Lead RF Systems Engineer (Tactical Comms / SDR / DSP)
Core
Lead technical strategy and software development for DSP/SDR tactical communications systems, focusing on terrestrial RF architectures, waveform synthesis, and reverse engineering.
Role type
Lead RF Systems Engineer (Tactical Comms / SDR / DSP)
Builds
Advanced SDR and DSP solutions for terrestrial tactical radios (HF/VHF/UHF) in a Linux environment
Domain
Defense / Electronic Warfare / Signal Intelligence
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Software Defined Radio (SDR), RF communications architecture, RF reverse engineering, waveform synthesis, C++, Python, GNU Radio, REDHAWK, real-time signal processing, modulation schemes (FSK, PSK, QAM), protocol disassembly, binary analysis
Preferred skills
Tactical radio protocols (MIL-STD-188-110, STANAG, SINCGARS, HAVE QUICK, P25, MANET), RF propagation modeling, Electronic Warfare (EW) countermeasures, anti-jam techniques, LPI/LPD waveform design, FEC/Viterbi/Reed-Solomon decoding, firmware analysis tools (Ghidra, IDA Pro)
Technologies
C++, Python, GNU Radio, REDHAWK, Ghidra, IDA Pro
Responsibilities
Architect and implement advanced SDR and DSP solutions for terrestrial tactical radios; Reverse engineer complex terrestrial COTS and proprietary RF devices; Synthesize and generate custom tactical RF waveforms; Develop algorithms to detect, identify, and decode tactical communications signals; Implement end-to-end transmit/receive signal chains; Direct laboratory build-outs and execute RF experimentation; Solve high-level technical challenges across SIGINT and EW domains; Mentor cross-functional engineering teams
Seniority
Lead / Principal, hands-on IC with mentorship
