RF Network Engineer

Insight Global
📍 Dranesville, VA, United States 💼 Full-time 🕒 Posted June 23, 2026

Job Description

Job Description
-The Senior RF/IT Systems Engineer – 5G & IoT/LPWAN leads design, deployment, and operations of private cellular and low power wide area networks, integrating them with secure, reliable enterprise IT. This role spans 3GPP RAN planning, IoT/LPWAN architecture, lab/field validation, security/compliance, automation, and cross functional collaboration.
RF Architecture & Planning
-Define RF architectures for private 5G (including CBRS) and IoT/LPWAN (LoRaWAN, NB IoT/LTE M, Wi SUN); produce link budgets, frequency/channel plans, and capacity models.
-Plan PCI/PRACH, neighbor relations, handovers, slicing/QoS, and timing (GNSS/PTP IEEE 1588); select antennas, filters, LNAs/PAs, and duplexing components.
-Model propagation, multipath, and interference; generate coverage maps and optimization plans; implement mitigation (tilt, power control, frequency reuse).
Validation & Optimization
-Execute lab characterization (EVM, ACLR, BER) and field verification (dri...

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Job Details

  • Location Dranesville, VA
  • Job Type Full-time
  • Category other-general
  • Posted Date June 23, 2026
  • Application Deadline June 29, 2026