Hardware Engineer

Job Brief

RF design and a focus on SATCOM

Realm One was built on the principle that people matter first and foremost. We believe in providing a strong work/life balance by investing in our employees and encouraging professional and personal growth. We do this by offering exceptional benefits, flexible schedules, and the tools necessary to achieve success through paid training, mentoring, and the opportunity to work alongside top‑notch industry professionals.

We are searching for talented individuals who provide intelligence, engineering, and mission management expertise for the Government. This program will maximize the effectiveness and efficiency of our country's most important missions both at home and abroad. If you are ready to support a high‑performing team that truly makes a difference, then come join us!

The Hardware Engineer is a critical role responsible for designing, installing, and testing RF systems, with a focus on SATCOM components and devices operating in various frequency bands, including but not limited to C‑band, X‑band, Ku‑band, Ka‑band, and Q/V‑band. The successful candidate will be working on complex RF system design, installation, and test, and will be required to travel up to 15% worldwide.

The RF Design Engineer will be responsible for ensuring the smooth operation of our RF systems, from design to deployment, and will work closely with cross‑functional teams to ensure systems meet user requirements. The following are the primary functions of the position:

• RF design and installation and testing of SATCOM hardware (C, X, Ku, Ka, Q/V band) while accounting for atmospheric attenuation, ionospheric scintillation, rain fade, and polarization mismatch effects.
• Conduct site surveys, climb antennas, rack and align hardware, and operate earth‑terminal control consoles to establish and maintain wideband and satellite communication links.
• Perform preventive, scheduled, and corrective maintenance; troubleshoot on‑spot malfunctions; apply anti jamming techniques and enforce safety/maintenance procedures.
• Use Keysight PNAX, Field Fox, SpecA, signal generators, oscilloscopes, and BER testers to measure S‑parameters, P1dB, TOI, NF, phase noise, group delay, and perform nonlinear analysis (IMD, spectral regrowth).
• Produce AutoCAD/Visio drawings, block diagrams, schematics, and technical design packages.
• Prepare engineering plans, as‑built documentation, test reports, and maintenance records; coordinate with cross‑functional teams (system architects, PMs, test sites).
• Travel up to 15% worldwide to support installations, testing, and maintenance in remote or austere environments.
• Hands‑on proficiency with Keysight PNAX, Field Fox, SpecA, RF signal generators, spectrum/network analyzers, oscilloscopes, and BER testers.
• Experience developing preventive maintenance schedules, conducting equipment inspections, and authoring safety rule documentation.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of producing technical reports, engineering plans, and briefing packages for multiservice audiences.
• Proven problem‑solving record: troubleshooting complex RF hardware, analyzing data printouts, implementing corrective actions that improve performance and maintainability.
• Leadership/mentoring ability: lead inspection teams, supervise maintenance activities, and train site personnel.
• Ability to carry equipment, climb antennas, and rack hardware.
• Knowledgeable in RF design, installation, and test, with a focus on SATCOM systems.

• Seven (7) years experience as a HE analyzing complex hardware systems for SIGINT solutions.
• Bachelor's degree in Communications Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Five (5) years of additional hardware engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.

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