Senior Wireless Signal Processing Engineer — Defense Focus

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Laurel (MD)

On-site

USD 105,000 - 290,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Senior Wireless Signal Processing Engineer to help advance the electromagnetic spectrum capabilities for our nation. You will join a team developing wireless systems across tactical radio, cellular, satellite, IoT, and more, applying advanced signal processing, SDR, and reverse engineering.

You will lead research from concept through prototyping, experimentations, and testing, and you will mentor junior staff while

Qualifications

Have at least a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or another related technical field.
Have at least ten years of relevant experience in wireless communications, digital signal processing, communications systems engineering, or a related field.
Have deep theoretical and practical knowledge of digital communications and signal processing, with demonstrated expertise in several areas such as statistical signal processing, detection and estimation, receiver design, synchronization, modulation/demodulation, or channel coding.
Have hands-on experience developing and evaluating wireless receiver or signal-analysis algorithms, including experience with software-defined radios.
Have experience developing technical software using Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or similar languages.
Have demonstrated technical leadership, strong oral and written communication skills, and the ability to independently solve complex and open-ended technical problems.
Are able to obtain an Interim Top Secret level security clearance by your start date and can ultimately obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.

Responsibilities

Lead research and development of innovative signal processing solutions for challenging wireless communications problems, from initial concept and algorithm development through prototyping, experimentation, and operational test.
Develop techniques to detect, characterize, synchronize, demodulate, decode, and analyze known and unknown wireless signals using advanced digital signal processing and communications techniques.
Apply statistical signal processing, detection and estimation theory, and other advanced analytical techniques to extract information from complex and challenging RF environments.
Design and develop software-defined radio receivers, receiver algorithms, and signal analysis capabilities.
Develop software prototypes and analysis tools using Python, MATLAB, C/C++, or similar languages, and evaluate them using simulated, laboratory, recorded, and operational RF data.
Research and develop approaches for wireless signal characterization and reverse engineering, including modulation recognition, waveform analysis, and channel-code identification.
Provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary teams, mentor less-experienced staff, identify new technical opportunities, and communicate technical approaches and results to sponsors and the technical community.