Principle R&D Engineer

Galaxy Management Group

Los Angeles, CA

$180K-$250K a year

Full-time

LOS ANGELES / HYBRID

The Company

This is a rapidly growing high-tech entrepreneurial company in the heart of West Los Angeles.

The Principal Research and Development (R&D) Engineer oversees and participates in the capture, planning, design, prototyping, and verification of wireless technology projects.

Duties and Responsibilities

Technical management of R&D projects and programs to include :
Responsibility for overall system design and requirement specification.
Setting and tracking development schedules and tasks.
Overseeing paper design, simulation, software, FPGA, and testing efforts.
Customer-facing engagement and technical material preparation where needed.
Reporting to management as required for strategic planning and assessment.
Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts to include :
Whitepaper and proposal preparation.
Understand current technology and pitch future enhancements and strategies.
Communicate (telephone / email / in-person) engagement with government and industry.
Work collaboratively within the senior R&D team on the following :
Executing larger, team-wide projects.
Setting a comprehensive team-wide technology portfolio and pipeline.
As necessary, perform other related duties of which the above are representative.

Supervisory Responsibilities

When necessary, supervise a team of junior or senior engineers involved in a given project or R&D program for which the Principal Engineer is responsible.

Qualifications and Experience

M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (i.e., wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.).
10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems.
5 years of experience in technical project leadership (i.e., principal investigator).
Participation in the complete technology development cycle : design to field testing.

Areas of skill (familiarity required, expertise desirable) :

Simulation and prototyping software : C / C++, MATLAB, Python, etc.
RF propagation, channel modeling, digital communication.
Wireless ad-hoc mesh networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.
Signal processing algorithms, MIMO, OFDM, beam-nulling, etc.
Cognitive radio congested and contested spectrum, interference mitigation.
RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.
Technical writing, proposal preparation, and technical presentation.
Must be a U.S. person or U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.

Travel Requirements

Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.

LOCATION

Los Angeles, CA

Compensation Range : $180k - 250k

30+ days ago

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