the intersection of embedded systems, communications, autonomous platforms, and tactical defense technologies. The ideal candidate will possess strong experience in RF engineering, EW, signal processing, autonomous systems, and cyber operations supporting advanced defense applications. The Spectrum Warfare Engineer will support the development, testing, evaluation, and integration of offensive and defensive spectrum warfare capabilities. The position requires expertise in embedded systems, RF communications, cyber operations, EW technologies, and tactical mission systems supporting Department of War research efforts.

Who We Are

BTAS is a woman-owned small business founded in 1995, located near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Beavercreek, OH. We have earned national and regional awards in the Department of Defense for our proven IT, Engineering, and Program Management capabilities. We are committed to working with exceptional quality and professionalism to deliver excellence to our customers, while providing our employees with a stimulating and satisfying work environment as we collaborate with teammates to achieve common goals.

Primary Responsibilities

• Conduct research, development, analysis, and testing of offensive and defensive cyber and spectrum warfare technologies.
• Support the development and evaluation of RF, EW, SDR, and autonomous systems technologies.
• Analyze vulnerabilities in embedded systems, wireless protocols, UAV command-and-control systems, and RF communications architectures.
• Confers with principal engineers, project engineers, systems engineers, and technical engineers to provide technical advice and to assist with project resolution as needed.
• Perform penetration testing, embedded device exploitation, wireless protocol analysis, and SDR-based attack assessments.
• Support development of cyber and EW defensive capabilities including detection engineering, intrusion detection/prevention, RF anomaly detection, and secure embedded system design.
• Conduct RF signal analysis, spectrum characterization, interference analysis, and electronic attack/electronic protection evaluations.
• Develop and evaluate EW countermeasure strategies including anti-jam systems, spectrum resilience, frequency hopping, and LPI/LPD techniques.
• Support testing and operational assessments utilizing spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), oscilloscopes, SDR platforms, RF test chambers, and direction finding systems.
• Perform technical analysis associated with SIGINT/ELINT concepts, battlefield spectrum management, threat emitter libraries, and tactical EW doctrine.
• Support integration of EW and cyber capabilities into operational kill chain architectures.
• Prepare technical reports, briefings, test documentation, and engineering recommendations for AFRL stakeholders and senior leadership.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering teams supporting advanced R&D programs and technology demonstrations.
• Participate in laboratory, field, and operational test activities supporting spectrum warfare initiatives.

Minimum Qualifications

Education – Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in one of the following disciplines:
• Electrical Engineering
• Computer Engineering
• Aerospace Engineering
• Systems Engineering
• Cybersecurity
• Physics or Applied Mathematics

Experience:

• 5 + years of directly related experience:
• Practical experience with RF engineering and test equipment including spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers (VNAs), oscilloscopes, SDR platforms, RF test chambers, and direction-finding systems.
• Strong knowledge of offensive cyber operations including vulnerability research, penetration testing, embedded device exploitation, wireless protocol attacks, SDR-based attack methodologies, and drone command-and-control exploitation.
• Strong knowledge of defensive cyber operations including detection engineering, threat analysis, intrusion detection/prevention, RF anomaly detection, EW countermeasure strategies, and secure embedded system design.
• Experience supporting offensive EW activities including electronic attack (EA), jamming techniques, deception operations, signal denial/disruption, RF spoofing, and directed energy fundamentals.
• Experience supporting defensive EW capabilities including electronic protection (EP), anti-jam systems, frequency hopping, spectrum resilience, and low probability of intercept/detection (LPI/LPD).
• Familiarity with SIGINT/ELINT fundamentals, threat emitter libraries, battlefield spectrum management, tactical EW doctrine, and kill chain integration.
• Strong analytical, communication, and technical documentation skills.
• Experience supporting Department of War or AFRL programs preferred.

Other Sections

This position does not supervise the work of others.

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment. Must be able to operate a computer and other standard office equipment. Must be able to remain in a stationary position 80% of the time.

Minimal travel, 5–10%.

BTAS adheres to federal, state, and local regulations. This is a Full-Time, Salary, Exempt position. Salary is subject to a variety of factors, including but not limited to years of experience, education, certification(s), training, specialized skills, responsibilities, etc.

A comprehensive benefits program, including paid time off, federal holidays, health coverage, 401K plan with generous company match is offered to all full-time employees.

BTAS is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. BTAS is an E-Verify program participant.