Senior DSP Engineer — Remote (DMV/FL) RF/FPGA Lead

1b9312ef-f8ad-43d2-926b-12997288c359; Florida; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fairwinds Technologies is seeking a Senior DSP Engineer with deep expertise in RF communications signal processing and hands-on experience on Xilinx UltraScale+, RFSoC, and Versal platforms. Master’s or PhD in EE or related field preferred, with a track record of delivering real-world DSP solutions for RF systems.

You will collaborate across RF, FPGA/embedded, and systems teams, develop innovative DSP approaches, and contribute to mission-critical tactical communications and border protection

Qualifications

• Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or related field.
• 15+ years of relevant DSP engineering experience with demonstrated delivery of RF communications signal processing solutions.
• Proven practical experience processing RF communications signals (beyond academic examples), including development, validation, and performance characterization.
• Experience implementing DSP on embedded/real-time systems and/or hardware-accelerated platforms, including Xilinx UltraScale+, RFSoC, and Versal.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize DSP algorithms for RF communications signals, including waveform processing in contested and dynamic environments.
• Lead algorithm development from concept through prototype to implementation, balancing performance, latency, robustness, and computational constraints.
• Implement and validate DSP solutions on heterogeneous compute platforms including Xilinx RFSoC, UltraScale+, and Versal, leveraging PL/PS resources and hardware acceleration as appropriate.
• Collaborate with FPGA engineers to translate algorithms into hardware-realizable architectures (fixed-point design, throughput/latency optimization, resource trade studies).
• Work closely with embedded software engineers to integrate real-time DSP pipelines (drivers, data movement, DMA, streaming interfaces, buffering strategies).
• Develop and execute test/verification strategies using lab instrumentation and captured RF datasets; characterize performance under impairments.

Skills

DSP algorithms

Signal processing

Embedded systems

Python

C/C++

MATLAB

RF/Communications

System integration

Education

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Xilinx UltraScale+

RFSoC

Versal

Fixed-point design

Lab instrumentation

Job description

Fairwinds Technologies is seeking a Senior DSP Engineer with deep expertise in RF communications signal processing and hands-on experience on Xilinx UltraScale+, RFSoC, and Versal platforms. Master’s or PhD in EE or related field preferred, with a track record of delivering real-world DSP solutions for RF systems.

You will collaborate across RF, FPGA/embedded, and systems teams, develop innovative DSP approaches, and contribute to mission-critical tactical communications and border protection