Spectrum RF Engineer

Requisition Number: 30684
Required Travel: 0 - 10%

Employment Type:

Full Time/Salaried/Exempt
Anticipated Salary Range: $ - $
Security Clearance:
Secret
Level of

Experience:

Senior
This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5

ISR systems.
HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners.

Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities:

• Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success.
• Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust.
• Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work.
• Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve.
• Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement.
• Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose.

HII
- Mission Technologies has an opportunity available for senior-level RF Engineer with a minimum of twenty years of experience supporting Federal spectrum-dependent systems.

The position will provide technical, regulatory, and policy support to Federal customers including participation in federal and international spectrum-management processes, including NTIA and ITU activities.

• Provide expert RF engineering support for Federal communications, navigation, and spectrum-dependent systems.
• Apply deep knowledge of RF propagation models, spectrum engineering, frequency management, and electromagnetic compatibility.
• Lead large-scale electromagnetic compatibility studies through the employment of modeling and simulation tools to evaluate feasibility of RF coexistence between desperate system types protecting against both co-channel and adjacent-channel interference.
• Support engagement in NTIA Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee (IRAC) activities and subcommittees.
• Contribute to U.S. preparation for World Radio communication Conferences, ITU R Study Groups, Working Parties, Conference Preparatory Meetings, and regional telecommunications organizations.
• Develop recommended positions for NTIA spectrum management and allocation proceedings, including issues addressed in IRAC, Radio Conference Subcommittee, Technical Subcommittee, Frequency Assignment Subcommittee, and Spectrum Planning Subcommittee.
• Review, assess, and interpret technical studies related to spectrum sharing, interference protection, propagation modeling, emissions limits, power flux density limits, coordination criteria, and protection requirements.
• Translate complex technical and regulatory proposals into clear operational impacts, risks, opportunities, and recommended actions for senior DoD leaders.
• Support coordination with NTIA, FCC, Department of State, other federal agencies, industry stakeholders, and U.S. and international delegations.
• Evaluate operational and technical effects of spectrum allocation and regulatory proposals on DoD systems and missions.
• Apply working knowledge of frequency allocations, radio services, interference protection criteria,…