Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS)

TRISTAR; Crane (IN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

TRISTAR is seeking a skilled Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS) to join our dynamic team in Crane, Indiana. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in applied physics, RF engineering, and wireless communications.

This full-time position involves supporting RF test and evaluation activities, requiring a Bachelor’s degree in a related field and at least three years of professional experience. Candidates must be U.S. Citizens and able to maintain a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, RF Engineering, Applied Physics, or related field.
• Three years of professional experience in RF or electronic systems engineering.
• U.S. Citizen with ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support planning, execution, and analysis of CUAS test events.
• Analyze RF communications, signal characteristics, and interference.
• Support evaluation of CUAS systems and develop test plans.

Skills

Wireless communications

Signal analysis

RF test methods

Applied physics

RF communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Job description

Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS)

We are seeking a skilled Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS) to join our dynamic team. The candidate will have a strong foundation in applied physics, radio frequency engineering, wireless communications, signal analysis, and RF test methods. This role will provide RF engineering and applied physics support for CUAS test and evaluation activities.

Job Type: Full-time

Key Responsibilities

• Support planning, development, execution, and analysis of CUAS laboratory, field, over-the-air, and hardware-in-the-loop test events.
• Analyze RF communications, signal characteristics, propagation effects, antenna performance, interference, and electromagnetic environment conditions.
• Support evaluation of CUAS systems, EW systems, RF sensors, RF defeat capabilities, communication links, transmitters, receivers, antennas, and supporting test infrastructure. Assist in developing test objectives, test plans, test procedures, data collection plans, test cards, and post-test analysis products.
• Operate and configure RF test equipment, including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, receivers, software-defined radios, antennas, data acquisition systems, and related instrumentation.
• Collect, process, and analyze RF test data to assess system performance, detection capability, signal effectiveness, link behavior, waveform characteristics, receiver sensitivity, transmit power, timing, and environmental impacts.
• Support test readiness reviews, technical interchange meetings, Integrated Product Teams, daily test briefs, post-test debriefs, and lessons learned activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, RF Engineering, Applied Physics, Physics, Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering, Communications Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Three (3) years of professional experience in RF, microwave, or electronic systems engineering.
• Relevant RF, communications, military, or test experience may be considered in lieu of degree.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen.

TRISTAR provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.