Space DSP Engineer - 5G NR PHY for LEO IoT

E-Space; California (MO); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salaries

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Health and wellness benefits

Professional development

Job summary

E-Space in Santa Clara is seeking a skilled DSP engineer to implement and optimize 5G NR PHY functions for satellite communications. You will develop DSP firmware in C/C++, run simulations, and help bring up pre-silicon hardware with ASIC, verification, and software teams.

The role emphasizes fixed-point and floating-point models, SystemC/TLM work, and HDL- or FPGA-friendly verification, with a fast-paced, high-impact environment and opportunities to shape next‑gen LEO communications.

Qualifications

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Responsibilities

• Implement and evaluate DSP and 5G NR PHY functions for satellite communications over NTN.
• Develop and run PHY/link-level simulations to measure error rates, throughput, and performance under satellite channel conditions.
• Develop, test, and optimize C/C++ DSP firmware for 5G NR PHY processing.
• Create reference models, test vectors, and interfaces for ASIC designers and verification engineers.
• Contribute to SystemC TLM and high-level synthesis development.
• Support pre-silicon verification and chip bring-up with regression testing and documentation.

Skills

DSP fundamentals

C/C++

Python

MATLAB

SystemC

HLS

5G NR knowledge

Fixed-point arithmetic

Tools

SystemC/TLM

HLS tools

MATLAB

Python

Job description

E-Space in Santa Clara is seeking a skilled DSP engineer to implement and optimize 5G NR PHY functions for satellite communications. You will develop DSP firmware in C/C++, run simulations, and help bring up pre-silicon hardware with ASIC, verification, and software teams.

The role emphasizes fixed-point and floating-point models, SystemC/TLM work, and HDL- or FPGA-friendly verification, with a fast-paced, high-impact environment and opportunities to shape next‑gen LEO communications.