Cellular/RF Engineer with Security Clearance

Cellular / RF Engineer (Senior-Level)
Location: Bolling AFB, Washington, DC
Clearance: Top Secret (Required) This role focuses on assessing, engineering, and optimizing wireless connectivity solutions with an emphasis on cellular (4G/5G) and other RF technologies used in secure, mission critical environments. The engineer is responsible for ensuring reliable in building and wide area wireless coverage through detailed analysis, system design, and hands on field work.

Key Responsibilities
Wireless Systems Engineering — Assesses and engineers wireless connectivity solutions across cellular, RF, and related technologies to support high reliability communications. Site Surveys & Measurements — Conducts detailed site surveys, measures signal strength, evaluates RF propagation, and identifies coverage gaps using professional RF test equipment. In Building Coverage Design — Designs solutions to improve indoor cellular and RF performance, including DAS, small cells, repeaters, and antenna systems.

System Optimization — Analyzes network performance, interference sources, and capacity constraints to recommend and implement improvements. Technical Documentation — Produces engineering reports, design packages, and coverage maps to support deployment and lifecycle management. Cross Functional Collaboration — Works with infrastructure, security, and operations teams to ensure solutions meet performance, reliability, and compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications 7+ years as an RF engineer with direct experience in cellular technologies (4G/5G), RF propagation, and in?building wireless systems. Education
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (EE) or a closely related field is strongly preferred. Security+ (required) Technical Skills
Proficiency with RF test tools such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, scanners, and propagation modeling software. Strong understanding of antenna theory, link budgets, RF path loss, and cellular system architecture.

Experience with DAS, small cells, macro networks, and in building wireless design tools (e.g., iBwave, Atoll, Planet).