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Staff Engineer Digital Communications

Staff Engineer Digital Communications

CompanyNorthrop Grumman
LocationSan Diego, CA, USA
Salary$188200 – $282200
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s, Master’s, PhD
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 12 Years 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
  • A final DoD Secret clearance is required to start with ability to obtain higher level clearances. Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD clearance is required.

Responsibilities

  • Responsible for 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

Preferred Qualifications

  • 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