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True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures it.\nOUR MISSION\nTrue Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors - enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.\nOUR VALUES\nBe the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.\nWhat would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.\nIt’s the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.\nBENEFITS & PERKS *\nBest-in-class healthcare: 100% company-paid medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, with HSA/HRA options\nGenerous time off: Flexible Time Off (FTO) for exempt employees, accrued PTO of up to 25 days for non-exempt employees, plus 12 paid holidays; Parental Leave; Sick Leave\nFuel for your day: Daily catered lunch and unlimited snacks for in-office employees\nAnd more: 401(k) retirement plan, fitness reimbursement, and Dog Fridays\nEquity participation: Equity is included as part of our total compensation package, giving you an opportunity to share in the company’s success.\n*Do not apply to fixed term and temporary roles\nYOUR MISSION\nTrue Anomaly is seeking a Principal Digital Signal Processing Engineer to lead the architecture, development, implementation, and integration of advanced DSP capabilities for space-based RF payloads.\nIn this role, you will develop real-time processing systems for high-rate complex I/Q data collected from RF sensors, phased arrays, SIGINT payloads, radar systems, and software-defined radios. You will own DSP efforts across the full development lifecycle-from algorithm development and modeling through implementation on embedded processors, FPGAs, GPUs, and other flight computing platforms.\nThe ideal candidate is a technical leader who can take algorithms from initial analysis through real-time implementation, hardware-in-the-loop testing, payload integration, and delivery. You will work closely with RF, antenna, FPGA, software, hardware, systems, and payload engineers to define architectures that meet demanding requirements for bandwidth, latency, memory, power, and computational resources.\nExperience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable: phased-array signal processing, digital beamforming, SIGINT, electronic warfare, radar, RF sensing, software-defined radio, communications, or geolocation.\nRESPONSIBILITIES\nDefine DSP architectures and technical roadmaps for RF payloads, including requirements, interfaces, implementation approaches, and verification strategies.\nDevelop and implement real-time DSP algorithms for high-rate complex I/Q data.\nDesign processing chains that include digital downconversion, channelization, polyphase filter banks, decimation, resampling, filtering, and spectral analysis.\nDevelop algorithms for signal detection, characterization, classification, modulation recognition, and signal parameter estimation.\nDevelop and evaluate algorithms for phased-array processing, digital beamforming, adaptive beamforming, direction finding, angle-of-arrival estimation, and adaptive nulling.\nSupport SIGINT, electronic warfare, RF sensing, and signal exploitation architectures.\nSupport radar signal processing, including pulse compression, range-Doppler processing, detection, tracking, and waveform analysis, as applicable.\nDevelop algorithms for frequency, phase, and timing synchronization, calibration, interference mitigation, and low-SNR signal processing.\nAnalyze real-world recorded and streaming I/Q data to evaluate system performance and troubleshoot signal-processing issues.\nDevelop high-fidelity simulations and test environments using MATLAB, Python, C++, or similar tools.\nTranslate floating-point algorithms into efficient fixed-point, embedded software, FPGA, GPU, DSP, or other hardware implementations.\nPerform fixed-point, bit-true, quantization, bit-growth, overflow, dynamic range, and numerical accuracy analysis.\nOptimize processing systems for throughput, latency, memory bandwidth, power, clock rate, and available computational resources.\nWork with FPGA and software engineers to define hardware/software interfaces, data formats, timing requirements, memory architectures, and processing pipelines.\nDevelop production-quality software and firmware, including automated testing, code reviews, version control, and configuration management.\nDevelop and execute algorithm verification and validation plans using simulated, laboratory, field-collected, and hardware-in-the-loop data.\nSupport RF payload bring-up, hardware integration, system testing, environmental testing, and on-orbit commissioning.\nLead root-cause analysis and corrective action for DSP, payload, and system-level performance issues.\nDefine and manage requirements, interfaces, technical documentation, design reviews, and verification closure.\nServe as the technical authority for payload signal processing in architecture reviews, design reviews, customer engagements, and program milestones.\nLead cross-functional technical execution across DSP, FPGA, RF, antenna, software, hardware, and systems engineering teams.\nMentor engineers and establish reusable DSP architectures, development tools, test infrastructure, and engineering processes.