RFID Subject Matter Expert (SME)

Overview

We're looking for an RFID SME who is ready to roll up their sleeves and solve problems with our clients. This role is part deployment lead, part systems engineer, and part problem-solver. You'll travel to customer sites, assess operational needs, help define RFID system configurations, and run demos and pilot events for LMI clients. U.S. citizenship is required for this position. You must be eligible for a Secret clearance. Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.

You'll be the technical point of contact on the ground - setting up readers, testing tag placement, troubleshooting signal issues, and feeding insights back to the product and platform teams.


LMI is a new breed of digital solutions provider dedicated to accelerating government impact with innovation and speed. Investing in technology and prototypes ahead of need, LMI brings commercial-grade platforms and mission-ready AI to federal agencies at commercial speed.

Leveraging our mission-ready technology and solutions, proven expertise in federal deployment, and strategic relationships, we enhance outcomes for the government, efficiently and effectively. With a focus on agility and collaboration, LMI serves the defense, space, healthcare, and energy sectors-helping agencies navigate complexity and outpace change. Headquartered in Tysons, Virginia, LMI is committed to delivering impactful results that strengthen missions and drive lasting value.

Responsibilities

• Travel to client sites to assess, configure, and validate RFID solutions.

• Recommend hardware (e.g., fixed readers, handhelds, antennas) and system configurations based on facility layout and operational workflows.

• Set up and participate in pilot events, demos, and field tests alongside clients and stakeholders.

• Use tools to test RF signal strength, tag readability, and system performance in real-world conditions.

• Troubleshoot hardware, connectivity, interference, and network issues on site.

• Document deployment plans, hardware configs, and lessons learned to scale repeatable solutions.

• Collaborate closely with our engineering, product, and mission delivery teams to turn field feedback into system improvements.

Qualifications

• 5-10+ years of experience deploying or supporting RFID solutions in operational environments.

• Solid understanding of RF, IoT, or sensor-based systems.

• Comfortable configuring readers, antennas, and tags in the field.

• Familiarity with Zebra, Impinj, or similar enterprise RFID systems.

• Experience reading signal diagnostics and optimizing tag/read locations.

• Strong communication skills and professionalism with military and government clients.

• Willingness to travel ~25-35%, often to government facilities.

• U.S. citizenship required; must be eligible for a Secret clearance. Active Secret or Top Secret clearance preferred.

• Being accessible to the DC metro area is a plus.

Target salary range: $95,000 - $182,000

Disclaimer: The salary range displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is not a guarantee of compensation. Individual salaries are determined by various factors including, but not limited to location, internal equity, business considerations, client contract requirements, and candidate qualifications, such as education, experience, skills, and security clearances.