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Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory · 3 months ago

2026 Graduate – Wireless Communications Engineer – Wireless Cyber Capabilities

Laurel, Maryland

Full-time

Onsite

New Grad, Entry Level

$85K/yr - $155K/yr

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is dedicated to tackling critical defense and security challenges. They are seeking a Wireless Communications Engineer to join their Wireless Cyber Capabilities team, focusing on leveraging wireless technologies to provide operational advantages for the U.S. military and intelligence communities.

EducationUniversities

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Be part of a team that leverages wireless communications expertise, software defined radios (SDR), and radio frequency machine learning (RFML) to own the communications environment

Collaborate with a broad team of wireless communications engineers and software developers to implement wireless communication technology solutions

Be exposed to a variety of projects and encouraged to explore what technical focus areas interest you

Qualification

Electrical EngineeringComputer EngineeringWireless CommunicationSoftware Defined RadioMachine LearningDigital Signal ProcessingPythonC/C++VHDL/VerilogMATLABWi-FiCellular (4G-LTE / 5G)SATCOMGNU RadioPyTorchTensorFlow

Required

Have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical degree

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of signals & systems or wireless communication concepts

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of software design patterns in a language such as Python, C/C++, VHDL/Verilog, or MATLAB, etc

Are able to obtain Interim Top Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain Top Secret level clearance. If selected, you will be subject to a government security clearance investigation and must meet the requirements for access to classified information. Eligibility requirements include U.S. citizenship

Preferred

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of wireless communication protocols or systems such as Wi-Fi, Cellular (4G-LTE / 5G-NewRadio / NextG), or SATCOM

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of digital signal processing (DSP) such as Fourier analysis and filtering

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of software defined radio (SDR) frameworks such as GNU Radio

Are skilled in and/or have knowledge of machine learning (ML) including frameworks such as PyTorch, TensorFlow

Benefits

Generous benefits

Robust education assistance program

Unparalleled retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Comprehensive benefits package including retirement plans, paid time off, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, education assistance, and training and development

Company

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory

The Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit university-affiliated research center (UARC) that provides solutions to complex national security and scientific challenges with technical expertise and prototyping, research and development, and analysis.

Founded in 1942