RF Systems Engineer at General Dynamics Mission Systems, Inc
Scottsdale, AZ
$112,924–$125,275from the description
Jul 23, 2026
Scottsdale, AZ
Jul 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role involves leading a small team of RF engineers in the maintenance, troubleshooting, and long-term sustainment of a Land Mobile Radio system deployed across U.S. Coast Guard stations. Day-to-day work spans failure analysis, antenna and direction-finding equipment support, test planning, and remote technical assistance to field personnel. It suits an experienced RF engineer comfortable with both hands-on diagnostics and team mentorship.
Senior level · 5+ years · Bachelor's required · Secret clearance · Full-time
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Why we read it this way (8)
This role is primarily an RF/Electrical Systems Engineering position, not a mainstream computer/IT occupation. SOC 15-1299 (Computer Occupations, All Other) is used as the closest available code, but the role's core work — RF systems sustainment, antenna/direction-finding troubleshooting, LMR lifecycle engineering — sits outside the standard computer occupations taxonomy. SOC 15-1211 (Computer Systems Analysts) is noted as a secondary possibility given the systems analysis and requirements/verification work, but neither code is a strong fit.
The clearance language states applicants 'will be subject to a U.S. Government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.' The specific level is not named; Secret is inferred as the minimum typical for a defense contractor program of this nature, but the actual required level may differ.
Work location is not explicitly stated in the posting. The '#LI-Hybrid' tag suggests a hybrid arrangement at a General Dynamics facility, but no city or CBSA is identified.
RF test equipment (VNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, Signal Sources, Power Meters, Communication Analyzers) appears in both the 'Key hardware' narrative section and the 'What sets you apart' (preferred) section. Individual instruments are marked preferred; the general category of RF test equipment is marked required as it appears in the required responsibilities context.
MATLAB, MS Access/SQL, and the MS Office suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Visio) all appear under 'What sets you apart,' which is a clearly differentiated preferred/bonus section, so they are marked preferred.
US citizenship is explicitly required due to the nature of work at the facility — this is a hard gate beyond the clearance requirement.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): RF direction-finding equipment, RF coverage analysis software.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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