# Senior RF Engineer at Helsing

- Company: Helsing
- What the company does: Backed by Accel, General Catalyst and Lightspeed.
- Company website: https://helsing.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Washington, DC
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-06-11
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://helsing.ai/jobs/4895521101?gh_jid=4895521101
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/helsing-senior-rf-engineer/

## About the role

AI-driven, autonomous systems cannot replace human decision making. To keep the human in the loop, communication to remote unmanned vehicles is crucial. As an RF Engineer for Communications and Networking, you will work in one of the most contested domains of the modern battlefield: the electromagnetic spectrum .

## What they're looking for

- Design and develop UAS-to-ground and UAS-to-UAS datalink architectures, including point-to-point and mesh network topologies for resilient communications
- Develop robust, encrypted communication links for UAS operating in non-cooperative, contested, and denied environments
- Integrate tactical C2 networks with UAS platforms, including systems such as IBCS (Integrated Battle Command System), Tactical Scalable Mesh (TSM), and other military communication standards
- Stay on top of the market and ever-changing battlefield situations to identify existing, promising, or missing RF solutions
- Test, validate, and integrate radio systems into newly developed and existing products, working against customer and internal requirements to build reliable radio solutions
- Obtain US FCC spectrum approvals and manage frequency coordination for testing and operational use in US regulatory environments

Tags: Hardware Engineering