DSP Engineer: Space RF & Beamforming (Equity)

Northwood Space; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Paid parental leave

Generous paid time off

Job summary

Northwood Space is seeking a DSP Engineer to advance our software-defined radio systems, focusing on physical layer algorithm design for modem and beamforming products. You will own signal processing algorithms from concept to fixed-point implementation and field validation, working with FPGA engineers to ensure RTL fidelity.

This role suits a numerically minded engineer who wants to delve deeply into DSP and satellite communications, with emphasis on problem solving and practical deployment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 2-5+ years of numerical algorithm development experience.
• Strong programming skills in Python.
• Exposure to C++ or Rust and solid understanding of digital communications.

Responsibilities

• Own the design, validation, and testing of physical layer algorithms for demodulation and beamforming applications.
• Develop and maintain floating- and fixed-point algorithm models in Python and Rust.
• Collaborate with FPGA engineers to validate fixed-point implementations for RTL.
• Contribute to RF systems analysis and dynamic link budgeting for phased array systems.
• Take ownership of customer waveform requirements and end-to-end delivery.

Skills

Python programming

C++ or Rust

Digital communications

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Master’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

GNU Radio

Job description

Northwood Space is seeking a DSP Engineer to advance our software-defined radio systems, focusing on physical layer algorithm design for modem and beamforming products. You will own signal processing algorithms from concept to fixed-point implementation and field validation, working with FPGA engineers to ensure RTL fidelity.

This role suits a numerically minded engineer who wants to delve deeply into DSP and satellite communications, with emphasis on problem solving and practical deployment