RF Test Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared RF Test Engineer in Baltimore, Maryland for a one-year onsite contract-to-hire role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. This position will support RF/microwave hardware integration, test, troubleshooting, and subsystem verification in a manufacturing and laboratory environment. The engineer will work hands-on with RF assemblies, receiver/exciter hardware, test equipment, and automated test tools while supporting performance analysis and requirements verification.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline with 2+ years of relevant experience; master’s degree with 0+ years; or an additional 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• Active DoD Secret clearance required to start.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Experience testing and troubleshooting RF and/or microwave hardware.
• Experience troubleshooting RF hardware and subsystems in a manufacturing or integration environment.
• Experience using RF laboratory test equipment such as signal generators, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, or similar instrumentation.
• Strong knowledge of electrical engineering principles, design tools, and test equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex hardware problems using structured problem-solving techniques.
• Experience supporting integration, test, and requirements verification activities.
• Ability to communicate technical approaches, findings, and recommendations clearly.

Principal-Level Track

• Bachelor’s degree with 5+ years of relevant experience, or master’s degree with 3+ years.
• Additional 4 years of relevant experience may be substituted for a degree.
• Demonstrated ability to independently troubleshoot complex RF hardware and subsystem issues.
• Experience solving RF/microwave design and test problems of increasing technical scope and complexity.

Preferred Skills

• Component-level electronic troubleshooting experience.
• Experience with Integrated Receiver Exciter Assemblies or similar highly integrated RF subsystems.
• RF performance analysis and data reduction experience.
• Experience with RF-to-digital subsystem architectures.
• Experience performing RF measurements and analyzing test data.
• Experience with hardware/software integration and troubleshooting.
• Experience using Common RF Test Set, LM-STAR, Hiller, Phase Noise, or similar automated test systems.
• Experience using or developing software to control test hardware.
• MATLAB and/or Python experience.
• Test scripting, signal-processing, and data-analysis experience.
• Experience with Git and Atlassian tools.
• Experience mentoring RF test or design engineers.

What You’ll Do

• Test and troubleshoot RF Line Replaceable Units and Circuit Card Assemblies.
• Perform RF subsystem integration and verification activities.
• Troubleshoot electronic and RF hardware to the component and subsystem level.
• Conduct RF performance testing and analyze test results.
• Support requirements verification and recommend data-driven threshold adjustments.
• Evaluate highly integrated receiver/exciter and RF-to-digital hardware.
• Operate RF laboratory instrumentation and automated test equipment.
• Develop or use test-support applications and scripts.
• Support hardware/software integration and resolve technical anomalies.
• Perform data reduction, analysis, and technical documentation.
• Collaborate with engineering, manufacturing, software, and test teams.
• Support mentoring and technical leadership activities for more experienced assignments.

Work Schedule / Shift

• Third shift, Monday–Friday.
• Approximately 9:00 PM–4:59 AM.

Pay

• $60.83 per hour.

Job ID: 1949

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.