Software Signal Processing Engineer
About The Position
At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work — and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history. Northrop Grumman Space Systems is seeking a Software Signal Processing Engineer to join our team supporting our radar program. This position would be based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This role will work with us on the radar contract developing new radar digital signal processing software in support of identification and tracking of objects in geosynchronous orbit.
Requirements
- 2 Years with Bachelors in Science; 0 Years with Masters. 4 additional years required in lieu of a degree.
- Must have an active U.S. Government Secret security clearance at time of application, current and within scope.
- Experience with C++, Java, Python and CUDA
- Experience with Linux
- Experience with RF Signal Processing
- Experience with GPU optimization
- Experience with NVIDIA MatX library
- Experience with AI Tooling
- Experience with high side development and processes
Nice To Haves
- Radar knowledge: Can detail how to process a radar signal to generate a Range Doppler Map, can detail the process of using a sparse array to accomplish beamforming, can detail the concept of loss budgets and system tradeoffs, and has the understanding of application of calibration for a distributed system
- C++ Knowledge: Knowledge of how to do real time processing and knowledge of current C++ standards and knowledge of latest modern C++ techniques is preferred
- CUDA Knowledge: Need to understand the benefits and constraints of running signal processing code on GPGPUs and be familiar with cuFFT and/or cuSignal; Matx is preferred, but not expected
- Functional familiarity with Matlab and python
- Self-starter: Able to take minimal direction and go off on their own, learn the system without much instruction, and approach every story with the next in mind, looking for defects and optimizations along the way
- Experience with writing Signal Processing Algorithms and experience implementing signal processing algorithms is insufficient
Responsibilities
- Designs, develops, documents, tests, and debugs applications software, and systems that contain logical and mathematical solutions.
- Conducts multidisciplinary research and collaborates with equipment designers and/or hardware engineers in the planning, design, development, and utilization of electronic data processing systems for product and commercial software.
- Determines computer user needs; analyzes system capabilities to resolve problems on program intent, output requirements, input data acquisition, programming techniques, and controls; prepares operating instructions; designs and develops compilers and assemblers, utility programs, and operating systems.
Benefits
- Relocation assistance may be available
- health insurance coverage
- life and disability insurance
- savings plan
- Company paid holidays and paid time off (PTO) for vacation and/or personal business
- overtime
- shift differential
- discretionary bonus
- Annual bonuses
- Long Term Incentives (for VP or Director positions)
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
