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Senior SDR Software Engineer
$150k - $180k flex 15% bonus
Location: Fremont, CA Within one hour flight time, you would come into the office a couple of days a month in Fremont, CA
The keys to this role: the key is C++, Xilinx is the platform, Linux would be useful, spectrum signal processing, geo server, RF
Need to be a or a permanent resident
Looking for a senior software defined radio SDR Software Enginee,r. You will have extensive C++ Software development, Lambda functions, algorithms using c++ 17 multithreading multitask multicore embedded servers software ADC RF receiver architectures Linux Windows TCP/VDP networking CC# API QA testing
Required Experience
Experience with FPGA co-processing (ie. Spectrum Signal Processing algorithms, FFT, CCDF, ZIP, DDC,Geo location) and managing Interrupts/data blocks
Extensive C/C++ software development experience (6+ years) with proficiency in such language features as templates, Lambda functions, vectors, maps and algorithms etc. using C++17 or newer standards
Extensive experience in design, implementation and testing of complex real-time multithreaded/multitasking/multicore embedded server software supporting multiple simultaneous clients
Experience with designing well-crafted C++ classes/modules
Clear understanding of ADCs, RF Receiver architectures and associated quality metrics
Cross-platform programming for Linux and Windows targets
Experience in developing/using Windows and Linux libraries
Clear understanding of Synchronization primitives, Queueing and task scheduling
TCP Message based Client/Server communication
Realtime hardware control and data acquisition
SCPI control
TCP/UDP Networking and socket level programming
C++/C API programming (developing and using)
GUI design and programming using Visual Studio and Open-source tools
Databases and database programming (incl. SQLite)
Software QA testing
Ability to quickly learn and support a large existing C++ code base.
Excellent communications skills
Ability to write technical product documentation
Preferred/Desired Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge of Signal Direction finding / Geolocation concepts
Extensive Math, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and RF communication signals background
Signal analysis techniques and tools
RF system and Software Defined Radio (SDR) Platforms such as HackRF, USRP, Pluto and application Frameworks such as GNU Radio, CubicSDR, SDR++ etc.
Xilinx/AMD Zynq and/or UltraScale+ development experience
Xilinx/AMD FGPA development experience
PCIe and NVMe interfaces
Programming expertise:
VITA49 exposure
Machine learning concepts and programming
Python programming
Tools:
MATLAB/Octave experience
TensorFlow, PyTorch
Microsoft Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, TFS and Git
Eclipse IDEs for C++ and Java development
Cross-platform development
RF Measurement equipment (VSA/spectrum analyzers, signal generators, and other electronic test equipment)
Windows, including desktop and embedded variants (IoT)
Intel IPP
Linux utilities and shells
Experience with MFC, C# and Windows development tools/APIs
Docker containers and VMs
Creating and maintaining automated software build systems
Generation and execution of QA testing including writing automated QA test programs
Education & Certifications
6+ years relevant work experience.
MSEE/MSCS (or BSEE/BSCS with extended relevant work experience) with emphasis on Embedded Software and Digital Signal Processing/Wireless Communication.