We are seeking a talented, well-rounded and motivated RF Signal Processing Engineer who will join our diverse engineering team to develop drone detection, tracking, identification, and counter-measure solutions. The ideal candidate will share our passion for design excellence, will have hands-on experience developing, producing, and testing RF/wireless communications hardware, and have effective communication skills. This person is comfortable in a small-team startup environment and can work collaboratively and cross-functionally to rapidly develop and scale high-quality products.
Responsibilities Develop and deploy algorithms and methods for signal detection, classification, and identification Work with R&D to develop innovative RF signal detection / mitigation techniques Migrate existing x86 software to FPGAs when performance requires Conceptualize, design, implement and test RF subsystems to support Software Defined Radio (SDR) based transmitter and receiver solutions. Direct performance characterization, and production validation and verification testing Collaborate closely with cross-functional hardware and software teams to develop and maintain a cohesive and productive team environment Qualifications B.S. from an accredited institution in EE or a similar field, M.S.
a plus. 6+ years' experience in RF signal processing, signals intelligence, protocol analysis and RF system design. Fluent with hardware and software design, instrumentation, and measurement tools and equipment used throughout the RF and EE hardware design industries Experience with SDRs, cascaded RF systems analysis and a broad range of radio architectures and components Exceptional understanding of modern wireless telecommunications protocols and signal processing Experience with Xilinx Zynq FPGAs, AD9361 and other common RF chipsets Experience in small-team, startup-level environments.
Well-organized, flexible, and an excellent communicator both written and verbal Must be eligible to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) access requirements Nice to Have Skills Drone industry knowledge / Part 107 License Self-starter that will find innovate solutions to complex problems All-in-one RF guy - Signal Processing, FPGA Dev, System Design, SigINT RF system performance analysis (link budget, signal propagation, etc....)