Communications Signal Processing Engineer Job Listing at SAIC in Huntsville, AL (Job ID 2412275)

Description

Description

SAIC is seeking a motivated and ambitious Communications Signal Processing Engineering Subject Matter Expert to join our team in Huntsville, AL at the Software, Simulation, Systems Engineering and Integration Directorate (S3I) Joint Technology Center – Systems Integration Lab (JSIL) Technology and Certification Center. This position will perform analysis and provide technical expertise in support of advanced signal processing algorithms, datalink vulnerability assessments, communications architecture design, Electronic Wafare, and Anti-Jam Technologies.

Job Duties:

• Research and develop advanced signal processing algorithms.
• Provide performance and vulnerability assessments for data link waveforms.
• Provides technical expertise to aid in product improvement and acquisitions. 
•      Perform analysis of advanced protected Anti-Jam / Low Probability of Detection waveforms

Qualifications

Education Requirements:

• Bachelors and eighteen years experience; Additional four (4) years experience can be accepted in lieu of degree.

Clearance Requirements:

• Must have or be able to obtain and maintain a SECRET security clearance; US Citizenship required.

Required Skills:

• 18+ years of experience in signal processing; communications; and/or electronic warfare (EW)
• General signal processing expertise in signal modeling, filter modeling, noise modeling, or Fourier transforms
• Communications waveform modulation theory (PSK, QAM, etc.)
• Spread LPD waveforms (DSSS, FHSS, MCSS, hybrid methods, etc.)
• Signal detection theory (energy detection, feature detection, etc.)
• Cyclo-stationary feature analysis (cyclic autocorrelation, cepstral analysis, etc.)
• Basic MATLAB programming (cell arrays, structs, tables, graphics, MATLAB path, data import and export, etc.)
• Object Oriented MATLAB programming (methods, properties, and their attributes; value and handle classes; object arrays; etc.)
• Technical research experience (IEEE journals, etc.) and implementation of findings via algorithm development
• Strong knowledge of RF concepts (RF testing, RF propagation, RF schematics, link budgets, etc.), especially in relation to over-the-air signal detection
• Hands-on test equipment experience (spectrum/signal analyzer, signal/function generator, oscilloscope)

Additional/Desired Qualifications/Skills

• Experience with detection of communication signals.
• SATCOM and LOS communications.
• Forward error correction (FEC) techniques (LDPC, turbo codes, Reed-Solomon, etc.)
• Networked or multi-access data links (CDMA/TDMA, MANET, hub/spoke, mesh, etc.)
• Common Data Links (CDL) and Digital Data Links (DDL)
• Digital RF memory (DRFM)
• Experience with Ant-Jam and EW threats (detectors/jammers)

SAIC accepts applications on an ongoing basis and there is no deadline.

Covid Policy: SAIC does not require COVID-19 vaccinations or boosters. Customer site vaccination requirements must be followed when work is performed at a customer site.

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