\nSupport customer engagements, proposal development, technical presentations, and new business capture.\nQUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or a related technical field. A Master’s degree or Ph.D. is preferred.\n10+ years of experience in digital signal processing, RF systems, radar, communications, SIGINT, electronic warfare, or a related technical field.\nExtensive hands-on experience processing high-rate complex I/Q data from RF systems, sensors, radar, communications payloads, or software-defined radios.\nStrong understanding of digital signal processing fundamentals, including sampling theory, filtering, Fourier transforms, spectral analysis, multirate processing, and statistical signal processing.\nDemonstrated experience designing and implementing:\nDigital downconverters\nChannelizers\nPolyphase filter banks\nDecimation and resampling systems\nMatched filters and pulse-compression algorithms\nDetection and thresholding algorithms\nSignal classification or modulation-recognition algorithms\nFrequency, phase, and timing estimation algorithms\nExperience developing real-time DSP systems for CPUs, GPUs, FPGAs, DSPs, or heterogeneous embedded processing platforms.\nExperience designing high-throughput processing systems with demanding bandwidth, latency, memory, power, and computational requirements.\nExperience with fixed-point and floating-point modeling, quantization analysis, dynamic range, bit growth, overflow, and bit-true verification.\nProficiency with C++, Python, MATLAB, or similar programming languages.\nExperience developing production-quality software, including version control, automated testing, code reviews, and configuration management.\nExperience validating algorithms using simulated, recorded, laboratory, field-collected, or hardware-in-the-loop I/Q data.\nExperience in one or more of the following areas:\nPhased-array signal processing\nDigital or adaptive beamforming\nDirection finding or geolocation\nSIGINT\nElectronic warfare\nRadar signal processing\nRF sensing\nSoftware-defined radio\nDigital communications\nExperience taking algorithms from analysis and simulation through implementation, integration, test, and delivery.\nAbility to define technical architectures, lead complex engineering efforts, mentor engineers, and communicate effectively across disciplines.\nExperience with requirements development, technical documentation, design reviews, verification planning, and system integration.\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE\nExperience developing DSP systems for spacecraft, airborne platforms, radar systems, RF payloads, or other resource-constrained environments.\nExperience with FPGA development using VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, or FPGA-based DSP tools.\nExperience with GPU acceleration, CUDA, or heterogeneous computing architectures.\nExperience with software-defined radios and RF data acquisition systems.\nExperience with signal geolocation techniques, including time difference of arrival, frequency difference of arrival, interferometry, or angle-of-arrival processing.\nExperience with radar processing, including pulse-Doppler processing, range-Doppler maps, target detection, tracking, and waveform analysis.\nExperience with phased-array calibration, beamforming, adaptive nulling, or multi-channel RF processing.\nExperience working with signals in the presence of noise, interference, multipath, jamming, or low signal-to-noise ratios.\nFamiliarity with RF payload architectures, antenna arrays, RF front ends, calibration systems, downlink architectures, and spacecraft interfaces.\nUnderstanding of space payload constraints, including limited power, compute, memory, thermal capacity, radiation tolerance, and downlink bandwidth.\nExperience with payload integration, hardware-in-the-loop testing, environmental testing, or on-orbit commissioning.\nExperience with GNU Radio, Simulink, Xilinx/Vitis tools, or similar development environments.\nActive TS//SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain one.\nExperience working in a fast-paced startup or similarly dynamic environment.\nCOMPENSATION\nBase Salary: $190,000 - $275,000\nEquity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave\nYour actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, location, and experience.\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS\nActive TS//SCI clearance or eligibility to obtain one.\nWork Location -Successful candidates will be located near Denver or Colorado Springs. While we observe a hybrid work environment, some work must be done on site.\nWork environment -the work environment; temperature, noise level, inside or outside, or other factors that will affect the person's working conditions while performing the job.\nPhysical demands -the physical demands of the job, including bending, sitting, lifting and driving.\nThis position will be open until it is successfully filled. To submit your application, please follow the directions below. #LI-Onsite\nTo conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.\nTrue Anomaly is committed to equal employment opportunity on any basis protected by applicable state and federal laws. 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