RF Signal Processing & Communications Engineer

Looking to make a real impact with your work?

At Leidos, your expertise directly supports missions that matter. We bring together talented, driven professionals to solve complex challenges for our customers across air, land, sea, space, and cyberspace. Our teams are empowered to innovate, collaborate, and make a difference every day.

Your next big opportunity starts here.

Leidos Defense seeking an RF Signal Processing & Communications Engineer to join our Defense RF Systems UAS Portfolio. In this role, you'll work on advanced datalink and communications systems supporting tactical and airborne platforms, contributing to technologies that are critical to national security.

This is a hands-on, high-visibility role where you'll work across lab, field, and flight environments to test and evaluate cutting-edge communication systems.

What You'll Do

• Support the testing and evaluation of advanced RF datalink and communication systems

• Analyze waveform performance, resilience, and real-world behavior in operational scenarios

• Contribute to lab, field, and flight test activities

• Help develop test plans, procedures, and technical reports

• Collaborate with internal teams and government partners to meet mission objectives

• Play a key role in assessing system performance and informing future technology development

We're looking for a strong foundation in RF, signal processing, or communications. You don't need to check every box. If your experience aligns with much of the below, we encourage you to apply.

• Bachelor's degree with 8-12 years of experience, or Master's with 6-10 years in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Math, or a related field

• Experience or familiarity with RF systems, signal processing, or communications theory

• Exposure to concepts like modulation, waveforms, filtering, or signal analysis

• Experience with tools like MATLAB or similar analytical platforms

• Hands-on or academic experience with RF testing or lab equipment is a plus

• Ability to analyze data and communicate findings clearly

• Must possess and be able to maintain a Secret clearance

• Must be a resident of Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate to the Huntsville, AL area.

Nice to Have

• Master's or Ph.D. degree with an emphasis in electromagnetic theory.

• Experience with SATCOM, CDL, or other datalink systems

• Background in Electronic Warfare (EW) or signal detection

• Exposure to field testing or flight test environments

• Active Top-Secret Clearance

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

April 29, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

Pay Range $107,900.00 - $195,050.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.