Job Description

Salary: $100,000 - 245,000 per year Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• At least four years of experience in high-power microwave systems, electronic warfare systems, RF systems, or a related technical area.
• Experience with a programming language such as MATLAB, Python, C, C++, Java, or similar.
• Ability to obtain an Interim Secret clearance by the start date and ultimately qualify for a TS/SCI clearance; eligibility requires U.S. citizenship.
• Preferred: Masters degree in science or engineering, or equivalent experience.
• Preferred: Knowledge or skills in RF propagation, system design, or testing.
• Preferred: Academic or professional experience developing, testing, or modeling EW or HPM weapon systems and assessing their effectiveness.
• Preferred: Experience with software-defined radios, particularly for EW applications.
• Preferred: Experience planning and conducting conducted and radiated RF experiments, including instrument-control scripting, data collection, and documentation.
• Preferred: Prior warfighter experience.
• Preferred: Active TS/SCI clearance; eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship.

• Conduct system-level RF analyses, including link budgets, propagation effects, and lethality assessments.
• Assess the lethality and effectiveness of RF, EW, and HPM systems against air and missile threats using experimentation, simulation, and analysis.
• Propose, analyze, and test new RF concepts, waveforms, and hardware designs at the system level.
• Evaluate how RF, EW, and HPM systems integrate into the kill chain, collaborating with systems engineers, combat-system specialists, and sensor experts on mission modeling, concept design, requirements, development phases, and technical reviews.
• As needed, design, simulate, develop, and test software-defined radios, analog and RF circuits, amplifiers, and antennas; work may include component and system development, as well as test design and implementation.

• Hardware
• Java
• Matlab
• Python
• Security
• LESS

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We are seeking an RF Engineer for the A4H Applied Technologies and Threat Engineering Group at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL). Our group develops non-kinetic engagement strategies by combining knowledge of missile threats with non-kinetic technologies. You will join engineers and scientists who develop, test, and assess advanced missile-defense technologies, with opportunities to build expertise in RF systems, electronic warfare, and high-power microwave systems. APL tackles critical defense, security, space, and science challenges and offers a welcoming, collaborative culture, education assistance, retirement contributions, and work-life balance. Our campus is in the Baltimore-Washington metro area. Eligible employees may receive comprehensive benefits, including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and professional development. The posted annual pay range is $100,000–$245,000; compensation may vary based on factors such as location, experience, education, and skills. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

last updated 40 week of 2026

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