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This role works across RF, digital, FPGA, and embedded systems to develop new communications capabilities, troubleshoot complex hardware, and rapidly prototype solutions for advanced mission requirements.\nResponsibilities\nESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:\nProvide hands-on engineering expertise across the full radio development lifecycle, from architecture and component selection through circuit design, FPGA integration, board bring-up, and RF characterization.\nDevelop and integrate RF front ends, digital processing hardware, and embedded components.\nUse laboratory test equipment to evaluate and troubleshoot system performance.\nCollaborate with embedded software, FPGA, cybersecurity, and systems engineering personnel to develop and mature custom radio capabilities for sophisticated operational environments.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nQualifications\nREQUIRED SKILLS:\nExperience designing, developing, integrating, or troubleshooting RF communication systems or radio hardware.\nStrong understanding of RF fundamentals, including signal chains, filtering, amplification, frequency conversion, impedance matching, noise, and link budgets.\nExperience with analog/digital circuit design and PCB-level hardware development.\nFamiliarity with MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C/C++, or embedded Linux.\nExperience developing or integrating FPGA-based systems using Verilog, SystemVerilog, or VHDL.\nExperience integrating embedded processors, FPGAs, RF transceivers, ADCs/DACs, or similar devices.\nHands-on experience with RF and electronics test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, signal generators, and logic analyzers.\nAbility to troubleshoot hardware at the component, board, and system levels.\nDESIRED SKILLS:\nExperience designing a radio or RF transceiver from the board/component level, not solely integrating commercial radios.\nExperience with software-defined radios, RF transceiver ICs, RF front ends, PLLs, mixers, LNAs, PAs, and filters.\nExperience implementing DSP functions in FPGA logic, including filtering, FFTs, modulation/demodulation, or digital up/down conversion.\nExperience with RF/mixed-signal PCB design, controlled impedance, grounding, shielding, signal integrity, and EMI/EMC considerations.\nExperience with RFSoC, SoC FPGA, high-speed ADC/DAC interfaces, or similar architectures.\nExperience with communications, unmanned systems, electronic warfare, SIGINT, radar, or other RF-intensive defense applications.\nExperience rapidly prototyping and debugging custom RF or embedded hardware.\nEDUCATION:\nBachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.\nCLEARANCE:\nActive TS/SCI security clearance required.\nOPERATING HOURS AND EXPECTATIONS:\nThis position anticipates standard operating hours, with flexibility as required to support program and mission requirements.\nThis position is based at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), Maryland.\nTRAVEL:\nNo regular travel is anticipated for this position.\nBenefits\nWHAT WE OFFER:\nAt CIS Secure, we believe in promoting fair and transparent pay practices. We are committed to disclosing the compensation range for transparency and to set clear expectations for all applicants for this posting. This range represents the anticipated low and high end of the base salary for the advertised job, promotion, or transfer opportunity. Please note that the pay range provided is a good faith estimate for the position at the time of posting. The actual salary offered may vary based on various factors including but not limited to relevant experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, education, geographic location, as well as internal equity, and alignment to market data.PAY RANGE: The anticipated base salary range for this position is $140,000 - $160,000 annually.\nBenefits:\n401(k) with company matching\nDental insurance\nMedical insurance\nHealth Savings Account option\nFlexible Spending\nVision insurance\nLife and Disability Insurance\nAncillary offerings (Hospital Indemnity, Accident, Critical Illness, Pet Insurance)\nPaid Time Off\nHoliday pay\nCIS Secure and it's associated companies, Intrepid Solutions and Darkblade Systems, is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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