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Electrical Engineer - Radio Frequency

Amentum
Huntsville, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 22 Jul 2025

About the role

Electrical Engineer - Radio Frequency  - (ADV000B0X) 

Your Impact:

 

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Your growth matters to us—that’s why we offer a variety of ways for you to develop your career. With professional and leadership development opportunities like Team Lead Academy, education reimbursement, mentoring, and company sponsored networking events, you can take control of your own career path on your own terms with a company that believes in you.

A Place Where You Belong

People are at the heart of our business. We reflect a diversity of cultures, backgrounds, and experiences. We expect our people, clients, and partners to treat one another with dignity and respect. This means promoting inclusion, celebrating diversity, and appreciating the differences we all bring to our workplace.

Support Your Well-Being

Our comprehensive benefits package includes wellness programs, 11 paid holidays, paid time off, employee perks and much more. With these benefits, plus the option for flexible schedules and possible remote a few days a week (depending on customer requirements) we’ll support you as you pursue a balanced, fulfilling life—at work and at home.

Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer

Responsibilities:

  • Provide systems level support in Radio Frequency (RF) analysis, simulation and development to support NASA Spaceflight Programs. Duties will include:
  • Provide analyses of existing transmitter designs
  • Provide analyses of existing antenna designs
  • Provide analyses of existing receiver designs
  • Participate in requirements and data reviews by reviewing materials and providing inputs and comments
  • Support RF laboratory by performing or participating in formal and informal tests
  • Provide comments to requirements documents
  • Support RF subsystem trade studies as needed
 

Here's What You'll Need:

 

A degree, MS preferred, in Electrical Engineering, Physics or related field is required. Degree from an ABET accredited institution is preferred. Minimum experience requirements are a Masters degree, or a BS with at least 2 years of work experience.

Required skills/experience:

  • Candidate must have RF background and digital signal processing experience.
  • Proficiency with Mathematical Analyses (MATLAB, MathCAD, Excel) 
  • Proficiency with Link Margin Analyses (Satellite Took Kit, MATLAB, MathCAD,) 
  • Operational knowledge of RF Lab Test Equipment (RF Receivers, RF Transmitters, Spectrum Analyzer, Network Analyzer, Oscilloscopes, Signal Generators, Software-Defined Radios (SDR)) 
  • Familiarity with Programming Languages and Digital Logic (C, Python, Command-line scripting, Matlab, FPGA platforms (i.e. VHDL)). 
  • Familiarity with GNURadio, Raspberry Pi (ARM platform) and NUC14 (x86 platform) is a plus. 
  • Excellent organizational skill

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