Senior FPGA RF Signal Processing Engineer

Muon Space•Mountain View, CA

8h•$138,000 - $190,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Muon Space seeks a talented Senior FPGA Engineer with RF DSP Expertise to join our High Performance Compute team. In this role, you will implement HDL for digital signal processing of RF systems on FPGAs, and design and optimize these algorithms. You'll work at the intersection of RF theory, DSP algorithm development, software defined radio (SDR), and high performance digital FPGA design to deliver high-performance wireless communication and RF sensing products. This position is hybrid and requires working on-site in our Mountain View, CA office three days per week.

Requirements

BS/MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
5+ years of professional experience in FPGA development of RF DSP and translating prototype algorithms into FPGA implementations
Experience with general RF digital signal processing techniques in some of the following areas: spectrum monitoring, signal intelligence, modulation/demodulation, filtering, channel estimation, equalization, synchronization, AGC, DPD, etc.
Profound expertise in HDL (Verilog / System Verilog / VHDL) and FPGA system architecture and design flows
Ability to work with a distributed, interdisciplinary team (scientists, engineers, data support, etc.)
Familiarity with modern software development tooling and best practices
Ability to acquire and maintain a security clearance

Nice To Haves

Experience in systems analysis, troubleshooting and design, with a strong understanding of the interplays between hardware and software
Experience working with a distributed team of developers across multiple groups and departments
Familiarity with Xilinx/AMD RFSoC or MPSoC
Proficiency in C/C++ or Rust for embedded/real-time systems
Experience with Python-based development and analysis
Familiarity with FPGA-based DSP techniques
DPD (Digital Predistortion), beamforming, MIMO, or radar signal processing
Communications: Modulation schemes (QAM, OFDM, FSK), channel coding, multirate signal processing, and adaptive filtering
RF concepts: mixers, PLLs, ADCs/DACs, IQ imbalance, frequency planning, link budgets
Calibration algorithms (DC offset, IQ correction, LO leakage)
Experience working on space-based applications
Exposure to CI/CD pipelines for embedded firmware
Proficient with version control (Git), debugging tools (JTAG, GDB), and lab instrumentation

Responsibilities

Implement and optimize DSP algorithms on FPGAs for real-time execution; support algorithm prototyping in Python and porting to ARM SoCs
Design, simulate, and implement DSP algorithms for RF applications (Communications, ESM, Radar, etc.)
Collaborate with RF hardware engineers on instrument bring-up, calibration routines, and system integration, and team up with other software departments
Author technical documentation, design specifications, and test reports