Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer

Public Trust: None

Requisition Type: Regular

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to support our nation's defense. Make an impact by connecting and securing critical operations across the globe, keeping our country safe and secure.

Job Description

ARMA-Global is currently pursuing a qualified candidate to serve as a RF Communications Engineer to join the Technology Integration and Support Cooperative Tactical Network and Datalinks configuration team to design, develop, test, integrate and train new and emerging capabilities with the Android Tactical Assault Kit and other tactical capabilities.

Responsibilities

As a RF Communications Engineer you will work closely with coworkers, partners, stakeholders and customer representatives to create effective solutions, providing support to organizational Development & Engineering projects to deliver next-generation technologies across a wide-range of services and emerging capabilities. You will integrate new RF/DL configurations into wearable devices that enable Special Tactics operations.

In this role you will:

• Follow and implement Department of Defense (DoD), Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA), Committee on National Security Systems (CNSS), National Security Agency (NSA), National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and other applicable security guidance

• Document and diagram physical and logical architectures, configurations, and applicable settings.

• Produce applicable DoWAF architecture viewpoints in accordance with standards

• Identify, validate, assess RF networking shortfalls across multiple platforms

• Develop measurable test and success criteria

• Support testing to measure against success criteria

• Document and brief actions and test results in post assessment reviews

• Develop Plans of Instructions and Checklists for Operational use.

• Provide user training as needed to ensure capability integration

• Ensure solutions and activities delivered are aligned with the strategy and vision

• Collaborate with teammates on complex problems, and recommend improvements

• Assist with deconstruction and interpretation of requirements supporting projects

• Engage with stakeholders and supporting teams, and ensure customer expectations, satisfaction, risks, and cost are managed appropriately as it relates to your activities

• Adhere to standards, policies, protocols, procedures and best practices that truly embody a "Best of Breed" Development & Engineer services delivery team

• Participate in architectural and design discussions as they pertain to Future State, Concepts, and planned or active Development & Engineering projects

• Participating in strategic engagements and events, as required

• Brief stakeholders on planned and active projects and activities

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Required:

  • Highly skilled at RF network analysis and research to identify capacity, performance, architecture, and support constraints and problems

  • Ability Develop RF network engineering approaches and propose courses of action (COA) to the government

  • Skilled at development and analysis of RF IP architectures

  • Ability to assess current operational architectures and configurations to improve operational effectiveness, system performance, efficiency, information security, and configuration management

  • Experience identifying and documenting applicable standards and best practices

  • Ability to design, develop, test, and implement suitable RF and network architectures in accordance with applicable Department of Defense (DoD), United States Air Force (USAF), United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), industry guidance, and best practices.

• Specific experience with a majority of the following required:

  • Standard Airborne BLoS Broadband (AB2) and narrowband (ABN) gateway architectures for voice, video, and C2 IP based services

  • Standard Airborne LoS Broadband (ALB) and narrowband (ALN) gateway architectures for voice, video, and C2 IP based services

  • Standard airborne and terrestrial, roll-on, roll-off and permanent, sensor payload, intelligence systems, and communications systems network architectures. This includes sensor, warning, and communications networks and aircraft interface architectures. Examples include systems such as the Joint Threat Warning System (JTWS) Air system, TRICS, SLED, and MANET solutions

  • Standard aircraft local area network (ALAN), boundary, and external network interface architectures. This includes analyzing and developing standard unclassified and classified networks for AFSOC aircraft

  • Standard air-to-air and air-to-ground RF network architectures and plans

  • Standard terrestrial, wireless, and RF base area network (BAN) architectures

  • Standard deployable terrestrial and RF C2 node architectures

  • Software defined network for aircraft, ground vehicles, and C2 nodes

• Must be able to effectively conduct and interpret tests, and troubleshoot solutions

• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously

• Ability to create and maintain systems related documentation

• Solid written and verbal communication skills

Qualifications

• BA/BS or equivalent experience Plus 8+ years providing critical RF transport and network engineering/administration services

• 5+ years' electronic maintenance in the following areas: Digital/analog signal processing, Communications equipment (VHF, UHF, microwave, fiber-optic), Digital computer systems; Test equipment, RF signal processing, Antennas, RF systems.

• DoW 8570.01 IAT level II certification required: Sec+ CE (Desired)

Security Requirements

• Must have a SECRET clearance with the ability to obtain an SCI (TS/SCI)

Work Environment

• Work environment is either remote teleworking or administrative office

• Possible TDY's to CONUS and OCONUS environments

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Work Requirements

Years of Experience

5 + years of related experience

* may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required