Sr Digital Communications Engineer (contract)

Must be US Citizen and Clearable (Eligibile for DOD Secret) Role: Digital Communications Engineer to support Systems Engineering Integration & Test department. Will work on next generation of communications and signal processing systems. Responsibilities: • Perform research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios, as well as automated test equipment • Work with evaluation boards to test proposed designs • Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms • Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements • Review designs and analysis • Proven ability to drive complex technical problems to closure • Proven ability to lead product delivery • May lead a team of technical engineers Basic Qualifications: • 12 Years experience with Bachelors Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with specialty in Digital Communications; (10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD). • Experience in the design and development of digital communications systems including modulation, signal & receiver design, noise processes, detection, equalization, coding, synchronization, and multi-access communications • Experience in Link budget development, modeling, and testing • Matlab and Simulink modeling of digital comms systems and algorithms experience • Hands-on experience in Digital Communications within the last 3 years • Experience with leading teams through product implementation or demonstration • Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance is required. Preferred Qualifications (A nice-to-have, NOT required): • Optimization of Matlab or Simulink code generated HDL and porting to FPGAs or ASICs • Open air and/or flight testing of advanced communication systems • Active/Current DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI • Experience with Military Waveforms • Waveform Algorithm Design and Decomposition • Waveform ASIC Development

Created: 2026-03-10