Senior Wireless Engineer, 5G​/LTE & DoD RF - Remote

Overview

The Wireless Engineer designs, installs, optimizes, and maintains mobile broadband, cellular, and WLAN systems across enterprise Base Area Networks (BAN). This role supports both legacy and modernized wireless infrastructure, ensuring maximum coverage, minimal interference, and compliance with Air Force and DoD technical, security, and spectrum standards. The engineer contributes to system design, RF planning, troubleshooting, site surveys, documentation, and operational sustainment while collaborating with network engineering, cybersecurity, and base communications teams.

Remote with 15% travel within CONUS and may require OCONUS travel as needed.

• Assist with the design of mobile broadband/cellular solutions across BAN environments, including antennas, power, backhaul, and spectrum utilization
• Design enterprise WLAN infrastructure using advanced RF principles, including predictive and on‑site RF modeling, heat mapping, and site surveys
• Ensure WLAN design follows DoD/DAF RF, HERO, HERP, and HERF safety standards and spectrum certification requirements
• Support green‑field wireless designs—no legacy wireless reuse—per modernized network requirements
• Evaluate RF propagation characteristics, building materials, multipath conditions, and flight line/industrial environment constraints
• Install, configure, and test broadband, WLAN, and cellular systems in accordance with engineering design packages
• Ensure compliance with OEM specifications, DoD STIGs, NIAP, FIPS, and applicable cybersecurity guidelines
• Coordinate with Network Engineers to optimize system integration, traffic flows, bandwidth usage, and performance
• Support installation of wireless infrastructure across operational facilities, maintenance hangars, warehouses, munitions areas, and flight line operations areas
• Conduct predictive, passive, active, and verification wireless site surveys (indoor and outdoor)
• Document survey results, including RF readings, spectrum analysis, heat maps, interference sources, and channel planning
• Ensure compliance with AFI 17‑220 spectrum processes, including SCG data collection, device certification inputs, and safe RF emissions near ordnance, fuels, and personnel
• Identify and document OSP/ISP constraints, power/grounding requirements, and environmental hazards that affect wireless deployment
• Monitor wireless system performance, availability, and security posture using approved NMS tools
• Diagnose and resolve wireless issues involving RF interference, connectivity, hardware failures, authentication, or configuration conflicts
• Perform preventive maintenance, firmware updates, vulnerability mitigation, and configuration optimization
• Support Tier 2/3 wireless troubleshooting as part of shared operational responsibilities with the Base Communications Squadron
• Develop and maintain technical documentation including design diagrams, RF heat maps, configuration files, and installation records
• Ensure wireless systems meet DoD, DAF, STIG, RMF, TEMPEST, and cybersecurity standards
• Record installation, maintenance, and repair actions for operational continuity and future reference
• Produce required documentation deliverables, such as Wi‑Fi heat maps, wireless installation descriptions, and RF assessments for transition packages
• Design and implement LTE and 5G RAN components, including small cells, macro cells, antennas, eNodeB/gNodeB platforms, and associated transport networks
• Perform RF engineering tasks for 5G and LTE systems, including waveform analysis, MIMO/Antenna configuration, carrier aggregation, and spectrum allocation
• Support integration of 5G Standalone (SA) and Non‑Standalone (NSA) architectures into existing enterprise networks
• Evaluate and configure 5G core functions such as AMF, SMF, UPF, AUSF, NRF, and interfaces (N1‑N4, N6‑N14, etc.) for mission needs
• Optimize throughput, coverage, and reliability using drive testing, RF measurements, SINR/RSRP/RSRQ analysis, and spectrum monitoring
• Install, configure, and validate LTE and 5G radios, including DAS systems, small cells, and private cellular networks
• Perform acceptance testing using tools such as spectrum analyzers, RF scanners, UE testing…