Signal Processing Engineer

Gumband stands at the forefront of interactive environment technology as a pioneering cloud-based operating system tailored for arenas like customer experience centers, retail spaces, and museums. Combining an expansive toolset—from a user-friendly dashboard, REST API, SDKs, to cutting-edge hardware—Gumband serves both as a canvas for exhibit creators and a management nexus for operators. This versatility, complemented by our experiential measurement framework, has made us the chosen platform for world-class brands such as Nike, Google, and the NFL, reshaping how interactive spaces are conceived, managed, and analyzed.

Join us in our mission to perfect interactive environments. We are seeking a temporary Signal Processing Engineer.  As a Signal Processing Engineer, you'll be at the core of our presence-tracking initiatives, leveraging mmWave radar, LiDAR, and more to transform the way interactive spaces are understood and improved. This position reports to the Director of Engineering.

This is a temporary 6 month position with the possibility of becoming a permanent position, depending on business needs.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and fine-tune algorithms tailored for mmWave radar presence detection within Gumband’s ecosystem.
• Collaborate with teams to seamlessly integrate radar processing solutions into our exhibits.
• Test and iterate on Signal Processing algorithms, ensuring reliable and accurate detection across various interactive environments.
• Stay at the forefront of technological advancements in radar and other relevant sensor technologies.
• Provide technical insights during integration and testing phases, addressing challenges and ensuring our solutions are top-tier.
• Document designs and findings, creating resources that can be referenced by the team and our stakeholders.
• Engage in thorough code and design reviews, upholding and elevating Gumband's technical standards.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning within Gumband.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field. A Master's or PhD is a plus.
• Proven experience with mmWave radar technology, especially in presence detection scenarios.
• Familiarity with tools such as MATLAB, Python, and C/C++ for algorithm development and simulation.
• In-depth knowledge of real-time processing platforms and DSP processors.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills paired with excellent communication abilities.
• Detail-focused and committed to achieving the pinnacle of performance and accuracy.

Preferred Skills:

• Prior experience or understanding of interactive environments or exhibit design.
• Knowledge of integrating data into third-party platforms like Google Lookr or Adobe Analytics.
• Enthusiasm to research and adopt emerging sensor technologies and Signal Processing techniques.

This position is based in our studio in Pittsburgh, PA.  Hybrid work arrangements will be considered.  

The base salary for this position at the time of this posting may range from $75,000 to $180,000. Individual compensation varies based on job related factors, including location, business needs, level of responsibility, experience, and qualifications. We offer a competitive benefits package, click here for more details.

About Gumband
Spun out of the award-winning creative technology agency Deeplocal, Gumband is the first operating system for interactive environments and experiences. We work with innovative brands to connect, elevate, and humanize their physical spaces. In 2021, the product was launched and obtained backing from WPP's Product Innovation Board.

About Deeplocal

Deeplocal is a quickly growing, internationally-recognized, innovation studio based in Pittsburgh, PA. Deeplocal’s team of 100+ includes experts in marketing, engineering, design, and fabrication who collaborate to develop never-seen-before physical experiences for brand clients.

From creating a mind-controlled bike that allowed riders to shift with their thoughts, to building a robotic pitching machine that allowed a child to throw out the first pitch at a baseball game from thousands of miles away, to a single button that dims the lights, orders food, silencers your phone and puts on your favorite show, to a machine that graffitied tweets on the roads of the Tour de France, our projects are wide-ranging and unique.

Deeplocal has been behind some of advertising’s most talked about campaigns: the Netflix Switch, Google Photos Pay With A Photo, Google Fiber Nick’s First Pitch, and the Nike Chalkbot. Deeplocal’s current clients include Google, Nike, and Nest.

Deeplocal’s studio is located in a renovated brewery loft space in Sharpsburg, PA—just outside of Pittsburgh and within a few minutes of Lawrenceville. All team members at Deeplocal contribute and participate in work for our amazing roster of clients.

Deeplocal has been named one of the Best Places to Work in Western Pennsylvania for the past four years and has received numerous awards in advertising and design. Deeplocal’s work has been featured on Fast Company, Wired, NYTimes, USA Today, the Today Show, Good Morning America, Gizmodo, Engadget, Forbes, and many more.

Our Mission

Invent products and experiences for innovative brands.

Our Purpose

To be a place where amazing talent can invent, create and inspire.

Our Core Values

Respectful

Efficient

Inventive

Resourceful

Humble

Benefits Include:

Competitive and comprehensive health care coverage

Flexible retirement plan with employer matching

Paid vacation time and winter break

WPP Profit sharing

Flexible work opportunities

Family and pet friendly policies, including best-in-industry parental leave

Fitness and public transportation subsidies

Community service flex time

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