Senior RF & Wireless Transport Engineer

Va Tech Foundation•Arlington, VA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

VT-ARC is seeking a Senior RF & Wireless Transport Engineer to support enterprise communications modernization efforts within TS/SCI environments. This role focuses on designing and integrating wireless transport systems into enterprise network architectures supporting WAN, SD-WAN, and Unified Communications platforms. The successful candidate will ensure wireless transport layers provide reliable, secure, and high-performance connectivity across multi-enclave environments. An active Top Secret/SCI clearance is required. This position is contingent based upon contract award

Requirements

Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, RF Engineering, or related technical discipline, or equivalent professional experience in RF and wireless systems engineering.
8+ years of experience in RF systems design and wireless communications engineering.
Demonstrated expertise in RF propagation analysis, link budget calculations, and spectrum management.
Experience integrating wireless transport systems into enterprise network architectures.
Experience operating in TS/SCI or multi-enclave classified environments.
Understanding of QoS principles and their relationship to wireless transport performance.
Experience supporting RMF processes and STIG compliance for communications systems.
Active Top Secret/SCI clearance required.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or Telecommunications Engineering.
1015+ years of RF and communications engineering experience.
Experience supporting tactical wireless or SATCOM systems in DoD environments.
Experience with RF modeling and simulation tools.
Experience integrating wireless transport systems into digital twin or emulation environments.
Deep familiarity and experience enabling Unified Communications performance requirements.
Prior military or defense communications engineering experience.

Responsibilities

Design and deploy secure RF and wireless transport architectures supporting multi-level security and enterprise communications environments.
Perform RF propagation modeling, link budget development, and spectrum planning for wireless transport systems.
Integrate wireless backhaul technologies (microwave, point-to-point, SATCOM, secure Wi-Fi, tactical wireless links) with enterprise WAN and SD-WAN infrastructures.
Optimize wireless transport performance to support QoS-sensitive applications including voice, video, and mission-critical traffic.
Conduct RF validation testing, signal strength analysis, and interference troubleshooting.
Support enterprise network performance efforts by directly collaborating with WAN, UC, and Network Performance engineers to ensure reliable end-to-end communications.
Develop RF architecture documentation including system diagrams, propagation models, and link design artifacts.
Contribute to digital twin modeling and simulation of wireless transport environments.
Participate in cyber range exercises involving RF transport vulnerabilities and wireless threat emulation.
Ensure wireless communications systems meet security and compliance requirements, including RMF controls and STIG guidance.
Operate effectively within a small engineering team where individual technical contributions directly impact mission readiness.