About this opportunity
Maxtena Inc. lists this Wireless Communications Senior Design Engineer opportunity in germantown, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
As a Wireless Communications Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for design, development, and optimization of advanced signal processing algorithms. Your work will include designing waveforms and signal detection/demodulation methods for RF communications systems and developing firmware for field-programmable gate array (FPGA) of wireless modem products based on Software Defined Radio (SDR) technologies.
The position is based in Germantown, MD.
YOUR WORK AT MAXTENA WILL INCLUDE:
Working with teams of software and hardware engineers to design custom RF communications systems for a Software Defined Radio
Designing and implementing waveform, signal detection, and feature extraction algorithms in firmware/software
Working at the physical layer to design waveforms and signal detection/demodulation methods that can be used in custom RF communications systems
Further Development of proven prototypes to a deployment standard
Building system solutions from algorithms by transitioning them from simulations to instantiations on FPGA platforms
Proposing verification methodologies and support the validation and testing of the implemented capabilities
Documenting the design, implementation, and test processes, and present the technical results to product teams and senior leadership
Development of Software/Firmware prototypes in an agile environment
Testing of solutions, including lab and field testing
Support demonstration of solutions
IDEAL CANDIDATE:
Must be a U.S. Citizen with an ability to obtain a Secret clearance
5+ years of experience with wireless system modem implmentations
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent, Master's degrees prefered.
Lab integration / test / debug with Logic Analyzers, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes
Knowledge of existing cellular, satellite or WiFI standards.
Excellent oral and written communication skills including concise presentation skills
DESIRED EXPERIECE:
Demonstrated ability to design waveforms and use signal processing techniques for RF communication systems in real-world environments
Demonstrated experience with developing algorithms using scripting languages such as MATLAB
Demonstrated experience with FPGA implementation and testbench design with VHDL, Verilog, and SystemVerilog
Experience with baseband firmware and hardware component selection
Familiarity with Xilinx design process flow and tools (Vivado, Xilink SDK)
Experience with C, C++ and developing for embedded targets
Experience with software defined radio architectures and experience prototyping and testing communications systems using open source SDR tools such as GNU Rad
Maxtena is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Worksite address
germantown, MD, 20875, US
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