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Staff Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Impulse· Avionics
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Redondo Beach$145k - $185kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior DSP engineer to lead development, implementation, and verification of advanced signal-processing algorithms for high-performance communication systems in Impulse Space’s space vehicles.

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and optimize DSP algorithms for advanced communication systems
  • Develop and refine symbol timing recovery, carrier recovery, and equalization algorithms
  • Perform fixed-point modeling, quantization analysis, and algorithm optimization for hardware deployment
  • Use MATLAB and Simulink for modeling, simulation, and verification of DSP processing chains
  • Collaborate closely with FPGA design teams to translate algorithms into hardware-efficient architectures
  • Support development of hardware architectures, including data-path specification and resource balancing
  • Participate in lab integration, system bring-up, and debugging of DSP and FPGA subsystems
  • Analyze system performance and propose enhancements for robustness, efficiency, and scalability

Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field
  • Minimum 8+ years of experience in the field
  • Strong foundation in DSP theory and digital communication principles
  • Expertise in symbol timing recovery, equalization, carrier recovery, and related DSP components
  • Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink for algorithm development and modeling
  • Experience with fixed-point DSP, fixed-point arithmetic, and implementation constraints for hardware
  • Familiarity with hardware architecture design principles
  • Ability to work effectively with FPGA and digital hardware engineers
  • Experience with lab testing, hardware debugging, and system integration
  • Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical-leadership skills

Skills

Required:DSP theory and digital communicationsSymbol timing recoveryCarrier recoveryEqualizationFixed-point DSPMATLABSimulinkFPGA collaboration

Benefits

  • Long-term incentives in the form of stock options
  • Medical, vision & dental coverage
  • Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
Last updated Oct 15, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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