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Cleared RF and Payload Jobs in Space
113 cleared RF, communications and payload jobs in space are open today, in 14 states. Read every night from the employers' own job boards, each with its full posting and the pay it states.
Newest cleared RF, communications and payload jobs in space
The newest 113 of 113, newest first; each state's page below lists every one in that state.
- Principal Electro-Optics Engineer – Optical Inter-Satellite Link$173,466–$242,851/yr
- Radio Frequency Engineering Mgr - L5$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Digital Communication DSP Engineer
- Senior Communication Architect and Engineer
- Senior Modeling and Simulation Communications Engineer
- Engineer Senior Principal III – RF$153,377–$260,743/yr
- Hardware Engineer Sr - E3$85,300–$178,100/yr
- Director, RF Payloads$198,000–$330,000/yr
- Senior RF Radar Engineer I$132,000–$198,000/yr
- Senior RF Radar Engineer II$151,500–$252,500/yr
- Laser Communication Engineer
- Sr. Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer
- Digital Telemetry and Command / Radio Frequency Electronics Hardware Design Engineer (Mid-Level or Senior)$119,850–$197,800/yr
- Electronic Warfare Analyst$77,500–$176,000/yr
- Manager Electronics Engineering 2$161,100–$241,700/yr
- Field Service Technician$118,095–$200,762/yr
- Intermediate Applied Mathematician--Communications, Navigation, and Timing Engineering$103,600–$129,500/yr
- Senior SATCOM Engineer$118,000–$147,500/yr
- Sr. Principal Communications/Co-site Electronics Engineer$122,800–$184,200/yr
- Engineer Senior Principal II – RF Systems Analyst - $25K Sign-On Bonus$149,603–$254,317/yr
- Satellite Communications Software Engineer | Software Defined Radio Engineer$138,003/yr
- 2026 Communications and Signal Processing Engineer
- Engineer Principal - RF Systems Analyst - $25K Sign-On Bonus$118,095–$200,762/yr
- Principal/Sr. Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (Level 3 or 4)$114,000–$171,000/yr
- Senior Payload Systems Engineer$109,000–$145,000/yr
- Senior RF Electrical Engineer (Prism)$140,000–$226,000/yr
- RF Systems Engineer III$130,706–$182,988/yr
- Senior RF Engineer, Space RF Systems$91,000–$138,750/yr
- Principal Optical Terminal Comms Software Architect$169,624–$237,473/yr
- Antenna SubSystems Engineer, - Associate, Mid-Career or Senior$98,600–$133,400/yr
- Electromagnetics Engineer (Expert Level)$136,850–$185,150/yr
- Space Payload RF Communications Analysis and Design Engineer (Experienced, Lead, or Senior)$119,850–$239,200/yr
- Space RF and Digital Payload Systems and Design Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)$98,600–$133,400/yr
- Senior SATCOM Specialist$94,800–$199,100/yr
- Senior RF Digital Payload Engineer I Pipeline$132,000–$198,000/yr
- Senior RF Digital Payload Engineer II Pipeline$151,500–$252,500/yr
- RF Phased Array Engineer II$108,000–$162,000/yr
- RF Phased Array Engineer I$88,000–$132,000/yr
- RF Engineer I$88,000–$132,000/yr
- Network Architect & Integration Lead (TS/SCI)$93,000–$124,000/yr
- Radio Frequency Engineer Sr - E3$110,300–$204,900/yr
- Communications Architecture Analyst
- Ground MILSATCOM Systems Engineer – (Mid-Level or Lead)$119,850–$197,800/yr
- Systems Engineer - Digital Signal Processing (Lead or Senior)$146,200–$239,200/yr
- RF Engineer Sr Stf (Level V)$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Senior RF Engineer (Level III)$110,300–$204,900/yr
- RF Engineer Staff (Level IV) - Secret clearance$135,700–$251,900/yr
- RF Engineering Asc Mgr (Level IV)$135,700–$251,900/yr
- Communications and RF Payload Systems Engineer
- Modeling and Simulation Communications Engineer
- RF Communications Engineer II$107,136–$149,990/yr
- Sr. C2 Terminal RF & Antenna System Engineer
- Principal RF Communications Engineer$183,193–$256,470/yr
- Senior Manager - RF Communications$169,008–$236,611/yr
- Senior RF Communications Engineer, Blue National Security (BNS)$156,802–$219,522/yr
- Senior AEHF Communications Engineer$126,800–$158,500/yr
- Lead SATCOM Payload Engineer
- SATCOM Payload Engineer
- Senior Communications and Signal Processing
- Senior Payload Systems Engineer (TS/SCI Required)$144,179–$201,850/yr
