Full-Time

Senior RF Engineer

Posted on 11/7/2025

Deadline 11/10/27
Scientific Research Corporation

Scientific Research Corporation

1,001-5,000 employees

Engineering, integration, testing for defense systems

No salary listed

No H1B Sponsorship

Huntsville, AL, USA

In Person

US Top Secret Clearance Required

Category
Electrical Engineering (1)
Required Skills
MATLAB
Simulink
Requirements
  • This job requires a minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering and ten or more years of work-related experience
  • The primary or most necessary skills required for this job are analytical skills. Other important skills include communication, leadership and problem-solving skills, and short-term and long-term planning skills
  • Proficiency in modeling software such as MATLAB, Simulink, and MathCAD
  • Radar signal and data processing toolsets
  • Experience with root cause analysis of RF systems and interoperability
  • Knowledge of sensor signal processing, signal detection, probability and statistics
  • Experience integrating sensor, shooter, and command and control systems
  • Knowledge of sensor array processing methods, antennas, and propagation
  • U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a U.S. Government security clearance at the Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information level
  • Clearance Information states this position requires U.S. citizenship and eligibility for a U.S. government security clearance at the Top Secret / SCI level
Responsibilities
  • Identifying, defining, and solving complex technical problems related to radio frequency systems requirements, design, development, integration, testing and/or fielding which require ingenuity and innovativeness
  • Encouraging optimum design within project schedule and funding limitations
  • Interacting frequently as the organizational representative with the customer in the collection and translation of customer requirements to defined specifications
  • Making frequent contact with customers, team partners, subcontractors, and suppliers to obtain/exchange information, providing technical direction, and assisting in the resolution of technical issues
  • Developing and delivering complex technical presentations related to RF systems to high-level program management and customers. May lead major program and/or design reviews and major proposal activities
  • Performing extensive research and complex analysis on a major project to enhance the technical and economic development of the product and/or service. Completed reports or studies may be deliverable engineering products to the customer. This includes providing theoretical expertise in areas including radio wave propagation, digital signal processing, RF and/or digital hardware design and integration, threat RF systems exploitation, communications theory, waveform development and modeling, and electronic warfare systems
  • Providing functional and technical guidance to engineers. Typically provides leadership and technical direction for a project team
  • Actively seeking new business opportunities in related technical areas
  • Identifying new customers and/or developing additional tasking with existing customers
  • Threat systems analysis
  • Model development to match intelligence assessments, including waveform scheduling, correlation/tracking and signal processing
  • RF signals processing
  • RF algorithms / logic
  • Antenna analysis
  • Target tracking
  • Writing technical briefings, papers and reports to reflect intelligence analysis and assessments of foreign threat systems
  • System performance assessments of major subsystems including phased array antennas, transmitters and receivers, RF signal processors and computer algorithms/logic
Desired Qualifications
  • 10 or more years of work-related experience
Scientific Research Corporation

Scientific Research Corporation

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Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced engineering company that provides engineering, integration, testing, support, and research and development services to the U.S. government, private industry, and international markets. Its work spans information, communications, intelligence, electronic warfare, simulation, training, and instrumentation systems. SRC designs and builds complex systems, integrates them into clients’ environments, conducts rigorous testing, and offers ongoing field support through laboratories and facilities that replicate real-world operation. The company differentiates itself through its broad, end-to-end capabilities across multiple disciplines, its long history since 1988, and its extensive network of engineering offices and state-of-the-art test facilities for both defense and commercial applications. SRC’s goal is to help customers meet emerging challenges by delivering high-quality products and technical services that perform in real-world conditions.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Atlanta, Georgia

Founded

1988

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What believers are saying

  • NAICS codes 541330 and 3364 position SRC for targeted DoD engineering R&D opportunities.
  • Federal contract eligibility through SAM registration enables participation in growing defense budgets.
  • Established business development contacts and ASTRO contracting relationships support pipeline growth.

What critics are saying

  • Leidos undercuts SRC on C4ISR contracts with 20-30% lower bids using $15B+ scale.
  • Anduril deploys AI-driven ISR sensors 40% faster, displacing SRC's traditional engineering contracts.
  • Low employee satisfaction at Camp Pendleton and Warner Robins drives talent attrition.

What makes Scientific Research Corporation unique

  • Founded July 1988 with established DoD relationships and ASTRO contract vehicle access.
  • Capabilities span C4I, ISR, cyber operations, and intelligence analysis across defense sectors.
  • 2,279-person workforce with strong ratings in Honolulu and Suffolk locations.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

401(k) Company Match

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

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