RTX

Implementation Engineer – Aviation Voice Systems, VHF/HF

RTX

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Annapolis • Maryland • United States

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Salary

💰 $95,500 - $181,700 per year

About the role

  • Implement and support air-ground voice communication systems used in aviation operations.
  • Deploy and integrate VHF and HF radio systems, including transmitters, receivers, and associated control equipment.
  • Support installation and commissioning of antenna systems, RF distribution equipment, and remote radio site infrastructure.
  • Integrate radios with Voice Communication Systems (VCS) and associated control interfaces.
  • Troubleshoot issues across RF equipment, radio control interfaces, and supporting infrastructure.
  • Support system deployments, upgrades, and service migration activities.
  • Coordinate implementation activities with field technicians, vendors, and operational stakeholders.
  • Travel to communication sites as required.

Requirements

  • Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 5 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 3 years of experience.
  • Experience with VHF and/or HF radio systems used in operational communications environments.
  • Experience with RF fundamentals including antennas, propagation, transmission lines, and RF troubleshooting.
  • Experience integrating radios with Voice Communication Systems (VCS) or radio control systems.
  • Experience with radio control and audio interfaces including 4-wire analog audio, E&M signaling, and serial communication interfaces (RS-232 / RS-422 / RS-485).
  • Experience with IP-based radio architectures including ED-137.
  • Experience with HF radio systems and understanding of HF propagation concepts affecting long-distance communications.
  • Experience using RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, service monitors, network analyzers, or signal generators.
  • Experience troubleshooting issues across RF equipment, radio control interfaces, and IP-based radio systems.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees.
  • Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option.
  • Tuition reimbursement program.
  • Student Loan Repayment Program.
  • Life insurance and disability coverage.
  • Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection.
  • Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits.
  • Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning.
  • Adoption Assistance.
  • Autism Benefit.
  • Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions.
  • Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program.
  • Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits.
  • Bright Horizons, child and elder care services.
  • Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program.
  • And more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools
VHF radio systemsHF radio systemsRF fundamentalsRF troubleshootingVoice Communication Systems (VCS)radio control systems4-wire analog audioE&M signalingserial communication interfacesIP-based radio architectures
Soft Skills
coordinationtroubleshootingcommunicationteam collaboration