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Join us in shaping the next generation of resilient communications, networking, and infrastructure for U.S. Government sponsors, including strategic and national-level command-and-control communications and other mission-assured systems. This position provides challenging opportunities to apply and expand knowledge in RF and communications engineering, while developing creative problem-solving, software, systems engineering, and technical skills.
Support the design, analysis, and testing of RF and communications systems
Assist with modeling, simulation, and performance evaluation of RF components and system-level architectures
Contribute to laboratory testing, data collection, and analysis of RF hardware or communication links
Help develop software tools, scripts, or automated workflows for RF analysis, test, and signal processing
Document technical findings, test results, and engineering recommendations
Collaborate with cross-functional engineers in RF, signal processing, software, and systems engineering
Support trade studies and technical assessments related to RF performance, link budgets, or system requirements
Interest in communications engineering demonstrated through coursework or extracurricular involvement in RF communications, signal processing, or electromagnetic physics
Must be a student enrolled full-time in an accredited degree-seeking program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related degree and continue to be enrolled full-time the semester following the internship.
Sustained excellence in academic performance
Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top-Secret security clearance
Per the U.S. Government’s eligibility requirements, you must be a U.S Citizen to be considered for a security clearance.
This position has an on-site requirement of 5 days a week on-site
Experience developing technical reports, presentations, and/or production-quality code
Experience with systems engineering processes for communication systems, including requirements development and review, verification and validation, end-to-end architecture analysis, and link budget analysis
Experience with agile software development and object-oriented programming, scripting, and/or simulation tools such as C/C++, Java, Python, or MATLAB
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and system-of-systems architecture frameworks such as Cameo/MSOSA
Experience with SDR platforms and RF test equipment such as USRP, spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, and channel emulators
$46,500 - $58,000 - $69,500 Annual
Onsite
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