Digital Signal Processing Algorithms Engineer
About The Position
The Senior DSP Engineer will design, model, simulate, implement, and optimize advanced digital signal processing algorithms for embedded systems. The role combines algorithm development with production implementation on embedded processors, requiring strong expertise in C/C++, Python or MATLAB, signal processing fundamentals, and embedded systems. The position will lead technical design discussions, define DSP system architecture, make hardware/software partitioning decisions, and collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams to integrate and validate DSP solutions on target hardware. The role also includes technical mentorship, code and design reviews, algorithm verification, strategic planning, and research into new algorithmic solutions to support long-term product development.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a closely related field.
- 8+ years of professional industry experience in DSP algorithm development and implementation.
- Exceptional proficiency in C and C++ for embedded systems.
- Deep understanding of core digital signal processing fundamentals.
- Extensive hands-on experience with MATLAB or Python, including SciPy/NumPy, for mathematical modeling and algorithm simulation.
- Proven experience taking complex DSP algorithms from mathematical concepts through production hardware.
- Active Secret Clearance.
Nice To Haves
- Master's or Ph.D. in a relevant discipline with a focus on signal processing, radar, or communications.
- Experience with Real-Time Operating Systems (RTOS).
- Experience with bare-metal programming environments.
- Experience developing signal processing pipelines using GitLab.
- Experience serving as the primary technical lead or architect for major multidisciplinary engineering projects.
Responsibilities
- Design, model, and simulate advanced signal processing algorithms such as filtering, FFTs, modulation, and demodulation.
- Use Python or MATLAB for mathematical modeling and algorithm simulation.
- Research novel algorithmic solutions to address emerging product requirements.
- Write, review, and optimize production-ready C/C++ code for embedded processors such as DSPs and ARM processors.
- Optimize fixed-point arithmetic, processing latency, and memory footprint.
- Transition complex DSP algorithms from mathematical concepts to production hardware.
- Lead technical design discussions.
- Define DSP system architecture.
- Make technical decisions regarding processor selection and hardware/software partitioning.
- Contribute to long-term technical roadmaps.
- Collaborate with hardware, firmware, and systems engineering teams.
- Integrate DSP code with embedded systems.
- Debug complex low-level system issues.
- Validate end-to-end performance on target hardware.
- Review engineering code and design documentation.
- Mentor mid-level and senior engineering team members.
- Establish rigorous standards for testing and algorithm verification.
- Serve as a technical lead or architect for multidisciplinary engineering initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
