Secret-Cleared RF/Antenna Hardware Integration & Test Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking Secret-Cleared RF/Antenna Hardware Integration & Test Engineers in Baltimore, Maryland for one-year onsite contract-to-hire roles supporting a leading aerospace & defense company. These positions will support advanced RF, microwave, phased-array, and AESA hardware through integration, test, troubleshooting, performance analysis, and production support.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Experience with RF/microwave hardware integration, test, and troubleshooting.
• Experience with antenna, phased-array, AESA, or RF subsystem hardware.
• Experience testing hardware in laboratory, production, or antenna-range environments.
• Experience with RF test equipment such as:
• Network analyzers
• Signal generators
• Spectrum analyzers
• Oscilloscopes
• Experience with antenna/RF performance analysis.
• Experience troubleshooting electrical, RF, or hardware problems.
• Experience using MATLAB for test automation, data analysis, or post-processing.
• U.S. citizenship required.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with near-field, compact, far-field, or spherical near-field antenna ranges.
• Experience with active electronically scanned arrays (AESA).
• Experience with RF subsystem components such as CCAs, receiver/exciters, front-end electronics, or phased-array hardware.
• Experience with RF performance metrics such as gain, ERP, sensitivity, noise figure, TOI, and RF-chain performance.
• Experience with antenna measurements and data reduction.
• Experience developing or debugging test software using MATLAB, C++, Python, or Visual Basic.
• Experience with automated RF test systems or manufacturing test environments.
• Experience supporting Test Readiness Reviews, Design Reviews, or technical readiness activities.
• Experience troubleshooting hardware/software integration issues.
• Experience supporting root-cause and corrective-action investigations.
• Familiarity with hardware qualification, ATP testing, MRB/FRB processes, and production test flow.
• Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring other engineers.

What You’ll Do

• Integrate and test advanced RF, microwave, antenna, phased-array, and AESA hardware.
• Set up and operate RF and antenna test equipment.
• Troubleshoot RF hardware and subsystem performance issues.
• Perform antenna and RF performance analysis.
• Analyze test data and identify performance trends or anomalies.
• Develop scripts and tools to automate testing and data analysis.
• Support antenna-range testing and subsystem integration.
• Support hardware performance verification and requirements validation.
• Work with design engineering to identify hardware and test improvements.
• Support technicians with troubleshooting, training, and technical direction.
• Develop and support root-cause and corrective-action activities.
• Support production and engineering-development testing.
• Participate in technical reviews, readiness reviews, and post-test data reviews.
• Depending on experience level, provide RF/hardware technical leadership and mentor less-experienced engineers.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 100% onsite in Baltimore, Maryland
• 9/80A schedule

Pay

• $107.10–$137.83 per hour, depending on experience level and position.

Job IDs

1801 / 1800

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.