ChaseTalent is seeking a Cellular Engineer, Journeyman to support mission-critical wireless and cellular engineering activities at NSWC Crane in Crane, Indiana. This onsite position supports the design, integration, testing, and evaluation of advanced communications capabilities used in Expeditionary Electromagnetic Warfare environments.

This opportunity is ideal for an engineer who combines strong software-development skills with practical knowledge of wireless protocols, structured testing, and mission-focused technical execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, test, and evaluate cellular and wireless communications capabilities.

• Develop and assess protocol implementations across 3G, LTE, and 5G environments.

• Perform software design, coding, integration, debugging, and maintenance using C, C++, and Python.

• Develop and execute test plans and procedures for laboratory, simulated, over-the-air, and field-test events.

• Support test preparation, execution, data collection, analysis, technical reporting, and briefing development.

• Evaluate wireless protocol behavior, vulnerabilities, quality-of-service characteristics, device performance, and technical tradeoffs.

• Support software unit, integration, regression, verification, validation, and system-level testing.

• Develop test automation that improves the consistency, repeatability, and efficiency of test activities.

• Collaborate with multidisciplinary engineering, software, RF, modeling, simulation, and test teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical discipline with an emphasis in computer science or communications systems.

• Three or more years of professional experience in software engineering, computer networks, wireless communications, protocol development, or test and evaluation.

• Experience with 3G, LTE, or 5G cellular protocols and standards.

• Programming experience with C, C++, and Python.

• Experience supporting structured laboratory, over-the-air, or field-test activities.

• Ability to analyze technical data and clearly communicate findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with wireless vulnerability analysis, protocol exploitation, or RF/cyber test environments.

• Experience supporting Department of Defense, Navy, electromagnetic warfare, cyber, or spectrum-related programs.

• Familiarity with software-based test infrastructure, automated testing frameworks, Git-based development workflows, and requirements traceability.

• Experience with RF analysis tools, signal assessment, signal generation, or software-defined radio environments.

Security Requirements

• U.S. citizenship is required.

• Candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret security clearance.

• Eligibility to support higher-classification environments, including TS/SCI-level efforts, may be required depending on assignment.

Work Environment

This position requires onsite support in Crane, Indiana. Some travel may be required to support customer testing and mission activities.

ChaseTalent connects skilled professionals with high-impact opportunities across defense, aerospace, engineering, technology, and mission support. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to any status protected by applicable law.