Senior RF Systems Engineer
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Job Location:
Huntsville, AL - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 104650 - 189175
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Looking for an opportunity to make an impact
At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams contribute to our communities and operate sustainable. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business.
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Leidos Defense Systems Sector provides a diverse portfolio of systems solutions and services covering land sea air space and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Solutions for Defense include enterprise and mission IT large-scale intelligence systems command and control geospatial and data analytics cybersecurity logistics training and intelligence analysis and operations support. Our team is solving the worlds toughest security challenges for customers with cant fail missions.
Leidos Defense is seeking a Senior RF Systems Engineer to join a talented team of engineers and scientists within the RF & Intelligence Solutions Department. The departments goals include comprehending exploiting and evaluating foreign threats. The department performs radio frequency (RF) design custom hardware builds algorithm development and analysis across a variety of both research and development and operational tasks. The candidate selected for this position will support projects for the DoD Intelligence Community and other Prime contractors.
Primary Responsibilities
Performing systems requirements evaluation functional studies timeline analysis trade studies requirements allocation and interface definition technical management integration system testing and quality assurance.
The candidate will promote development of innovative approaches solutions and architecture development.
Frequent interaction with the customer through in-process reviews customer visits and demonstrations are part of the role.
Basic Qualifications
A bachelors degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering (or related technical discipline) with 8 years of relevant work history or MS in related field with 6 years experience.
Candidate must have a comprehensive understanding of RF transceiver system architecture and cascade analysis.
Candidate should have design experience working in bands from UHF to Ka.
Familiarity with software development integration and test and as well as requirements development and verification (modeling and simulation background a plus).
Materials production and configuration management history is needed.
Prior work with Open Air Range integration.
Candidate must have experience working with lab test equipment such as spectrum analyzers network analyzers oscilloscopes etc.
Candidate must understand fundamentals of antenna theory (types designs beam patterns etc.)
Candidate must be a US citizen with at least secret clearance and eligible to obtain and maintain TS/SCI clearance.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in SATCOM Payloads
The ideal candidate will have hands-on work in developing documenting and executing test processes and procedures for electronic and electromechanical products.
Fundamental understanding of DSP concepts (matched filtering coherent integration etc.)
Programming in at least one high-level language (MATLAB C Python)
Experience with Linux operating systems
Experience working/integrating RF transceivers with FPGA-based systems.
Experience working with high-speed ADCs and DACs
Candidates with TS clearance with SSBI are preferred but not required
If youre looking for comfort keep scrolling. At Leidos we outthink outbuild and outpace the status quo because the mission demands it. Were not hiring followers. Were recruiting the ones who disrupt provoke and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. Were already at step 30 and moving faster than anyone else dares.
Original Posting:
September 16 2025For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range:
Pay Range $104650.00 - $189175.00The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job education experience knowledge skills and abilities as well as internal equity alignment with market data applicable bargaining agreement (if any) or other law.
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Key Skills
- Electrical Engineering
- System Design
- Computer Networking
- LabView
- PCB
- Triage
- 5G
- Signal Processing
- 3G
- Matlab
- Systems Analysis
- 4G/LTE
About Company
Leidos is a Fortune 500® information technology, engineering, and science solutions and services leader working to solve the world's toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company's 33,000 employees support vital missions fo ... View more
