Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS)

Star3; Indiana (PA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Star3 is seeking a skilled Test & Evaluation Engineer / RF Engineer (CUAS) to join our dynamic team. This position involves supporting RF engineering and applied physics in CUAS test and evaluation activities, requiring expertise in applied physics and RF engineering.

The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and three years of professional RF engineering experience. Responsibilities include planning, executing test activities, and analyzing RF data, ensuring effective communication and performance assessments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Three years of professional experience in RF or microwave engineering.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support planning and analysis of CUAS test events.
• Analyze RF communications and antenna performance.
• Operate RF testing equipment and analyze test data.
• Participate in test readiness reviews and technical meetings.

Skills

Applied physics

Radio frequency engineering

Wireless communications

Signal analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Signal generators

Oscilloscopes

Software-defined radios

Job description

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.

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.

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