5G Embedded DSP/FPGA Engineer – MIMO & Radio PHY

Skylark Wireless; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Capital Factory in Houston seeks an experienced FPGA/DSP engineer to implement and test embedded DSP algorithms for a 5G massive MIMO wireless stack. You will develop core HDL IP blocks and integrate them with hardware and software components.

Required: degree in electrical or computer engineering, wireless systems experience, OFDMA and digital beamforming knowledge, PHY/MAC expertise, and hands-on work with GNURadio, WARP, Verilog/VHDL, MATLAB, Python, Linux.

Qualifications

• Degree in electrical or computer engineering (Ph.D./Master’s/Bachelor’s).
• Industry experience with wireless systems.
• Working knowledge of OFDMA and digital beamforming.
• Intimate knowledge of wireless PHY and MAC layers.
• Experience designing wireless tests and experiments involving software-defined radios (e.g. GNURadio, WARP).
• LTE (4G, 5G) protocol knowledge.
• Proficiency in Verilog/VHDL, embedded C/C++, MATLAB, Python; Linux.
• Ability to troubleshoot Linux-based embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Implement and test embedded DSP algorithms for a 5G massive MIMO wireless network stack.
• Implement core HDL IP blocks and integrate them with hardware and software components.

Skills

FPGA programming

DSP architectures

Wireless systems

OFDM

Beamforming

Radio physics

LTE protocol knowledge

Verilog/VHDL

Embedded C/C++

MATLAB

Python

Linux

GNURadio

WARP

Xilinx Vivado

Xilinx ISE

Debug Linux-based embedded systems

Communication skills

Education

Electrical/Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Xilinx ISE

GNURadio

WARP

Verilog/VHDL

Linux

MATLAB

Python

Job description

Capital Factory in Houston seeks an experienced FPGA/DSP engineer to implement and test embedded DSP algorithms for a 5G massive MIMO wireless stack. You will develop core HDL IP blocks and integrate them with hardware and software components.

Required: degree in electrical or computer engineering, wireless systems experience, OFDMA and digital beamforming knowledge, PHY/MAC expertise, and hands-on work with GNURadio, WARP, Verilog/VHDL, MATLAB, Python, Linux.