Founding DSP Engineer

EVONA; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership of architecture

Early-stage impact

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

EVONA is partnering with a well-funded NewSpace startup in the San Francisco Bay Area to recruit a founding DSP Engineer who will own the DSP hardware architecture behind its RF payloads.

You will lead the architecture and development on AMD/Xilinx RFSoC/Versal platforms, translate DSP algorithms into hardware, and drive board bring-up and validation. You will collaborate across FPGA, RF, and embedded software teams with significant ownership at this early stage.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx RFSoC (Zynq UltraScale+ and/or Versal).
• Deep understanding of DSP algorithms and their hardware implementations in FPGA/SoC.
• Experience leading hardware architecture, development and board bring-up.
• Proficiency with Vivado/Vitis, RTL (VHDL/SystemVerilog) and MATLAB/Python.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and development of DSP hardware systems using AMD/Xilinx RFSoC and Versal platforms.
• Translate DSP algorithms and system performance requirements into practical hardware architectures.
• Drive hardware development from initial requirements through board design, integration, bring-up and validation.
• Work across FPGA, RF, embedded software and systems engineering teams.
• Develop and optimize high-throughput signal processing chains, including filtering, channelization, synchronization and beamforming.
• Influence key technical decisions as the company scales its engineering organization.

Skills

AMD/Xilinx RFSoC

DSP algorithms

FPGA/SoC design

Vivado/Vitis

RTL (VHDL/SystemVerilog)

MATLAB/Python

RF/telecom/satellite

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

MATLAB

Python

Job description

San Francisco Bay Area | Up to $250,000 Base + Benefits | Full-Time

We're partnered with a well-funded NewSpace startup developing a next-generation satellite communications constellation, designed to deliver high-speed, global connectivity.

Having recently secured seed funding, the business is building out its founding engineering team and is looking for a Founding DSP Engineer to take ownership of the digital signal processing hardware architecture behind its RF payload systems.

This is a rare opportunity to join at an early stage, work directly with senior technical leadership and play a key role in taking the technology from initial development through demonstration and deployment.

The Role

• Lead the architecture and development of DSP hardware systems using AMD/Xilinx RFSoC and Versal platforms.
• Translate DSP algorithms and system performance requirements into practical hardware architectures.
• Drive hardware development from initial requirements through board design, integration, bring-up and validation.
• Work across FPGA, RF, embedded software and systems engineering teams.
• Develop and optimize high-throughput signal processing chains, including filtering, channelization, synchronization and beamforming.
• Influence key technical decisions as the company scales its engineering organization.

What We're Looking For

• Strong hands-on experience with AMD/Xilinx RFSoC (Zynq UltraScale+ and/or Versal).
• Deep understanding of DSP algorithms and their implementation in FPGA/SoC hardware.
• Experience leading hardware architecture, development and board bring-up.
• Proficiency with Vivado/Vitis, RTL (VHDL/SystemVerilog) and MATLAB/Python.
• Background in RF communications, telecom, satellite communications, radar or similar high-performance signal processing applications.
• Ability to operate independently and take technical ownership in an early-stage environment.

Space industry experience is not required. Engineers from telecommunications, wireless communications and RF hardware development are strongly encouraged to apply.

What's on Offer

• Up to $250,000 base salary + benefits
• Opportunity to join a well-funded startup at founding-team level.
• Significant technical ownership and influence over the product architecture.
• Flexible working arrangements during the company's early growth phase.
• Opportunity to help build a new global satellite communications network.

If you're an experienced DSP/FPGA engineer looking for more ownership, technical freedom and the opportunity to build something from the ground up, we'd love to hear from you.