RF, SATCOM and airborne communications engineering for U.S. defense programs
Fairwinds Technologies is a defense integrator whose stack centers on RF and embedded hardware: Xilinx RFSoC, Versal and Zynq UltraScale+ FPGAs, Verilog/VHDL, GNU Radio and software-defined radio. Senior-heavy, engineering-dominated hiring lines up with active AWACS radio upgrade work and recurring airworthiness certification pressure, pointing to a firm scaling airborne communications modernization rather than commercial products.
Fairwinds Technologies is a privately held defense technology company founded in 2016 and headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. It adapts commercial communications technology for military and government customers, covering SATCOM, wireless and microwave links, network design, RF engineering and system integration. Its work spans secure communications, C5ISR integration and lifecycle support for fielded systems. The company employs 51–200 people and hires within the United States.
Fairwinds works with Python, C++, MATLAB, Simulink, Verilog, VHDL, Vivado, Vitis, Xilinx RFSoC and Versal FPGAs, GNU Radio, 5G/LTE, Cisco, VMware, Cradlepoint, Peplink and IBM DOORS.
Job posts point to an E-767 AWACS radio system upgrade, avionics integration, mixed-signal product development, xG wireless systems and sustainment of military airborne communication systems.
Fairwinds Technologies is headquartered at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, and hires in the United States, with a 51–200 employee footprint.
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