RF Comms Engineer *

About the role

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Responsibilities

• The primary responsibility of the RF Communications Engineer is to design and implement a communications link integrity HITL test system for the purpose of determining the effectiveness of satellite communication systems over RF mediums.
• This test system shall include such parameters as BER, EVM, Jitter, I/Q phase/amplitude imbalance, achieved Eb/No, etc.
• Modulation formats shall include PM, AM, FM, ASK, PSK, PCM, FSK, QAM, and OFDM. Perform link budget analysis, RF propagation modeling and signal conditioning for open-air emulation.
• Assist in the development of automated test systems and manage multi-vendor equipment integration.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including program managers, systems engineers, and military stakeholders.
• Provide support and training for deployed systems as needed. Travel to support testing as needed.

Requirements

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelors degree in related field and 0-9+ years of relevant experience OR Masters degree in related field and 0-7+ years of relevant experience OR High School Diploma or equivalent and 4-13+ years relevant experience.
• Experience in RF engineering and communications system testing including satellite and tactical communications.
• Experience in communications message signal processing.
• Experience with RF test System design and development.
• Experience with satellite communications hardware.
• Experience with Network Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, and High-Speed Oscilloscopes.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and digital modulation analysis tools.
• Proven ability to work in a dynamic, self-starting work environment and be adaptable to changing project needs.
• Must currently possess and be able to maintain an active TS/SCI with ability to pass enhanced security checks.

Qualifications

• Preferred Requirements: 2-10+ years of experience in RF engineering and communications system testing including satellite and tactical communications.
• Expert in satellite communications message signal processing and communications message design.
• Background in space-rated hardware development and test, specifically relating to communications subsystems.
• Experience working across entire satellite communications link to include hands on work with ground station, uplink, downlink, and crosslink hardware.
• Experience in designing and working with Hardware-In-The-Loop (HITL) test systems.
• Exposure to computer programming of satellite communications systems.
• Familiarity with COM/NAV systems for air, land, and sea platforms.