RF and communications engineers
Space jobs for RF and communications engineers in Ohio
5 open RF engineer jobs in Ohio at 4 employers, posting $150k–$189k a year.
No town here has enough open jobs in this occupation for a page of its own yet.
- 25th percentile$150,133.88/hr
- Median (50th)$171,876.75/hr
- 75th percentile$188,733.75/hr
- Distinct posted rates4
- Jobs stating an hourly rate4
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 4 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $150,133.88–$188,733.75 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Newest RF engineer jobs in Ohio
Checked 7 Nov 2026, 11:06 UTC
$149,603–$254,317/yr- $118,095–$200,762/yr
$95,000–$149,500/yr
$131,300–$237,350/yr
Selected agencies hiring now
Contract Professionals Inc (CPI)Engineering and technical staffing agency
Aerospace and defense staffing firm in Waterford, Michigan, placing engineers, maintenance technicians, mechanics, welders and CNC machinists.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
Moseley Technical ServicesEngineering and technical staffing agency
Engineering and technical staffing firm in Huntsville, Alabama, placing engineers and A&P, sheet metal, CNC and quality technicians.
Places: Propulsion, Mechanical, Avionics, RF & Payloads
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Where the RF engineer jobs are in Ohio
The towns with the most openings in this profession. Where a town has its own page, it gathers every space role open there.
- Fairborn2
- Beavercreek1
- Beavercreek Township1
- Independence1
What RF and communications engineers earn in Ohio
Salaries in this state's postings next to the BLS wage for the profession across every industry, statewide and in its metro areas.
Posted on open jobs in Ohio
- 25th percentile$150,133.88/hr
- Median (50th)$171,876.75/hr
- 75th percentile$188,733.75/hr
- Distinct posted rates4
- Jobs stating an hourly rate4
- Employers3
The median is the middle of the 4 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $150,133.88–$188,733.75 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.
Middle half of 4 jobs stating pay from 3 employers, median $172k/yr.
Measured by BLS in Ohio
BLS publishes no wage for this occupation in Ohio.
Employers hiring RF and communications engineers in Ohio
- BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems2 open in Ohio
- KBR1 open in Ohio
- Leidos1 open in Ohio
- Viasat1 open in Ohio
What the job takes
An electrical engineering degree, often a master's, focused on RF, antennas or communications.
Depends on the role
Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI)
Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency. Asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one
Space jobs for RF and communications engineers in Ohio: common questions
How much do RF and communications engineers make in Ohio?
Ohio postings for RF and communications engineers state $150k–$189k a year in the middle half and $172k a year at the median (4 postings, 3 employers).
Which Ohio towns have the most RF engineer roles?
Fairborn (2), Beavercreek (1), Beavercreek Township (1) and Independence (1). A role offered in several towns is counted in each of them.
Which space companies hire RF and communications engineers in Ohio?
The most openings today: BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems (2), KBR (1) and Leidos (1). 4 employers in all list RF engineer roles in Ohio.
What do RF engineer roles in Ohio ask for?
An electrical engineering degree, often a master's, focused on RF, antennas or communications. Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI) (Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency; asked for on classified government programs; the employer sponsors it, and only a US citizen can hold one). Each posting spells out its own degree, experience and citizenship requirements.
Are these roles still open?
They are taken from each company's own careers site and leave SpaceJobs.Now when the company removes them. Each job has its own page with the full posting and the pay it states, and Apply shows the jobs like it that take your application now and the recruiters who place that work.
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Sources and method
- SpaceJobs.Now job board: open jobs in Ohio, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 7 Nov 2026
- Security clearance (Secret, Top Secret, TS/SCI): Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency
Cite this page
SpaceJobs.Now. (2026). Space jobs for RF and communications engineers in Ohio. Data as of 7 Nov 2026. https://spacejobs.now/space-jobs-for-rf-engineers/ohio