# RF Systems Engineer

DS creates systems that power the next generation of radio spectrum intelligence. We collect radio data from all over the world, train neural networks to decipher it, and run them on the smallest chips we can. We’re solving a new, technically hard problem where nothing from other fields works out of the box, and along the way, we’ve built our own stack from scratch, including entirely new embedding model architectures, custom GPU kernels, and much more. Joining DS means owning major parts of a fast-growing AI research organization, joining a collaborative, talent-dense team with decades of experience in probabilistic ML, accelerated computing, embedded systems, and signal theory, and growing your career in the areas that interest you. You’ll fit in if you want to come to work for the problem itself and don’t want to choose between technical rigor, business value, and real-world impact. We work with high ownership and trust. Responsible for the design, evaluation, and optimization of RF systems, supporting mission-driven applications in complex electromagnetic environments. Owns RF system design and end-to-end performance, leading RF efforts on cross-functional teams during design,

- **Id**: 742960
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/distributedspectrum-rf-systems-engineer>
- **Role**: Hardware
- **Role family**: Hardware
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: on_site
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: New York, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-05-27T19:08:09Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-05-27
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-13T05:42:52Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 169
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 5485
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Equity
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Sensors & Transducers, RF & Wireless Hardware

## Company

- **Id**: 673687
- **Name**: Distributed Spectrum │
- **Domain**: distributedspectrum.com
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/distributedspectrum>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

### Truth index

- **Grade**: B
- **Score**: 75
- **Open postings**: 4
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 1
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Salary

- **Min**: 120000
- **Max**: 250000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250000

## Technologies

- **Machine Learning** — Optional: no
- **MATLAB** — Optional: no
- **Linux** — Optional: yes
- **Python** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: stale
- **Repost count**: 0
- **Flags**: stale
- **Days open**: 169

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-11T13:12:00Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 5
- **Band**: cold
- **Label**: Long shot
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.169
- **P room**: 0.28
- **Age days**: 168
- **Expected fill days**: 27
- **Reasons**: conf:0, win:tail, crowd:
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-12T10:38:37Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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