Senior DSP Engineer — RF/UAS Detection & SDR ML

avav; Leesburg (VA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 195,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K with company matching

9/80 work schedule

Paid holiday shutdown

Job summary

AV in Leesburg, VA is seeking a Senior Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer to develop and support DSP solutions for detecting and classifying UAS platforms via RF links. The role requires SDR experience, RF protocol decoding, and strong software skills.

Responsibilities include designing DSP algorithms, reverse engineering RF protocols, and building MATLAB workflows with production-ready C++ code, while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and maintaining Git-based workflows.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience required.
• Proficient in C++ and MATLAB for algorithm development.
• Experience with RF signal detection and demodulation.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement DSP algorithms to detect and analyze UAS RF signals.
• Reverse engineer RF protocols of UAS platforms.
• Develop MATLAB workflows and production-ready C++ code.
• Collaborate with RF engineers, data scientists and analysts.
• Manage source code using Git and maintain documentation.

Skills

C++

MATLAB

RF signal processing

Reverse engineering

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Git

Job description

AV in Leesburg, VA is seeking a Senior Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer to develop and support DSP solutions for detecting and classifying UAS platforms via RF links. The role requires SDR experience, RF protocol decoding, and strong software skills.

Responsibilities include designing DSP algorithms, reverse engineering RF protocols, and building MATLAB workflows with production-ready C++ code, while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams and maintaining Git-based workflows.