Helsing
Senior RF Engineer
Washington, DC · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jun 11, 2026
- Experience
- Several years; no specific number stated.
- Education
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field.
About the job
Designs, integrates, tests, and deploys resilient, encrypted radio datalinks and tactical communications for unmanned aircraft in contested environments.
What you'll do
- Design UAS-to-ground and UAS-to-UAS datalink architectures, including point-to-point and mesh networks.
- Integrate and validate radio systems, SDR solutions, and tactical C2 networks; analyze RF link performance.
- Manage US FCC spectrum approvals and frequency coordination, and advise teams and customers on radio communications.
What they ask for
- Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field.
- Several years of experience designing and deploying military datalinks, mesh networks, or tactical communications systems.
- Experience integrating UAS with tactical C2 networks and knowledge of military communication architectures and interoperability standards.
- Experience with US FCC spectrum management, frequency allocation, and regulatory requirements.
Nice to have
- Designed, built, and evaluated custom antennas for airborne platforms.
- Experience with tactical datalinks such as Link 16, JREAP, CDL, or Cursor-on-Target (CoT).
Tools
Software Defined Radio (SDR), IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System), Tactical Scalable Mesh (TSM), MANET, AES-256, Link 16, JREAP, CDL (Common Data Link)
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