Senior RF Engineer/Developer
Listed on 2026-07-01
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IT/Tech
Cybersecurity, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Systems Engineer -
Engineering
Cybersecurity, AI Engineer (Applied/Software), Systems Engineer
Senior RF Engineer / Developer
Responsibilities People Tec is currently seeking a Senior RF Engineer / Developer to support our Huntsville, AL location. People Tec is a company that hires and develops technology talent and puts them to work on client projects across the United States. We specialize in full stack development, Cloud, Dev Sec Ops , Cybersecurity, Offensive Cyber, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Intelligence (BI), Data Science, Machine Learning (ML) related initiatives, both in the federal and commercial space.
People Tec is actively seeking a highly skilled Senior RF Engineer/Developer with a strong technical background in offensive cyber operations, RF technologies, and emerging cyber threats. This position will be based in Huntsville, AL, and involves developing, deploying, and refining cyber-Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs) to counter evolving adversarial cyber and RF threats. The Senior RF Engineer/Developer will lead technical offensive cyber initiatives within the T&E community, collaborating closely with the Intelligence Community (IC) to develop and test realistic threat representations and prototypes.
Duties:
- Research and develop prototypes to provide realistic threat representations for the T&E community
- Analyze intelligence reports from within the IC community to provide recommendations and prototype direction based on validated threat intelligence
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to design, test, and refine offensive tools and exploits for RF environments, including custom signal processing and jamming techniques
- Develop proof-of-concept exploits and document findings to support the improvement of RF system security and resilience
- Build and maintain signal processing algorithms for demodulating, decoding, and injecting data into RF channels
- Develop and optimize real-time RF data acquisition and analysis applications to support offensive research and testing
- Integrate hardware interfaces, such as SDR's, with custom software to facilitate direct interaction with RF signals
- Develop custom software applications for SDR's, utilizing vendor-specific API's and SDK's to interface with and control RF hardware
- Utilize Hardware Description Languages such as VHDL or Verilog to design, simulate, and implement custom FPGA modules for RF signal manipulation and analysis
- Develop and maintain code for FPGA based signal processing pipelines, integrating with SDR hardware to support offensive RF operations
- Troubleshoot and optimize the interaction between host software, SDR hardware, and on-board FPGA resources for robust and efficient RF exploit development
Qualifications Required Skills/Experience :
- 5+ years of experience within a cyber related field
- Proficient with C/C++ and Python
- Experience in rapid prototyping of embedded systems
- Hands-on experience with GNU Radio, SDR's, and similar RF tools for signal manipulation, protocol analysis, and TTP development.
- Understanding of Digital Communications and Signal Processing
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills
- Willingness to travel up to 10% for T&E support, stakeholder coordination, and on-site assessments as needed.
- Must be a U.S. Citizen
- Currently possess Top Secret clearance. Must be eligible for a TS/SCI clearance w/ C.I. poly
Education Requirements :
- B.S. degree or higher in an Engineering discipline
Desired Skills :
- Experience analyzing cyber threat intelligence from the IC community
- Experience in modeling, simulation, and/or analysis of RF Systems
- Strong understanding of cyber and electromagnetic spectrum technologies
- Experience implementing digital signal processing chains on FPGA's
- Previous work experience in the T&E community
- DoD Red Team experience
Estimated Time To Hire:
- April 2026
Overview People First. Technology Always. People Tec, Inc. is an employee-owned small business founded in Huntsville, AL that provides exceptional customer support by employing and retaining a highly skilled workforce. Culture:
The name "People Tec" was deliberately chosen to remind us of our core value system - our people. Our company's foundation was built on placing our employees and customers first. With an award-winning…
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