DSP Algorithms Engineer (Lead or Senior)

Boeing • El Segundo, CA

4d • $146,200 - $239,200 • Onsite

About The Position

Boeing Defense, Space and Security is hiring a Lead- or Senior-level DSP Algorithms Engineer for its Space, Intelligence and Weapons Systems teams in El Segundo, California. The team oversees commercial and government satellite and ground programs supporting communications, national defense, and other missions. The engineer will design and develop space-based communication systems for commercial, civil, and/or national security programs and work with domestic or international customers on satellite systems.

Assignments may span a unit’s life cycle, from internal trade studies, concept work, and system definition through satellite-unit development and test. The engineer will belong to or lead a systems engineering team that interacts with customers, suppliers, program management, integration and test engineers, and senior technologists. The position is 100% onsite in El Segundo. The worksite participates in an optional 9/80 schedule, with nine-hour shifts on eight days per biweekly pay period and every other Friday off.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain a U.S. security clearance; U.S. citizenship is required for clearance eligibility, and a final U.S. Secret Clearance post-start is required.
• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, engineering technology (including manufacturing engineering technology), chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or computer science.
• Experience with digital signal processing (DSP) and/or digital communications algorithms and techniques, such as equalization, turbo/Viterbi coding and decoding, channel estimation, filter design, and resampling theory.
• At least 3 years of experience with MATLAB or Simulink.
• At least 5 years of experience in core digital communications and signal-processing theory.
• At least 3 years of systems-engineering experience, including requirements definition, allocation, verification, architecture design, and trade design.
• At least 1 year of experience working with FPGAs or ASICs.
• Must meet U.S. export-control compliance requirements; a U.S. Person as defined by 22 C.F.R. §120.62 is required.
• Employer will not sponsor applicants for employment visa status.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with laboratory equipment such as an oscilloscope, waveform generator, and spectrum analyzer.
• Experience leading teams of engineers.
• Lead level: 9 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.
• Senior level: 14 or more years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of technical education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop next-generation RF and digital satellite communication systems.
• Develop and verify multi-rate, fixed-point signal-processing algorithms.
• Conduct performance analysis of signal-processing models.
• Develop and characterize waveforms.
• Perform trade studies.
• Support payload and spacecraft integration and testing, from unit level through in-orbit operations.
• Support HDL-level design and verification.
• Perform detailed system design and verification activities.
• Lead teams.
• Lead IR&D activities.

Benefits

• Eligible employees may enroll in benefit programs generally including health insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life and disability insurance, and paid and unpaid time away from work.
• Competitive base pay and variable compensation opportunities.
• Relocation assistance based on candidate eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior