Sr. RF Engineer / Wireless Engineer / Wireless Network Engineer in Alaska with Active Secret Clearance

KPG99 INC; Fairbanks (AK); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KPG99 INC is seeking a Wireless Installation Engineer to provide technical leadership for wireless design, survey, and installation across major modernization sites. You will coordinate teams and ensure accurate designs, validated surveys, and secure, high-performance wireless networks.

Ideal candidates have 5+ years in wireless engineering, hands-on use of Ekahau/iBwave/Hamina, and experience guiding subcontractors and field technicians in complex environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of wireless network engineering or related roles.
• BS degree or additional years of experience in lieu of a degree.
• Experience leading installation teams in complex environments.
• Hands-on experience with predictive and validation wireless survey tools.
• Familiarity with wireless standards and cabling requirements.
• Understanding of RF, antennas, power, interference, and spectrum analysis.
• Experience integrating wireless into enterprise security and authentication.
• Experience coordinating subcontractors and field technicians

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and governance for wireless engineering, design, survey, and installation.
• Coordinate tasks across global modernization sites to ensure design accuracy and survey validation.
• Guide installation, configuration, and optimization of the wireless infrastructure.
• Oversee wireless engineers, survey technicians, and subcontractor resources to meet performance and security requirements.

Skills

Wireless networking

RF fundamentals

Team leadership

Survey data validation

Education

BS degree in Wireless Engineering or related field

Tools

Ekahau

Hamina

iBwave

Job description

The Wireless Installation Engineer provides technical leadership, oversight, and quality governance for all wireless (Wi-Fi) engineering, design, survey, and installation activities across global Air Force and Space Force modernization sites. This role is responsible for coordinating wireless engineering tasks, ensuring design accuracy, validating survey data, and guiding implementation

teams through installation, configuration, and optimization of the wireless infrastructure. The Wireless Installation Engineer oversees wireless engineers, survey technicians, and subcontractor wireless resources to ensure the resulting wireless network meets performance, coverage, security, and DoW compliance requirements.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

• 5+ years experience in wireless network engineering, WLAN design, wireless survey, or enterprise wireless deployment
• BS degree or additional years of experience in Wireless Engineering in lieu of degree
• Experience leading installation teams in complex environments (DoW, federal, campus, or largescale enterprise preferred)
• Strong hands-on experience with predictive and validation wireless survey tools (Ekahau, Hamina, iBwave, or similar)
• Strong familiarity with TIA/EIA wireless-relevant standards and cabling/pathway requirements
• Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna types, power levels, interference sources, and spectrum analysis
• Experience integrating wireless systems into enterprise authentication and network security frameworks
• Experience managing subcontractor and field technicians in installation and survey operations