Electrical/RF Engineer

Post Date

Jun 07, 2026

Location

Sully,
Virginia

ZIP/Postal Code

20151
US
Aug 07, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Perm

Category

System Administrator

Req #

DC0-5317526d-a638-42ff-b3a3-e7af4d3b6549

Pay Rate

$130k - $170k (estimate)

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking an Electrical Engineer (Mid & Senior) to support a cutting-edge defense and aerospace technology client. This individual will contribute to the design and development of high-performance RF systems used in Radar and Flight Termination Systems. The role involves hands-on hardware and firmware development, close collaboration with cross-functional engineering teams, and ownership of designs from concept through testing and validation. This is an onsite, fast-moving opportunity with immediate onboarding for engineers who thrive in complex, mission-critical environments.

We are a company committed to creating diverse and inclusive environments where people can bring their full, authentic selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer that believes everyone matters. Qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment regardless of their race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, ancestry, genetic factors, age, disability, protected veteran status, military or uniformed service member status, or any other status or characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to HR@insightglobal.com.To learn more about how we collect, keep, and process your private information, please review Insight Global's Workforce Privacy Policy: https://insightglobal.com/workforce-privacy-policy/.

Required Skills & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 8+ years’ experience (or MS + 5+ years)
• Hands-on hardware and firmware design experience
• Schematic capture and PCB layout of complex mixed-signal designs
• HDI PCB layout experience
• 5+ years of hardware development using: FPGAs, Microprocessors, High-speed digital circuits
• Experience designing to MIL-STD-461F (or higher)
• Experience with verification testing and hardware troubleshooting
• Ability to generate Basis of Estimates (BOE) for scope and pricing
• Experience creating technical documentation (test procedures, reports, analyses, design reviews, manuals)
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with RF, Mechanical, and Software Engineers
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• Ability to obtain and maintain a US DoD Security Clearance

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

• Active DoD Secret Clearance (can hold Top Secret)
• Proficiency with tools such as:
o Altium or Siemens/Mentor Graphics PADS
o MATLAB
o SPICE / PSPICE
o Keysight Pathwave / Genesys / ADS
o AWR Microwave Office or Ansys HFSS
o ModelSim, Vivado, Vitis, or Quartus
• RF circuit modeling, analysis, and design experience
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP) experience
• 5+ years FPGA design experience (VHDL and/or Verilog)
• Experience with FPGA soft CPU cores (MicroBlaze, Nios II)
• High-speed interface design/debug (1GE, PCIe, DDRx)
• Hardware/software co-design with Zynq UltraScale+ RFSoCs
• Antenna theory, design, and measurement experience
• Familiarity with DFM/DFA and DFT
• Radar systems coursework or hands-on experience
• Strong understanding of RF/microwave fundamentals:
o Transmission lines & matching
o Filter design
o Noise figure & SNR analysis
o EMI/RFI mitigation
o Time & frequency domain analysis

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.