RF Systems Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type
Hybrid
Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Salary
$112,924–$125,275 / yr
Posted
48 days ago
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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

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This role $119k
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This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $150,374–$202,570 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $119k versus about $176k for comparable roles.

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

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TL;DR · RF Systems Engineer

As an RF Systems Engineer on the Rescue 21 program, you will serve as a technical team lead for a small group of engineers focused on the maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle sustainment of a mission-critical Land Mobile Radio system. You will perform failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action implementation while leading requirements and performance analysis for system design and verification. Your daily work involves managing antenna performance, direction finding equipment, and interference mitigation. You will utilize specialized tools including VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Sources, Power Meters, Communication Analyzers, MATLAB, and SQL databases to ensure system reliability. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will provide remote technical support to Field Service Representatives and conduct coverage analysis and link budget calculations to solve complex problems within the domain of national government communication infrastructure.

What you'll do

  • Lead and mentor a small team of RF engineers to drive technical growth and best practices.
  • Perform failure analysis, root cause investigation, and corrective action implementation for Land Mobile Radio systems.
  • Conduct requirements, functional, and performance analyses for system design, integration, and verification.
  • Design, plan, and execute test plans and procedures to ensure system accuracy and reliability.
  • Provide remote technical support to Field Service Representatives for hardware troubleshooting and test execution.
  • Evaluate product specifications and vendor capabilities to support long-term lifecycle planning.
  • Communicate technical findings and recommendations clearly to project leaders, program managers, and customers.

What we're looking for

  • U.S. citizenship is required.
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Engineering, or Mathematics field.
  • 5+ years of job-related experience or a Master's degree plus 3 years of job-related experience.
  • Experience with Land Mobile Radio (LMR) system maintenance and troubleshooting.
  • Experience leading engineering failure analysis, experimental testing, and results evaluation.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead, train, and mentor junior engineers and technicians.
  • Proficiency with RF test equipment such as VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Sources, Power Meters, and Communication Analyzers (preferred).
  • Strong foundation in RF principles including noise analysis, link budgets, antenna radiation pattern analysis, and propagation modeling (preferred).

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