Software Defined Radio Engineer

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Overview of Opportunity

Software Defined Radio Engineer

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Software Defined Radio Engineer to support a variety of interesting R&D programs in Arlington, Virginia. Specifically, we are interested in candidates with RF electronics design experience, RF protocol design & analysis, and software-defined radio (SDR) development experience. The ideal candidate will provide their RF expertise to reverse engineer systems and develop RF applications.

Responsibilities Include:

Set up and operate laboratory-based Software-Defined Radio (SDR) hardware/software

Perform signal detection, identification, and decoding of captured waveforms

Perform RF signal reception and transmission of data using various modulation schemes (FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.)

Solving technical problems in the areas of communications, signals collection, and data processing or electronic warfare

Developing experiments and prototypes in our laboratory facilities that include extensive SDR hardware, FPGA development systems, and RF signals test and measurement equipment

Providing subject matter expertise in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radios (SDR)

Minimum Qualifications:

A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific Domain

Minimum 3 years of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radios (SDR) development experience

Minimum of 3 years of experience in a laboratory environment working with SDRs or FPGAs, and associated test equipment

Experience in developing and implementing DSP algorithms with real-world performance requirements on either CPU or FPGA-based platforms

Active Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Nice if you have:

Demonstrated ability to architect and implement digital processing and SDR system solutions with real-world performance requirements

Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline

Proficiency with a variety of popular SDR or FPGA tools such as GNURadio, Radio Hacker, GQRX, Vivado, or ModelSim

Experience working with experts in the fields of antenna systems, RF systems, SIGINT processing, communications systems, and hardware prototyping

Experience with Linux-based DSP systems that span across CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs, and SDR platforms

Active TS/SCI clearance

Clearance Requirements

Active Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Top Secret/SCI security clearance

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