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About the Role

Northwood is seeking a DSP Engineer to architect and develop a next-generation radio platform. This role involves owning the end-to-end architecture, from RF transceiver selection to integration with modem and antenna systems, and guiding the radio from requirements through deployment.

Responsibilities

• Own the architecture and development of a software-defined radio platform from initial concept through production deployment
• Translate waveform and system requirements into radio specifications and make architecture decisions across RF transceivers, data converters, clocks, FPGAs, processors, memory, and high-speed interfaces
• Define how signal-processing functions are partitioned across RF hardware, FPGA logic, embedded software, and host-based compute
• Collaborate across RF, electrical, DSP, and FPGA teams on hardware design, embedded software, waveform integration, and end-to-end system performance
• Lead hardware bring-up, calibration, characterization, and troubleshooting, and develop automated testing to validate performance and reliability

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years of relevant experience, or Master’s degree with 2+ years of experience, in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field
• Experience architecting or developing software-defined radios, wireless communications systems, radar systems, or similar RF platforms
• Strong understanding of the complete radio signal chain, including RF front ends, frequency conversion, data converters, clocking, digital processing, and system control
• Experience working with FPGAs, embedded processors, high-speed data converters, RF transceivers, and mixed-signal hardware
• Demonstrated ownership of a complex hardware-software system from architecture through bring-up and operational validation
• Experience developing an SDR or radio platform from a clean-sheet architecture
• Familiarity with RFSoCs, direct-RF sampling, JESD204 interfaces, integrated RF transceivers, or high-speed ADCs and DACs
• Experience with FPGA development, embedded C/C++ or Rust, and high-throughput interfaces such as Ethernet, PCIe, or DMA
• Knowledge of digital communications, RF performance, clocking, calibration, and signal-chain impairments
• Experience developing radios for satellite communications, phased arrays, ground stations, radar, or electronic warfare applications
• Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.

Skills

• DSP
• RF transceiver selection
• Data-converter strategy
• Clocking strategy
• FPGA architecture
• Processor architecture
• Embedded software
• Modem integration
• Antenna system integration
• Software-defined radio
• Wireless communications systems
• Radar systems
• RF platforms
• Radio signal chain
• RF front ends
• Frequency conversion
• Digital processing
• System control
• FPGAs
• Embedded processors
• High-speed data converters
• RF transceivers
• Mixed-signal hardware
• Hardware-software system development
• RFSoCs
• Direct-RF sampling
• JESD204 interfaces
• Integrated RF transceivers
• High-speed ADCs
• High-speed DACs
• FPGA development
• Embedded C/C++
• Rust
• Ethernet
• PCIe
• DMA
• Digital communications
• RF performance
• Clocking
• Calibration
• Signal-chain impairments
• Satellite communications
• Phased arrays
• Ground stations
• Electronic warfare

Experience Level

• 4+ years of relevant experience with Bachelor's degree
• 2+ years of experience with Master's degree

Education Level

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field
• Master's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or a related field

About the Company

• Northwood is a modern space infrastructure company bringing the benefits of space to the masses through advanced communications technology.
• We are building a global network of phased array ground stations that enable real-time, reliable communication for satellite missions such as national security, global connectivity, and disaster response.
• With a vertically integrated approach, Northwood designs, builds, and rapidly deploys scalable systems that power the next generation of space missions.
• If you like solving complex challenges and seeing your work deployed around the world with real impact, Northwood is the place to do it.

Equal Opportunity

• Northwood Space is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Northwood Space is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.