Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country’s most challenging technical problems.    All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.  

Position Overview

The Riverside Research Engineering and Support Solutions (ESS) directorate conducts Research and Development (R&D) of cyber-physical attacks against embedded systems. As a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer, you will collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team of research engineers and scientists on a range of microelectronics security research projects. A minimum of a Secret security clearance is required to start.  You must be able to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance and additional security access approvals required by the customer.  This position is at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH. Remote work is not available for this position. Travel is not expected to exceed two to four times a year.

Responsibilities

Job Responsibilities

• Directly support the development and test of embedded systems with minimal supervision
• Support multiple research projects simultaneously
• Manage timelines, product delivery, product quality for assigned project work
• Document, present, and report RF test results and other findings to peer and senior technical audiences
• Work with Project Manager and Principal Investigator to plan, lead, and execute technical resource application to project; manage and communicate deliverable status and timelines.
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• Requires a Secret Clearance to start and an upgrade to a Top Secret to stay on Program
• Bachelor’s degree in EE or related technical area with 5+ years relevant experience, a related Master’s degree with 3+ years relevant experience, or a PhD in a related technical area
• Willing to work in a secure US Government facility
• Familiarity with FPGA and embedded hardware design, testing, and operations
• Experience with SDRs design
• Experience addressing signal integrity concerns on RF PCBs
• Experience with AMD Xilinx tool chain
• Experience with laboratory test equipment such as network analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, power supplies, and similar equipment
• Experience with data analysis in MATLAB or Python
• Programming in C/C++, Python, or other scripting languages
• Excellent organizational, engineering, and communications skills
• Able to work individually and as a lead member of a multi-discipline team
• Experience leading a small technical team on research projects
• Interest in solving open-ended research challenges

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with frequency-hopping radios systems
• Technical writing experience
• Top Secret clearance
• Experience working in a secure US Government facility is desired

 

 

Global Comp

$91,000 - $169,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

  Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring.  Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees. Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran’s status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.