Mission Operations Engineer; RF​/SIGINT Field Engineer

Description

Deep Sig Inc. is a venture backed and product centric technology company building revolutionary wireless processing software solutions using cutting edge machine learning techniques to transform baseband processing, wireless sensing, and other key wireless applications.

Location: On-Site Hybrid (Arlington, VA), Remote available for highly qualified candidates.

We are seeking a mission-driven, technically skilled Mission Operations Engineer (MOE) to support deployment and operation of Deep Sig’s advanced RF sensing and AI/ML-powered signal processing software. The ideal candidate will have experience working with RF collection systems, Software Defined Radios (SDRs), and signal analysis tools, and will thrive in fast-paced, field-oriented environments supporting defense and national security missions. This is a unique opportunity to apply your real-world RF expertise in a high-impact, customer-focused technical role supporting Deep Sig’s growing defense customer base.

We especially encourage applications from veterans with signals intelligence or electronic warfare backgrounds.

This is not just another job. This is a true career opportunity in a rapidly growing organization!

• Deploying and operating Deep Sig's RF software and SDR-based systems at government or partner sites.
• Developing new Radio Frequency Machine Learning (RFML) datasets and models.
• Collecting, analyzing, and interpreting RF signals using both traditional tools and Deep Sig’s AI-driven platforms.
• Providing on-site technical support, training, and troubleshooting during field exercises, test & evaluation events, and mission operations.
• Interfacing with both prospective and current customers; serving as a liaison in order to inform product management, business development, and engineering teams via relaying current industry trends and customer needs.
• Working with team-based agile processes like Jira Scrum and/or Kanban, Confluence; completing and delivering customer feedback reports, After Action Reports (AARs) and briefing teams in virtual and in-person meetings.
• Maintaining awareness of mission goals, security protocols, and user requirements in the field and/or at customer locations.

• U.S. Citizenship and TS/SCI security clearance eligibility.
• 4+ years of experience working with RF signal collection, signal analysis, and SDR systems, either open source (e.g. USRP, HackRF, etc.) or proprietary (defense-related).
• Hands-on experience in tactical or field environments involving RF systems or EW/SIGINT/ELINT missions.
• Strong communication and troubleshooting skills in both field and technical settings.
• Comfortable supporting dynamic mission environments and working independently in the field.
• Comfortable in Linux command-line environments: installing software, managing services, basic networking and troubleshooting.
• Comfortable delivering training and briefings to groups, from operator classes to customer leadership.
• Candidates must be able/willing to travel approximately 25% of the time to support field operations, customer engagements, or system deployments.
• Ability to lift up to 50lbs.

• Previous experience as an instructor or trainer.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent military training and experience.
• Familiarity with coding languages (Python, C++) is a plus.
• Experience with Atlassian software (Jira/Confluence).
• Experience with AI/ML applications in defense, wireless communications, or cybersecurity.
• Experience with tactical radios and waveforms; ATAK and TAK integrations.
• Completion of 451/452 training courses is a definite plus..
• Previous experience in a Signals Analysis Lab (SAL) or agency-level Signals Development Center (SDC).

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