DPP is seeking a Sr. Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer for an opportunity with our client in the Aerospace and Defense Manufacturing industry.
Work Location: Onsite in Cincinnati, OH Duration: 9 months Terms: W2 Contract Work Authorization: US Citizen; must hold a current/active Top Secret – SCI security clearance
Position Summary:
We are seeking a cleared Sr. Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer who is a self-motivated, energetic individual who will be responsible for developing cutting edge algorithms in MATLAB or other programming languages such as CUDA/OpenCL, Python, C/C++ in Linux/UNIX or Windows environments.
The preferred candidate will have experience with various Signal Processing algorithms both in time and frequency domains, understanding of Digital Communication Systems and various modulation techniques as well as RF signal processing chains and link budgets.
Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineers contribute to a broad range of applications with exposure to a variety of programs and technologies that provide critical solutions to US government intelligence agencies and the Department of Defense.
Practical experience in any of these fields is highly desired:
RADAR (SAR/ISAR)
LPI/LPD waveforms
EW techniques
Software Defined Radios (SDRs)
Image Processing and AI/ML techniques
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 8 years of experience;
OR MS Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 6 years of experience;
OR PhD Degree in Electrical, Computer or related Engineering discipline with 4 years of experience.
US Citizenship is required.
Proficient with MATLAB, with a Digital Signal Processing focus.
Proficient in SW (Embedded, applications, AI/ML) or FPGA design.
Active Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proficient with MATLAB, with a Digital Signal Processing focus.
Proficient in C/C++, Python, Embedded SW Design in Linux/UNIX environments.
Proficient in FPGA design on low SWAP systems.
Basic understanding of Digital Communication Systems and RF signal processing chains.
Experience applying AI/ML (e.g., deep learning, transformer, or reinforcementlearning models) to signalprocessing techniques such as denoising, classification, source separation, or anomaly detection, with emphasis on realtime deployment and performance optimization.
Experience in GPU Development (CUDA, OpenCL, or Vulkan) for real-time signal-processing workloads.
Experience in Embedded Development in SoCs or DSPs.
Experience with VHDL (preferred) or Verilog.
Experience with HDL verification tools, such as Questa® or Modelsim®.
Experience with Xilinx, Altera (Intel) or Microsemi FPGAs.
Experience as a technical lead.
Interested? Learn more: Click the apply button to learn more about this position (#26-01267). DP Professionals (DPP) offers a range of compensation and benefits packages to our employees and their eligible dependents. DPP is a certified Woman-owned Small Business Enterprise (WBE and WOSB) with more than 25 years in the staffing industry. EOE/AA/V/D
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