Required Qualifications
• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: 5+ years of hands-on experience with RF communications, software-defined radios, and relevant test equipment (Field Fox, VNA, power meters). 10+ years of experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
Security Clearance:
• Must be eligible to obtain a DoD Secret Security Clearance. Active Secret clearance is highly desirable.
Technical Expertise
• Strong working knowledge of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) tactical mesh networks and radios. Familiarity with systems from vendors such as Silvus, TrellisWare, Persistent Systems, Qualcomm, and/or Anduril.
• Understanding of RF fundamentals, antenna theory, link margins, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), and spectrum management. Experience utilizing RF and network measurement hardware (e.g., spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, channel emulators, erc.).
• Proficiency in evaluating data plane and network plane performance metrics (Throughput UDP/TCP, Jitter, Latency, Packet Loss, Route Convergence). Familiarity with network transport protocols and optimization.
• Ability to draft structured test methodologies, define measurable GO/NO GO parameters, and execute complex laboratory and field-based risk reduction events.
• Proven capability to ingest anomaly data, replicate failures in a lab environment, isolate root causes (firmware, hardware bottlenecks, protocol instabilities), and engineer validated solutions.
• Experience capturing, monitoring, and analyzing real-time radio network data utilizing traffic generation and automation scripts.
Other Requirements
• Strong writing skills for drafting formal test plans, emerging results briefs, detailed test reports, and trouble incident reports.
• Excellent communication skills to interact directly with internal product managers, military units, and external radio vendors.
• Ability to travel to various Army field test sites and ranges (e.g., Fort Bragg, Fort Belvoir, JBLM) for operational rehearsals and user assessments. Often for one week at a time.