Senior Staff DSP Engineer

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Centennial (CO); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) retirement plan

Year-end bonus

Job summary

SEAKR Engineering seeks a Senior Staff DSP Engineer to lead DSP strategy across programs, shaping architectures and best practices. You will drive algorithm development, hardware implementation in FPGA/ASIC, and rigorous verification, while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with leadership.

You will ensure technical direction aligns with program goals, manage risk, and communicate complex DSP tradeoffs to customers and senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
• Extensive experience in Digital Signal Processing architecture, algorithm development, implementation, integration, and verification.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex DSP systems and/or across multiple engineering programs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve highly complex technical challenges and make decisions with significant program or organizational impact.
• Experience developing and implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA and/or ASIC hardware.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical trade studies, design reviews, architecture decisions, and technical risk resolution.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership and oversight to engineering teams.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across engineering disciplines, programs, and organizational leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with customers and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define system architectures and requirements for DSP programs.
• Lead algorithm exploration, trade studies, and design reviews.
• Implement DSP algorithms in FPGA/ASIC and verify with hardware co-simulation.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance throughout development lifecycle.
• Mentor DSP engineers and ensure consistent engineering practices across teams.
• Communicate risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations to leadership and customers.

Skills

DSP architecture

Algorithm development

FPGA/ASIC implementation

Technical leadership

Mentoring engineers

Verbal & written communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Master's degree preferred

Tools

MATLAB

Verilog/VHDL

C/C++

Job description

• Compensation: USD 180,000 - USD 230,000 - yearly

Company Description

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Job Description

The Senior Staff DSP Engineer serves as a senior technical leader responsible for defining and advancing Digital Signal Processing (DSP) solutions across complex programs and technical initiatives. This position provides strategic technical direction, leads the resolution of highly complex engineering challenges, and helps establish DSP methodologies, architectures, and best practices across the organization.

The candidate will have expert-level knowledge of Digital Signal Processing concepts, including RF communications, synchronization, and high-speed ADC and DAC systems, with demonstrated experience translating advanced DSP concepts into practical hardware solutions.

The candidate will have extensive experience developing and implementing DSP algorithms in hardware, including:

• Algorithm prototyping and analysis using MATLAB or similar tools.
• Determining precision, dynamic range, performance, and implementation tradeoffs.
• Algorithm validation using hardware co-simulation, C/C++ bit-true modeling, or similar techniques.
• FPGA and/or ASIC implementation using Verilog, VHDL, or comparable hardware description languages.
• Evaluating system architectures and conducting complex technical trade studies.
• Identifying and introducing advanced DSP technologies, methodologies, and design approaches.

The Senior Staff DSP Engineer will provide technical leadership throughout all phases of the engineering lifecycle, including system architecture, requirements development, algorithm exploration, trade studies, design reviews, implementation, integration, laboratory verification, troubleshooting, and delivery.

This position is expected to influence DSP technical direction across multiple projects and programs, ensuring engineering solutions align with broader technical and business objectives. The Senior Staff DSP Engineer will identify significant technical risks and opportunities, recommend solutions to engineering and organizational leadership, and provide technical guidance on critical program and technology decisions.

The candidate will serve as a technical mentor to DSP engineers and other senior technical contributors, providing technical oversight, developing engineering capabilities, and helping establish consistent DSP engineering practices across the organization.

The candidate must demonstrate the ability to operate with a high degree of technical independence and judgment while collaborating effectively with engineering leadership, program teams, customers, and other technical disciplines.

Strong written and verbal communication skills are required, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts, recommendations, risks, and tradeoffs to technical teams, customers, program leadership, and senior management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline with at least 12 years of relevant engineering experience; Master's degree preferred.
• Extensive experience in Digital Signal Processing architecture, algorithm development, implementation, integration, and verification.
• Demonstrated experience providing technical leadership on complex DSP systems and/or across multiple engineering programs.
• Demonstrated ability to independently resolve highly complex technical challenges and make decisions with significant program or organizational impact.
• Experience developing and implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA and/or ASIC hardware.
• Demonstrated experience leading technical trade studies, design reviews, architecture decisions, and technical risk resolution.
• Experience mentoring senior engineers and providing technical leadership and oversight to engineering teams.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across engineering disciplines, programs, and organizational leadership.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate with customers and senior leadership.

Desired Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is desired:

• Image Processing
• Software Defined Radio
• Array Processing
• Radar
• AI Engines
• Advanced RF communications systems

Active TS security clearance is a plus.

Additional Information

Compensation: Base salary range is $180,000-230,000/year, depending on qualifications. SEAKR has very rich medical, dental and vision insurance plans, along with a generous 401(k) retirement plan. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for a year-end bonus. SEAKR offers a variety of paid leave, such as vacation, sick, bereavement, and FMLA.

SEAKR is an Equal Opportunity Employer - All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Applications will be accepted until 10/15/26.