Real-Time FPGA/DSP Engineer — Wideband RF Sensing

engineeringjobs.net, Inc.; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. in Tampa, FL is seeking an FPGA/DSP Engineer to build the real-time core of advanced RF systems. You will own FPGA-based signal processing from samples to outputs and drive timing closure across high-utilization designs.

Join a fast-moving, defense-oriented startup developing custom RF electronics, firmware, and software, with significant ownership and direct impact on system performance.

Qualifications

• BS or higher in a technical field and practical FPGA experience.
• 5+ years FPGA development focused on DSP, SDR, radar, or real-time systems.
• Strong VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog and timing closure in complex designs.

Responsibilities

• Own FPGA-based signal processing from digitized RF samples through detection outputs.
• Develop wideband DSP pipelines for real-time processing of large bandwidths.
• Implement DDCs, filters, FFTs, channelizers, detectors, and CFAR techniques.
• Build protocol-aware detection and timestamping for wireless signals (LTE/5G, WiFi, GNSS).
• Extend in-house processing in FPGA fabric; support 2G/3G/LTE/5G environments.
• Design high-throughput data paths using JESD204B/C, AXI, DMA, Ethernet, PCIe.
• Coordinate with RF/geolocation engineers for synchronization and data integrity.
• Drive timing closure and maintain bit-accurate reference models for DSP verification.

Skills

FPGA development

DSP

Real-time systems

VHDL

Verilog

SystemVerilog

AXI/DMA

Vivado

Zynq/MPSoC

JESD204B/C

Python

MATLAB

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Vivado

AMS/Xilinx toolchain

JESD204B/C

MATLAB

Python

UVM

Job description

engineeringjobs.net, Inc. in Tampa, FL is seeking an FPGA/DSP Engineer to build the real-time core of advanced RF systems. You will own FPGA-based signal processing from samples to outputs and drive timing closure across high-utilization designs.

Join a fast-moving, defense-oriented startup developing custom RF electronics, firmware, and software, with significant ownership and direct impact on system performance.