Signals Software Engineer II

Reflexive Concepts; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Reflexive Concepts seeks a skilled Signals Software Engineer II to join our team in Maryland. You will analyze user requirements, design and code new software, debug existing systems, and describe signal processing techniques. Lead software teams and contribute to documentation and process improvements.

The role emphasizes RF-focused software development using C++/Java on Linux, with responsibilities spanning algorithm design, system integration, and performance optimization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS or related field from an accredited institution.
• 7+ years' RF SSWE experience including Fourier transforms, filtering, communications theory, digital modulation, error control coding, signal analysis tools, and DSP.
• Experience with RF processing systems and signal analysis tools.

Responsibilities

• Analyze requirements to derive software design and performance specs.
• Design, code, and modify software to add features.
• Debug software and fix defects.
• Describe signal processing techniques.
• Lead one or more software development teams and ensure timely completion.
• Write and review software and system documentation.
• Develop and maintain a software framework for efficient data processing.

Skills

Software defined radio architecture

Geolocation techniques

Software configuration management

Python

Eclipse IDE

Google Protocol Buffer

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline

4 years SSWE substitution for degree

Tools

Git

ClearQuest

Trac

Subversion

Job description

Reflexive Concepts is seeking a skilled Signals Software Engineer II to join our team!

Responsibilities

• Analyze user requirements to derive software design and performance requirements.
• Design and code new software or modify existing software to add new features.
• Debug existing software and correct defects.
• Describe various signal processing techniques.
• Identify various digital modulation techniques.
• Integrate existing software into new or modified operating environments.
• Provide recommendations for improving documentation and software development process standards.
• Develop and implement algorithms to meet system performance and functional standards.
• Assist with developing and executing test procedures for software components.
• Write and review software and system documentation.
• Develop software solutions; confer with users or system engineers; analyze systems flow, data usage, and work processes; and investigate problem areas.
• Serve as team lead at the level appropriate to the software development process being used on any particular project.
• Modify existing software to correct errors, adapt it to new hardware, or improve its performance.
• Design, develop, and modify software systems using scientific analysis and mathematical models to predict and measure outcomes and consequences of design.
• Use signal processing algorithms to convert a signal.
• Design signal processing software based on sparse documentation.
• Lead one or more software development teams and ensure the work is completed in accordance with the constraints of the software development process.
• Design and implement complex signal processing algorithms requiring adherence to strict timing, system resource, or interface constraints.
• Perform quality control on products.
• Write software using C++ and Java; suggest additional languages as needed to solve problems.
• Apply an advanced understanding of the Linux operating system.
• Confer with system and software engineers to derive software requirements and obtain information on project limitations, capabilities, performance requirements and interfaces.
• Develop and maintain a software framework to enable efficient processing of data.
• Identify the source of problems in a Radio Frequency (RF) processing system and associated systems in an enterprise architecture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required.
  • Four (4) years of additional SSWE or equivalent experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
• At least seven (7) years' experience as a SSWE or equivalent on a project with a focus on Radio Frequency (RF), to include experience with Fourier transforms, filtering, communications theory, digital modulation, error control coding, signals analysis tools (e.g. WVT, DVT), and digital signal processing (e.g. adaptive beamforming/filtering, demodulation).

Required

• Develops, maintains, and enhances signal processing software (e.g. detectors, demodulators, protocol processors).
• Works individually or as part of a team.
• Reviews and tests software components for adherence to the design requirements and documents test results.
• Resolves software problem reports.
• Utilizes software development and software design methodologies appropriate to the development environment.
• Provides specific input to the software components of system design to include hardware/software tradeoffs, software reuse, use of Commercial Off-the-shelf (COTS)/Government Off-the-shelf (GOTS) in place of new development, and requirements analysis and synthesis from system level to individual software components.

Desired Skills

• Software defined radio architecture (e.g. SCA, REDHAWK, or GNU)
• Commercial wireless standards geolocation techniques
• Software configuration management tools (e.g. Git, ClearQuest, Trac, or Subversion)
• Python
• Eclipse IDE
• Google Protocol Buffer