Title:
DSP SDR Engineer
KBR is a technology-driven company providing high-end, creative software and engineering solutions to critical national security missions across space, cyber, ISR, missile defense and intelligence domains. KBR provides our customers with systems engineering support for solving the full spectrum of signal processing challenges. Our multi-disciplinary teams tackle challenges across the navigation, communications, electronic warfare, and cyber security domains.
DSP/SDR Engineers
We are currently seeking multiple highly motivated individuals of various experience levels and one or more of the listed qualifications to join our team in either Beavercreek or Columbus Ohio. The positions are specifically for Position Navigation and Timing (PNT) and communications Software Defined Radio (SDR) transmitter development from an existing prototype through to operational development. Desirable candidates' salaries will reflect responsibilities and level of expertise. Applicants should be dedicated to delivering innovative solutions and working in an environment that encourages agile, mission-driven approaches for the creation of an L/S Band portable agile navigation signal transmitter. Activities include DSP and RF hardware engineering, control/logic and theoretical software development, PNT, Communications, SDR, and unit, lab, and field testing,
Responsibilities
- Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment specializing in development of real-time signal processing products, applications, and algorithms.
- Digital transmitter design and development leveraging SDR (Software Defined Radio) technologies.
- Creation and broadcast of both PNT and communications broadcast signals with a variety of modulations.
- Use of Xilinx SDK + Vivado development tools to engineer wireless signals
- Development of DSP algorithms in C, Python, or VHDL programming languages
- Ability to draw from various knowledge bases and resources to solve complex problems.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's and/or Advanced Degrees in a relevant technical field
- VHDL or interest in learning VHDL with experience in digital hardware design
- Ability to work with Linux-based operating systems
- Experience using SDR peripherals (i.e. USRP, HackRF, Lime)
- Background in signals and systems, digital signal processing, and/or digital communication theory
- Technical writing and verbal communications skills are a significant plus.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a government security clearance
In compliance with the U.S. federal government's vaccine mandate, only candidates who will be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by December 8, 2021 or who have a reasonable accommodation or approved medical exception will be considered for this position.
KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, veteran status, genetic information, union status and/or beliefs, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.