Description
Leidos is seeking a Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to support our customer’s research and development mission. This is a great opportunity for an early-career engineer to gain hands-on experience working on cutting-edge technologies, experimentation, and real-world applications in a collaborative environment.
In this role, you’ll contribute to technical efforts across concept development, testing, analysis, and documentation while working alongside experienced engineers and researchers.
Work Environment:
This position operates in a hybrid environment, with work performed at customer sites in Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD and Adelphi, MD, as well as from a home office. Work location will vary depending on tasking and security requirements. Candidates should be within a commutable distance to both locations.
This role is open to candidates with a wide range of experience levels. The scope of the position and corresponding compensation will be aligned with the candidate’s background and expertise.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Support research, analysis, and engineering studies, and help document technical findings
- Help design and execute experiments involving RF signals and materials
- Participate as part of a multi-disciplinary team in demonstrations, experiments, and technical evaluations
- Document procedures, test methods, and best practices
- Support development, use and refinement of tools for signal generation, measurement, and analysis
- Analyze data, summarize results, and contribute to presentations for technical teams and customers
- Review technical research and assist in preparing summaries and recommendations
- Assist in developing and refining models to evaluate system performance and effects
Basic Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering, or a related field with 0–2+ years of experience, or a Master’s degree with less than 2 years of experience. Additional experience may be considered in lieu of a degree
- Active DoD Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI
- Foundational knowledge of RF systems, electromagnetics, or related concepts
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools
- Ability to travel up to 10% within the continental U.S.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Academic or internship experience with RF, microwave systems, or signal analysis
- Exposure to modeling, simulation, or data analysis and minor software coding tools (e.g., MATLAB, Python, or similar)
- Familiarity with lab or test environments
- Interest in working in a research and development setting
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Original Posting:
March 31, 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 $57,850.00 - $104,575.00
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.
About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
Pay and Benefits
Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.
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Commitment to Non-Discrimination
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.
