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RF Engineer

Riverside Research

2640 Hibiscus Way (Show on map)

Aug 07, 2025

RF Engineer

Location

US-OH-Beavercreek

ID

2025-3937

Category

Research & Development

Position Type

Full Time Salary

Riverside Overview

Riverside Research is an independent National Security Nonprofit dedicated to research and development in the national interest. We provide high-end technical services, research and development, and prototype solutions to some of the country's most challenging technical problems.

All Riverside Research opportunities require U.S. Citizenship.

Position Overview

Riverside Research's Applied Mathematics and Physics Solutions group is seeking a full time RF Scientist, RF Engineer or Electrical Engineer (EE) with experience in radio frequency applications in computational electromagnetics analysis. The candidate will contribute to research and development of new techniques that advance the state-of-the-art in defense industry CEM tools. Candidates will collaborate with a diverse team whose backgrounds include CEM, scientific computing, physics, computer science, electrical engineering, applied mathematics, and high-performance computing (HPC) at our facilities in Ohio (Dayton) or New York (NYC). This position will include work on independent research and development (IRAD) and contracts.

Candidate can work out of our facilities in New York, NY, Dayton, OH.

Responsibilities

Job Description:

Design, develop, simulate, and/or test computational electromagnetic (CEM) models

Evaluate simulation, test and production data, prepare analysis and recommend changes to meet project objectives
Prepare and conduct verification and validation testing of custom software
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

Current TS/SCI clearance and ability to obtain and maintain a CI poly
PhD in EE and 0 years of experience or MS in EE and 3+ years of experience or related STEM fields
Proficient in applications of EM theory (e.g. antennas, scattering, waveguides, optics, etc.)
Ability and desire to learn new CEM, CAD and programming tools
Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)
Experience with analysis tools like Matlab, Mathematica, Python
Experience with computer aided design (CAD) tools (CATIA, NX, Creo/ProE, AutoDesk, Solidworks, etc)
Experience working on Linux based platforms

DESIRED Qualifications

Experience developing CAD models/meshes suitable for CEM analysis from complex or overly detailed engineering drawings, 2D schematics or other source material
Experience with performing RF tests/measurements
Active Top Secret/SCI Security Clearance with CI poly
3+ years of experience with computational electromagnetic solvers (e.g., HFSS, FEKO, CST, COMSOL, etc.)

Global Comp

$91,000 - $169,000 This represents the typical compensation range for this position based on experience, location and other factors.

Closing Statement

Riverside Research Institute is a not-for-profit, technology-oriented defense company, where service to our customers and support of our staff is our overall mission. Riverside is an affirmative action-equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws regarding recruitment and hiring. Riverside offers comprehensive compensation and benefit packages to our employees.
Riverside bases its employment decisions solely on technical experience, qualifications and other job-related criteria related to our organizational purpose as a not-for-profit company, and without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, veteran's status or any other status legally protected by applicable federal, state, and local law.