Wireless Communications Senior Design Engineer

Maxtena Inc
Germantown, MD, US
Full-time

Job Description

Job Description

Salary :

As a Wireless Communications Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for design, development, and optimization of advanced signal processing algorithms.

Your work will include designing waveforms and signal detection / demodulation methods for RF communications systems and developing firmware for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) of wireless modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies.

The position is based in Germantown, MD.

YOUR WORK AT MAXTENA WILL INCLUDE :

  • Working with teams of software and hardware engineers to design custom RF communications systems for a Software Defined Radio
  • Designing and implementing waveform, signal detection, and feature extraction algorithms in firmware / software
  • Working at the physical layer to design waveforms and signal detection / demodulation methods that can be used in custom RF communications systems
  • Further Development of proven prototypes to a deployment standard
  • Building system solutions from algorithms by transitioning them from simulations to instantiations on FPGA platforms
  • Proposing verification methodologies and support the validation and testing of the implemented capabilities
  • Documenting the design, implementation, and test processes, and present the technical results to product teams and senior leadership
  • Development of Software / Firmware prototypes in an agile environment
  • Testing of solutions, including lab and field testing
  • Support demonstration of solutions

IDEAL CANDIDATE :

  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with an ability to obtain a Secret clearance
  • 5+ years of experience with wireless system modem implmentations
  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent, Master's degrees prefered.
  • Lab integration / test / debug with Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes
  • Knowledge of existing cellular, satellite or WiFI standards.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills including concise presentation skills

DESIRED EXPERIECE :

  • Demonstrated ability to design waveforms and use signal processing techniques for RF communication systems in real-world environments
  • Demonstrated experience with developing algorithms using scripting languages such as MATLAB
  • Demonstrated experience with FPGA implementation and testbench design with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog
  • Experience with baseband firmware and hardware component selection
  • Familiarity with Xilinx design process flow and tools (Vivado, Xilink SDK)
  • Experience with C, C++ and developing for embedded targets
  • Experience with software defined radio architectures and experience prototyping and testing communications systems using open source SDR tools such as GNU Rad

Maxtena is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

30+ days ago
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