RF Engineer

Location: San Diego, CA

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

RF Engineer

The Opportunity:

As an electrical engineer, you understand the workings behind complex systems. That knowledge is key when it comes to testing Radio Frequency (RF) and other communication devices that need to be protected from cyber-attacks. We’re looking for an electrical engineer who can use their skills to help our client test and secure these devices from cyber threats by identifying attack vectors and using their RF experience to create test plans to ensure system functionality and security.

At Booz Allen, you’ll use your engineering skills to transform the cybersecurity landscape. Our team tests and deploys cybersecurity solutions to protect against all types of attacks, including those that exploit RF vulnerabilities. That’s why we need you, an electrical engineer with a solid background in RF engineering and radio technology, as well as knowledge of cyber-attacks and vulnerabilities, to help us design and develop cyber solutions and test plans while working with common RF equipment such as spectrum and network analyzers, anechoic chambers, and MIL-STD-1553.

On our team, you’ll design and perform analysis on various radio and encryption devices, with a cybersecurity lens. You’ll lead the discovery and characterization of waveform stress points by analyzing data link performance in high interference and contested spectral environments. We’ll look to you to apply systems-level expertise in wireless network data links to evaluate how RF-layer degradations propagate through the protocol stack and share your expertise through leadership and mentoring junior staff. This is a chance to use your experience-based knowledge in RF engineering while broadening your skillset into areas like cybersecurity and software assurance.

Take on exciting challenges in cybersecurity with us as we support the Navy in protecting warfighter data.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have: 

• 5+ years of experience in RF Systems Engineering
• Experience with RF Circuit Design and RF Systems Design
• Experience with design or development Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies
• Knowledge of SDR-based signal capture, generation, and processing to simulate and evaluate complex modulation and demodulation schemes under stress
• Knowledge of forensic IQ analysis to identify root causes of link failure, and isolating effects such as multi-path fading, co-channel interference, and hardware non-linearities
• Ability to support design of instrumentation-grade RF Test Benches, maintaining rigorous control over IP3, Noise Figure, and SFDR to ensure measurement integrity
• Ability to assess and mitigate cyber risks associated with wireless communications
• Top Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics 
• Ability to obtain a CompTIA Security+ or IAT Level II Certification within 6 months of start date

Nice If You Have:

• Experience applying MIL-STD-1553 standards and protocols
• Experience with various frequency bands, including HF, VHF, and UHF
• Knowledge of tactical data links, including Link-16
• TS/SCI clearance
• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, or Physics

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Top Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model
Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.