- Space Communications Payload Systems Engineer (Associate, Experienced, or Lead)$98,600–$133,400/yr
- Manager, Spectrum Engineering & Policy
- RF Communication Engineer II - Blue National Security (Top Secret Clearance required)$98,208–$137,491/yr
- Systems Engineer - Digital Signal Processing (Associate or Mid-level)$98,600–$133,400/yr
- Lead Communications Engineer: SIGINT Modeling and Simulation
- Payload & Mission Engineer - SDA Tracking Architecture
- Principal Optical Communications Architect$169,624–$237,473/yr
- Principal Space RF Communications Architect$169,624–$237,473/yr
- DSP Algorithms Engineer (Associate or Mid-Level)$98,600–$133,400/yr
- DSP Algorithms Engineer (Lead or Senior)$146,200–$239,200/yr
- DSP Algorithms Engineer (Mid-Level or Lead)$119,850–$197,800/yr
- DSP Comm Engineer (Associate or Mid-level)$98,600–$133,400/yr
- DSP Communications Engineer$82,100–$172,400/yr
- Principal / Sr Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer$103,600–$155,400/yr
- Software Signal Processing Engineer$83,400–$125,200/yr
- 2026 Communications System and DSP Engineer
- RF Engineer (Level II)$91,200–$169,400/yr
- RF Engineer Sr Stf (Level V) - Top Secret clearance$166,900–$309,900/yr
- RF Engineer Stf (Level IV)$135,700–$251,900/yr
- Comm Systems Cognitive Radio Engineer
- Senior Comm DSP Engineer
- Sr. COMSEC Systems Engineer$133,500–$186,899/yr
- Systems Engineer - Datalinks (ONSITE)$68,900–$131,100/yr
- Engineer Senior Principal II – EOIR Architect$149,603–$254,317/yr
- RF Payload Calibration-Engineer Senior -$10K Sign-On Bonus$97,008–$164,914/yr
- Senior Principal Engineer – Payload RF Technical Lead- $10K Sign-On Bonus$132,962–$226,035/yr
- Electro-Optical Systems Project Engineer$141,500–$224,000/yr
- Engineer Senior Principal III – RF Architect$153,377–$260,743/yr
- Senior Signal Processing Engineer$156,000–$246,000/yr
- Lead Systems Architect, High-Speed Modems$141,500–$224,000/yr
- RF and Antenna Engineer - Eng Specialist/Sr Eng Specialist
- RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 2$79,300–$118,900/yr
- Radio Frequency Engineer Sr Stf - Level 5 (Secret)$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Principal Engineer, Space Payloads
- Senior RF Engineer Sr (Level III) - Top Secret clearance$110,300–$204,900/yr
- Senior RF Engineer (Level III) - Top Secret clearance$110,300–$204,900/yr
- Hardware and Payload Architect$166,900–$309,900/yr
- Electrical Engineer$62,000–$141,000/yr
- Sr. Principal Software Signal Processing Engineer$129,300–$193,900/yr
- Space Security EW/RF Operational Engineer
- Electrical Engineer - Level 5$161,000–$241,400/yr
- Electronics Engineering Manager – Radar & Ground-Based Systems$146,500–$219,700/yr
- Principal / Sr Principal RF Microwave Design Engineer (AHT)$114,000–$171,000/yr
- Senior Digital Signals & RF Engineer
- RF Electrophysics Engineer - Associate or Mid-Level$98,600–$133,400/yr
- Digital Receiver Exciter Engineer Level 3/4 - Baltimore$108,800–$163,200/yr
- Principal Space Communications Systems Engineer$114,000–$171,000/yr
- RF Microwave Design Engineer Level 4 - Baltimore$135,800–$203,600/yr
- Payload Systems Engineer$62,000–$141,000/yr
- Antenna Engineer$120,500–$190,000/yr
- Embedded Software Engineer, RF Payloads (Starshield)$135,000–$160,000/yr
- Lead Communications Systems Engineer
- Communications Satellite (COMSAT) Technical Analysis Engineer / Analyst
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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Frequently asked questions
How many cleared RF, communications and payload jobs in space are open?
113 today, at 18 employers in 14 states, the most in California (46), Colorado (40), Virginia (12). This page lists the newest 113; each state's page lists the state's own.
How much do cleared RF, communications and payload jobs in space pay?
Each job here shows the pay its posting states. An active clearance usually raises an offer.
Do I need the clearance before I apply to these RF, communications and payload jobs in space?
It depends on the posting: some ask for an active clearance on day one, others for the ability to obtain one, which the employer sponsors. The level each one names is in its posting.
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