RF Design Engineer

Company: SmoothHiring
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: June 25, 2025

Job Description:

Secmation is seeking a highly motivated RF Design Engineer to join our growing team focused on the development of advanced Electronic Warfare systems. This position offers the opportunity to work on mission-critical projects involving the design, modeling, development, analysis, and testing of sophisticated Electronic Warfare (EW) equipment and software. As part of a multidisciplinary engineering team, you’ll play a vital role in researching radar and communications systems, supporting the development of RF algorithms and hardware for EW applications, and validating performance through simulation and live testing. This position is being offered as a full-time hybrid on-site position working at our Cary, NC, DC Metro Area, or Huntsville, AL office . Compensation for this position includes competitive salary, one-time signing bonus potential, full-benefits, company equity, and relocation assistance. Key Responsibilities: Analyze radar, communications, and other RF-based threat systems to support EW system development. Develop detection, identification, and jamming techniques against real-world threats. Design and implement signal processing algorithms for RF and EW applications. Build and validate models for RF and EW platforms. Conduct system-level testing and evaluation in laboratory and field environments. Support hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing, scenario development, and mission simulations. Document and present technical findings to internal teams, government stakeholders, and program leadership. Required Skills and Knowledge: Current DoD Security Clearance Required (any level) Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline. 5 years of relevant experience in RF systems, electronic warfare, or signal processing. Familiarity with threat emitter characterization and EW techniques. Proficiency with tools such as MATLAB, Python, C++, or similar environments for data analysis and modeling. Have experience designing digital receivers and electronic warfare systems using software-defined radios (SDRs) Experience with tools such as STK, GNURadio, or EW simulation environments. Experience using RF lab equipment to verify RF/EW designs (e.g., spectrum analyzers, signal generators). Experience with real-time signal processing on embedded platforms (FPGA, GPU, etc.). Preferred Qualifications: Master’s degree in Engineering or related technical field. Current DoD Top Secret Clearance Employee Benefits Offered by Secmation: • Competitive pay • One-Time Signing Bonus • Company equity • Relocation Assistance • Paid time off • Flexible work schedules • Health, Dental and Vision insurance • Life insurance • Long and Short-term disability insurance • Retirement benefits and more! Who We Are Secmation is not an IT company. Secmation develops advanced software and AI-driven solutions for electronic warfare, embedded cybersecurity, and secure software-intensive RF systems. Our technologies and products reduce the time to develop, deploy, and maintain machine learning, artificial intelligence, complex automation, guidance/control, secure communications, and other critical software systems securely and on-time. To find out more about Secmation, visit www.secmation.com . Secmation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, sex, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, disability, nationality, or veteran status. U.S. Citizenship is required for all positions with a government clearance and certain other restricted positions. The salary range for this position represents a general guideline; however, Secmation considers a number of factors when determining base salary offers such as the scope and responsibilities of the position and the candidate's experience, education, skills and current market conditions.

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