Radio Frequency Engineer

Job Title

Radio Frequency Engineer – Test and Evaluation Engineer

Eglin Air Force Base

Immediate need for a Radio Frequency Engineer – Test and Evaluation Engineer to develop and integrate equipment and systems for Hardware in the Loop (HITL) labs. This may include Flight Motion Simulators (FMS), Anechoic Chambers, Scene Generators, Scene Projectors, Scene Injection, Data Links, Radio Frequency (RF) Communications, Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT), and High-Bandwidth Real Time (RT) interfaces.

• Provide RF engineering development, integration, test, verification and analysis expertise to HITL lab development activities.
• Support lab setup, including facility management, system calibration, test planning and execution, and evaluation of results.
• Provide systems engineering support and guidance for HITL projects.
• Develop and apply advanced methods to investigate and find solutions for difficult military system design requirements and problems.
• Plan, conduct, and direct projects including coordinating the efforts of engineers and technical staff.
• Evaluate system capabilities.
• Resolve complex problems and provide solutions with comprehensive knowledge.
• Provide technical consultation to customer.
• Learn and work to gain overall knowledge and proficiencies with engineering tasks and System Engineering processes.
• Collaborate continuously and mentor team members and others.
• Continuously learn and improve based on focused feedback.
• Assist in monitoring program financial performance, including cost, schedule, and technical performance.
• Prepare regular program status reports for senior leadership and government customers.
• Identify and mitigate program risks while developing contingency plans.
• Ensure efficient resource allocation and budget management.
• May involve performing or leading one or more of the following:
  • Oversee development of new RF and PNT Technologies, acting as a Subject Matter Expert (SMW) on projects.
  • Act as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), providing technical recommendations to customer and the team regarding RF and PNT technologies and algorithms.
  • Plan and conduct trade studies, analysis of alternatives, and capability analysis.
  • Develop, integrate, and execute new and/or modified models and tools used for system design trades and analysis.
  • Develop and integrate appropriate interfaces for simulation architectures.
  • Perform verification, validation, and anchoring on M&S and HITL efforts.
  • Report results of analysis with recommendations for improving M&S and HITL.
  • Perform integration and configuration control of models into system-level analysis architecture.
  • Translate systems/capabilities/algorithms into models to support integrated system performance analysis.
  • Develop, integrate, and execute trajectories and signatures into system level models and simulations.

• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field and at least 3 years of related experience.
• Must have the ability to conduct research and perform analysis on requirements, capability, and operational effects.
• Must have the passion for solving problems and providing workable solutions.
• Must have strong analytical and reasoning skills and ability to visualize processes and outcomes.
• Must have outstanding all-round communication skills and ability to work collaboratively.
• Must be highly self‑motivated and directed, with keen attention to detail.
• Must have proven analytical and creative problem‑solving abilities.
• Must have strong customer service orientation.

• Master’s Degree or PhD in Science, Technology, Engineering, Math, or related field preferred.
• At least 5 years of related experience preferred.
• Experience with real‑time Simulations and HITL testing preferred.
• Experience with any of the equipment mentioned in the job description preferred.
• Experience with Air Force programs preferred.
• Experience with electro‑optics, infrared, radar frequency (RF), or relevant fields preferred.
• Experience in modeling and/or assessing EO/IR and RF targets and countermeasures preferred.
• Experience with electromagnetics, radar, or similar relevant field preferred.
• Experience with EO/IR…