Senior RF Communications Engineer

Responsibilities

• Design, configure, integrate, test, and troubleshoot RF and communications systems.
• Perform RF testing and analysis, including VSWR, noise figure, gain, intermodulation, link margin, and interference.
• Support analog and digital VHF/UHF radio integration and testing.
• Develop and run Test & Evaluation (T&E) activities: test plans, procedures, requirements traceability, and test reports.
• Set up, maintain, and operate communications testbeds.
• Configure and troubleshoot networks, routers, and switches, and support VoIP systems.

Mandatory Skills

• RF systems design and troubleshooting
• VHF/UHF radio systems (analog and digital)
• RF testing, measurements, components, and characteristics
• Test & Evaluation (T&E)
• Communications system integration
• Testbed operations
• Communications protocols (TCP/IP, RS-232, RS-422, ATM, SONET, ISDN, Frame Relay)
• Network, router, and switch configuration
• OSI and TCP/IP models
• Analog and digital communications
• VoIP (SIP, RTP, MGCP)
• Communications test equipment (spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes, RF power meters, protocol analyzers)
• Aviation communications systems experience is a plus

Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical, RF, or Communications Engineering, or a related field.