Senior RF AI/ML Data Scientist — DSP & SDR Onsite

Ecm Selection; Cambridge; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative AI start-up in Cambridge is searching for a Senior Data Scientist Research Engineer to lead applied RF work and enhance signal processing pipelines. Candidates should hold a PhD in electronics, physics, or computer science, and possess strong Python skills alongside experience in digital signal processing and RF hardware. This full-time, onsite role offers a great opportunity to work on impactful technology projects within an exciting start-up environment.

Qualifications

• PhD holder in electronics, physics or computer science.
• Significant skills in Python for data analysis.
• Experience with digital signal processing techniques.

Responsibilities

• Take a leading role on applied RF work.
• Advance signal processing pipelines.
• Develop next generation prototype technologies.

Skills

Expert Python proficiency for data analysis and prototyping (NumPy, SciPy, PyTorch)

Applied experience of digital signal processing (FFT, modulation, noise modelling, resampling)

Experience with SDR frameworks (GNU Radio, SDRangel, SoapySDR)

Understanding of RF hardware (antenna, filters, mixers)

Experience analysing wireless protocols (Wi‑Fi, LTE, LoRa)

Education

PhD in electronics, physics or computer science

Tools

MATLAB

C++

Rust

Job description

An innovative AI start-up in Cambridge is searching for a Senior Data Scientist Research Engineer to lead applied RF work and enhance signal processing pipelines. Candidates should hold a PhD in electronics, physics, or computer science, and possess strong Python skills alongside experience in digital signal processing and RF hardware. This full-time, onsite role offers a great opportunity to work on impactful technology projects within an exciting start-up environment.