RF Communications System Engineer

WGS Systems, LLC, is looking for an RF Communications Systems Engineer with varying experience and backgrounds in military and commercial radio communications system engineering to join our company. Primary work activities will take place in Frederick, Maryland with occasional travel supporting various events.

Successful candidates will have demonstrated experience in the development, analysis, design, and performance planning for military and commercial radio communications and networks. Communications domains include terrestrial, airborne, and satellite with applications in both wideband and narrow band data and voice. Radio networking can include mesh/MANET, point-to-point, and point-to-multipoint. The candidate should have strong experience and knowledge in modulation, RF propagation, networking protocols, RF performance modeling and planning, and antenna modeling and analysis.

Key Responsibilities/Duties Include:

• System level design and analysis of military and/or commercial voice and data radio systems
• Experience with network and radio encryption standards and operations for both commercial and/or military systems
• Radio and network system planning, modeling, and performance analysis
• Design of radio network systems for terrestrial and airborne applications, including mesh/MANET networks
• Design of radio networks for wideband and narrow band voice and data using satellite communications, with demonstrated experience with Iridium, Inmarsat, or others highly desired
• Detailed planning and conducting of communications systems testing
• Close interaction with customer personnel during test and deployment events
• Provide communications integration support to prime and sub-contractors
• Conduct laboratory and field testing of communications components and systems
• Unit-level troubleshooting and debugging
• Test results data collection and support of analysis
• Provide weekly status updates to Leadership

Qualification requirements:

• Candidate must be a United States citizen and will be required to maintain a government SECRET security clearance
• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or equivalent, master’s degree desired
• 10+ years’ experience with commercial and/or government radio communication systems and networks
• Expert understanding of radio network design, signal modulation, RF propagation and cascade analysis, and antenna performance modeling
• Demonstrated understanding of data networking protocols and routing schema
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Ability to develop system schematics and wiring diagrams
• Ability to independently develop detailed technical reports
• Perform engineering and scientific analysis of collected test data
• Develop system simulations and perform modeling of communications networks
• Proficient in MS Office, Windows-based applications, Matlab and/or other technical analysis, modeling and design toolsets
• Occasional domestic and international travel will be required

WGS Systems, LLC, based in Frederick, Maryland, provides systems and products that support our military and homeland security front line personnel. We are looking for the highest quality, motivated personnel to help our company continue to grow into the preeminent sensor and system developer for the defense and homeland security of our country.

WGS Systems is proud to be an EEO employer M/F/D/V.