CareerPlan

Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer, Air Dominance & Strike

Costa Mesa, CA (OC-00)Full-time$120k–$153k2026-11-10 → 2026-11-11
Security clearance required

Core

Lab and field integration and test of RF payloads, subcomponents, amplifiers, and antennas for air vehicles and autonomous systems.

Role type

Early Career RF Mission Systems Engineer (Integration & Test)

Builds

High-performance RF systems and autonomous capabilities for military air vehicles

Domain

Defense, RF systems, Air Dominance & Strike

Required skills

RF system integration, RF test equipment operation, EMI/interference testing, system validation, electronics/RF design, troubleshooting

Preferred skills

Analog and digital systems integration, automated testing software development, simulation and modeling tools, advanced sensing domain experience, air vehicle design and integration

Technologies

Spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, ADS, Ansys HFSS, COMSOL, MATLAB

Responsibilities

Test RF systems (power measurements, pulse response, network analysis, environmental & stress testing), Drive air vehicle integration and checkout efforts (EMI/interference testing, installed performance testing, data analysis), Validate system performance in cooperation with design & system engineers, Work with AD&S teams to integrate & deliver high-performance systems, Communicate results internally and externally

Seniority

Early Career, hands-on IC