RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer

Darwin Recruitment; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 61,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday allowance 8%

Employer pension contributions

Job summary

Darwin Recruitment seeks a Senior SIGINT / RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer to join an advanced engineering team building autonomous UAV systems for demanding environments. You will work across RF sensing chain from antennas through SDR, signal processing to data exploitation.

Responsibilities include designing RF sensing architectures, developing DSP algorithms for detection, classification and characterisation of RF signals, processing raw IQ data, and contributing to geolocation and

Qualifications

• 5+ years in RF sensing, signal processing, SDR, SIGINT, EW or related field.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals and DSP.
• Experience developing RF/signal-processing algorithms.
• Proficiency in Python and/or C/C++.
• Experience with RF measurement systems and SDR platforms.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Signal Processing or related field.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF sensing architectures for airborne and ground-based systems.
• Develop DSP algorithms for detection, classification and characterisation of RF signals.
• Process and analyse raw IQ data and large RF datasets.
• Develop direction-finding and geolocation capabilities (AoA, TDoA, FDoA).
• Work with SDRs, RF receivers, antenna systems and RF test equipment.
• Develop and validate jammer and spoofing detection/localisation algorithms.
• Integrate RF sensing with platform position, attitude and timing data.
• Build software and data pipelines for RF measurements, detections and emitter information.
• Plan and execute laboratory, range and airborne testing.

Skills

RF sensing

Signal processing

SDR

Python

C/C++

RF measurement systems

Education

Electrical Engineering / related degree

Tools

GNU Radio

USRP

MATLAB

Job description

Senior SIGINT / RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer

Location: Netherlands
Level: Senior
Industry: Autonomous UAV / Defence Technology

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior SIGINT / RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer to join an advanced engineering team developing autonomous UAV systems for demanding operational environments.

You will work across the RF sensing chain, from antennas and RF front-ends through SDR, signal processing and data exploitation, developing capabilities for spectrum awareness, emitter analysis and RF geolocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF sensing architectures for airborne and ground-based systems.

• Develop signal-processing algorithms for detection, classification and characterisation of RF signals.

• Process and analyse raw IQ data and large RF datasets.

• Develop direction-finding and geolocation capabilities using techniques such as AoA, TDoA and FDoA.

• Work with SDRs, RF receivers, antenna systems and RF test equipment.

• Develop and validate algorithms for jammer and spoofer detection/localisation.

• Integrate RF sensing with platform position, attitude and timing data.

• Build software and data pipelines for RF measurements, detections and emitter information.

• Plan and execute laboratory, range and airborne testing.

• Work closely with RF, software, systems and autonomy engineers to transition concepts into operational systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in RF sensing, signal processing, SDR, SIGINT, EW, ESM or a related field.

• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals and DSP.

• Experience developing RF/signal-processing algorithms.

• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++.

• Experience working with RF measurement systems and/or SDR platforms.

• Experience handling and analysing RF/IQ data.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Signal Processing, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics, or a related discipline.

Desirable Experience

• SDR / GNU Radio / USRP

• FPGA or real-time DSP

• MATLAB

• AoA / TDoA / FDoA

• Direction finding and RF geolocation

• Beamforming or phased arrays

• MUSIC / ESPRIT

• Electronic warfare / ESM / SIGINT / ELINT

• Jammer or GNSS spoofing detection

• Distributed RF sensing

• GNSS / PNT

Package

• €5,500 – €8,500 gross per month

• 8% holiday allowance

• 2/3 employer pension contribution