Dsp Engineer, Ew

Anduril Anduril · Defense · Costa Mesa, CA · Mission Systems : Electromagnetic Warfare Engineering

The DSP Engineer will design, develop, and optimize digital signal processing algorithms and systems for radio direction finding and direction-of-arrival estimation in defense applications. This role involves implementing high-performance, real-time signal processing chains on embedded and hardware platforms, and collaborating with software and hardware engineers. Familiarity with deep learning algorithms is required, and experience with ML frameworks is preferred.

What you'd actually do

  1. Design, develop, and optimize digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and systems for radio direction finding and direction-of-arrival estimation in defense applications.
  2. Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team of software and hardware engineers to develop software defined radios; and direct DSP team in the engagement with the software & hardware team, including the implementation of DSP techniques into software and firmware and integration activities.
  3. Implement high-performance, real-time signal processing chains on embedded and hardware platforms to support mission-critical sensing capabilities.
  4. Develop Modeling and Simulation (M&S) code for RADAR techniques and data analysis including Hardware-in-the Loop / Software-in-the-loop (HIL/SIL) testing
  5. Participate in laboratory and field testing of RF systems and techniques

Skills

Required

  • 5+ years with a BSEE or related field
  • Strong foundation in digital signal processing, comms theory, & system engineering with emphasis in direction finding algorithm implementation
  • Hands-on experience with direction finding, angle-of-arrival estimation, and multi-antenna signal processing.
  • Strong experience with DSP implementation for embedded devices including FPGA, Nvidia Jetson, and Software Defined Radios and/or software defined radios.
  • Strong knowledge of Python and MATLAB.
  • Skilled with Modeling and Simulation of RF systems including Radar and SAR
  • Familiar with deep learning algorithms.
  • Familiar with wireless communication standards (Bluetooth, 3G/4G/5G, Wi-Fi, SINCGARS, MUOS, etc.).
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

Nice to have

  • CUDA or GPU accelerated frameworks like cuSignal
  • Masters or PhD degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or related fields
  • Experience with ML frameworks such as TensorFlow and PyTorch
  • Defense, national security, or aerospace domain familiarity through industry or education.
  • Extensive Digital Signal Processing (DSP) knowledge and experience
  • Expertise in Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and/or Inverse SAR (ISAR): Image formation, waveforms, phenomenology, modeling and simulation

What the JD emphasized

  • Strong foundation in digital signal processing, comms theory, & system engineering with emphasis in direction finding algorithm implementation
  • Hands-on experience with direction finding, angle-of-arrival estimation, and multi-antenna signal processing.
  • Strong experience with DSP implementation for embedded devices including FPGA, Nvidia Jetson, and Software Defined Radios and/or software defined radios.
  • Experience with Electronic Warfare systems.
  • Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.