Digital Communications Engineer

Belcan

San Diego (CA)

On-site

USD 96,432 - 110,208

Full time

14 days+
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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay
Collaborative environment
Continuous learning opportunities

Job summary

A technology solutions provider in San Diego seeks a Digital Communications Engineer to innovate in communication and signal processing systems. Candidates should hold a relevant engineering degree and have extensive experience with FPGA design, signal processing, and project leadership. The role offers competitive $70-$80/hr pay and opportunities to work in a collaborative and advanced engineering environment.

Qualifications

  • 12+ years of experience with Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering discipline.
  • Experience in the design and development of digital communications systems.
  • Hands-on experience in Digital Communications within the last 3 years.

Responsibilities

  • Research, design, and develop digital designs associated with software defined radios.
  • Support implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture.
  • Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets requirements.

Skills

Digital Communications expertise
FPGA and hardware design
Signal processing
Team leadership
Matlab and Simulink

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
Master’s degree in related field
PhD in related field

Tools

Matlab
Simulink

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $80.00/hr

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Our Client is looking for a Digital Communications Engineer to support our Systems Engineering Integration & Test (SEIT) department.

As a member of the SEIT department you"ll work in a fast-paced team environment alongside other engineers with a wide array of technical skills to make our technologies a reality.

Our Advanced Digital Engineering group creates the next generation of communications and signal processing systems and will take ideas from concept to working systems aboard the world"s most advanced platforms.

We bring design to life in our San Diego labs and have on-site advanced manufacturing just minutes from the beach Southern California is famous for.

As a Digital Communications Engineer, you will have an opportunity to be a part of an organization that is collaborative, open, transparent, and team-oriented with a focus on team empowerment & shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a culture of automation.

Responsibilities:

* Responsible for research, design, and development for digital designs associated with multi-function software defined radios, as well as automated test equipment

* Work with evaluation boards to test proposed designs

* Support the implementation of digital FPGA hardware architecture and algorithms

* Collaborate with Systems Engineering to ensure firmware design meets system level requirements

* Review designs and analysis

* Proven ability to drive complex technical problems to closure

* Proven ability to lead product delivery

* May lead a team of technical engineers

Basic Qualifications:

* 12 Years with bachelor’s degree in electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with specialty in Digital Communications; 10 Years with Masters; 8 Years with PhD.

* Experience in the design and development of digital communications systems including modulation, signal & receiver design, noise processes, detection, equalization, coding, synchronization, and multi-access communications

* Experience in Link budget development, modeling, and testing

* Matlab and Simulink modeling of digital comms systems and algorithms experience

* Hands-on experience in Digital Communications within the last 3 years

* Experience with leading teams through product implementation or demonstration

* Clearance: Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD SECRET clearance is required.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Optimization of Matlab or Simulink code generated HDL and porting to FPGAs or ASICs

* Open air and/or flight testing of advanced communication systems

* Active/Current DoD Top Secret Clearance with SCI

* Experience with Military Waveforms

* Waveform Algorithm Design and Decomposition

* Waveform ASIC Development

Seniority level
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    Mid-Senior level
Employment type
  • Employment type
    Contract
Job function
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    Information Technology, Engineering, and Other
  • Industries
    IT Services and IT Consulting and Defense and Space Manufacturing

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