Wireless Network Engineer

EEOC

Wireless Network Engineer supporting next-generation network capabilities in defense. Overseeing research, design, and implementation of wireless and transport technologies.

Posted 6/26/2026full-timeBelcamp • Maryland, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $77,600 - $176,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Support concept development, prototype design, and solutions ideation for next‑generation network capabilities
Oversee research, design, planning, integration, and evaluation of advanced wireless and high‑speed transport technologies
Translate customer needs and strategic objectives into actionable architectures and prototype implementations of new and novel solutions
Conduct in‑depth assessments of customer requirements
Perform network modeling and simulation activities
Evaluate and optimize performance
Provide technical consulting to define solution requirements to optimize for mission application needs
Mentor emerging engineers

Requirements

What you’ll need

Experience designing, integrating, and developing advanced wireless network capabilities using flexible software architectures and commercial off the shelf hardware
Knowledge of how applications, transports, and mission services interact across contested and bandwidth‑limited environments
Knowledge of military radio waveforms, transport, communications planning systems, and mission critical networking systems including interoperability across heterogeneous transports, routing frameworks, tactical‑edge networks, and government mission systems supporting the Department of War
Ability to work in Agile development environments with continuous integration and DevSecOps practices that enable rapid prototyping, iterative refinement, and accelerated delivery of fieldable wireless networking capabilities
Ability to establish trust, communicate effectively, and maintain strong relationships with clients, mission operators, network stakeholders, and technical partners to ensure alignment between operational networking needs and technical designs or capability roadmaps
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Secret clearance
Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, or a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) field

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits
Paid leave
Professional development
Tuition assistance
Work-life programs
Dependent care
Recognition awards program

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Hard Skills & Tools

advanced wireless network capabilitiesnetwork modelingsimulation activitiesperformance optimizationAgile developmentcontinuous integrationDevSecOps practicesinteroperabilityrouting frameworkstactical-edge networks

Soft Skills

effective communicationrelationship buildingtrust establishmentmentoringcollaboration

Certifications

Secret clearance