DSP Engineer

ASBU | Tucson Arizona, United States

Why Join Rincon Research Corporation (RRC)?

At Rincon Research Corporation, our primary business is innovating, developing, and fielding digital signal processing (DSP) products and services for the United States Defense and Intelligence Communities in support of national security.

Rincon Research Corporation seeks a DSP Engineer to create cutting edge solutions to challenging national security and defense signal processing, geolocation, and communication problems. You will work in a multi-disciplinary R&D environment with similarly skilled and motivated electrical engineers, mathematicians, and computer scientists/engineers in a highly rewarding personal and professional environment.

Come join the team that is creating cutting edge signal processing, geolocation, and communication systems for the future!

What are the primary responsibilities for the DSP Engineer position?

• Responsible for research, design, and development of digital signal processing and satellite communications systems deployed on a variety of platforms including CPU, GPU, and FPGA.
• Participates in all phases of the product development life cycle, including requirements analysis, design, implementation, integration, and test.
• Applies engineering, software, and mathematical analysis concepts and principles in the development of system solutions.
• Works closely with cross-functional members of the engineering organization to develop and evaluate interfaces between hardware and software, and operational performance requirements and overall system design.
• Develops test procedures and related documentation.
• Communicates within and outside of the organization to explain and influence changes to practices, processes and approaches.
• Participates in process, system, or product improvements.
• Provides input into new products/processes and implements operational plans that have measurable impact on business or functional results
  
  
  

A key responsibility is staying up-to-date with the signal processing technologies, tools, and methodologies and experimenting with new technologies to incorporate innovative solutions into RRC projects. RRC personnel can expect to work across all functional areas: systems engineering, development, integration and test, deployment and O&M, and experience the direct mission feedback from the customer and seeing your project provide real-world contributions that make a significant difference. You are encouraged and expected to propose ideas that you believe will improve the applications and frameworks within which you are working. The ability to accomplish tasks unsupervised with minimal direction and the ability to self-start is a critical expectation.

What required background will make you successful?

• Ability to obtain and maintain TS/SCI security clearance and polygraph
• US CITIZENSHIP REQUIRED
• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Applied Mathematics, or other equivalent field
• At Least 8 years of experience in a signal processing engineering-related discipline
• Strong background in DSP, including knowledge of DSP theory as well as practical system development experience
• Ability to communicate software and algorithm design, complexity analysis, and performance metrics in written and oral reports
• Ability to quickly grasp and come up-to-speed with large software code bases
  
  
  

Preferred Skills:

• Current and active Top-Secret Clearance with a polygraph
• Cellular communications, satellite communications, modern modulation schemes, cyclostationary techniques
• Geolocation, radar signal processing, RF propagation and link budgets, RF system design
• DevOps and Cloud computing Experience (Gitlab, CI/CD, CVE mitigations, Docker, Kubernetes, PIP)
  
  
  

Where is the position located?

This position is located at our Tucson Arizona offices

What benefits does RRC offer?

• 100% employer-paid premiums for family medical and dental insurance, employee life insurance, short-term and long-term disability (STD & LTD)
• Flexible reimbursement spending accounts for medical expense and dependent care
• Immediate participation and vesting in the company’s Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) and 401(k) Plan
• Employer contributions to RRC’s ESOP
• Employer matching contributions to the company’s 401( k) Plan
• Employer discretionary contributions to the company’s 401(k) Plan
  
  
  

Rincon Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.