Senior Radio Frequency Engineer Job at NESC Staffing Corp. in Overland Park

Base pay range

$85.00/hr - $90.00/hr

Contract; open to extension with potential conversion to FTE

Compensation: $85$90/hr

U.S. CITIZENS / AUTHORIZED TO WORK IN THE U.S. WITHOUT SPONSORSHIP. NO C2C.

Top 3 Job Functions

• Lead RF design, planning, optimization, and troubleshooting for LMR, private LTE (pLTE), Microwave, and Narrowband networks.
• Serve as the RF Subject Matter Expert (SME) for propagation modeling, interference mitigation, and spectrum management.
• Drive project execution and support proposals, scopes, level-of-effort estimates, and implementation plans.

Industry Focus

• Utilities (electric, gas, water)
• Wireless communications/telecom infrastructure
• Critical communications / public safetyadjacent environments

Job Summary

Seeking an experienced Senior Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer to design, optimize, plan, deploy, and troubleshoot Land Mobile Radio (LMR), private LTE (pLTE), Microwave, and Narrowband networks for utility-sector clients. This role independently applies advanced RF concepts to complex challenges (e.g., interference) and provides technical leadership on medium-to-high complexity projects or serves as the RF SME guiding cross?functional teams. Occasional travel to client sites is required for inspections, testing, and meetings.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end RF engineering lifecycle: site surveys, system modeling, design, deployment, testing, and optimization.
• Provide SME-level guidance on LMR and Microwave technologies, including link budgets, propagation modeling, interference analysis, and spectrum planning.
• Configure and test wireless systems; diagnose and resolve RF performance issues and root causes.
• Lead and contribute to proposals, scopes of work, cost/level?of?effort estimates, and implementation plans.
• Collaborate with internal teams and vendors to ensure technical quality, on?time delivery, and compliance with standards and best practices.
• Support client advisory and consulting engagements with clear technical documentation and professional presentations.
• Mentor engineering staff; promote quality assurance practices and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 11 years of wireless communications experience; utility?sector experience preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of RF design principles, engineering standards, and best practices across LMR, Microwave, and LTE.
• Demonstrated hands?on experience configuring and testing wireless systems; familiarity with multiple radio vendor platforms is preferred.
• Strong critical thinking, complex problem?solving, and consulting mindset with excellent oral and technical written communication.
• Proven ability to work independently, set priorities, and deliver high?quality results with minimal supervision.
• Experience developing technical proposals and customer?facing documentation; professional presentation skills.

Education

• Bachelors degree in engineering from an accredited program (in the country of study or practice).

Travel & Work Setting

• Onsite in Overland Park, KS, 5 days per week.
• Occasional travel to client sites for inspections, testing, and meetings.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

NESC Staffing and our affiliate client companies are Equal Opportunity Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.