C/C++ (Firmware) - Radio Frequency (RF) / Signal Job at Request Technology, LLC

Pay Range

This range is provided by Request Technology, LLC. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience – talk with your recruiter to learn more.

Base pay range: $165,000.00/yr - $205,000.00/yr

Title

Sr. Software Systems Engineer C/C++- Radio Frequency / Signal Processing

Location

Everett, WA

Clearance

Active Secret Clearance or ability to get one

Responsibilities

Looking for a candidate with a strong radio frequency and signal processing background. You will develop radio frequency signal acquisition, meeting signal detection identification processing geolocation and analysis perform QA testing CC++ extensive digital signal processing (DSP) and math background radio frequency (RF) windows networking and socket programming embedded software.

This person will apply their strong radio frequency and signal processing background, and software development skills to meeting signal detection, identification, processing, geolocation and analysis challenges facing spectrum regulators, intelligence organizations and defense agencies around the globe.

Modify existing software and develop new software to implement improvements or add new features to our systems.

Specify, test and qualify new and replacement system hardware components, including computers and drives.

Perform QA testing and analysis of new hardware and software performance up to the system level. Develop automated QA test software and systems.

Create and modify software installation programs to support product updates and new products.

Develop and modify product documentation as needed.

Required Experience

• US Person or Permanent Resident
• Extensive experience in design, implementation and testing of complex realtime multithreaded software applications
• Extensive C/C++ software development experience (6+ years)
• Extensive Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and math background
• Radio Frequency (RF) theory and practice (propagation, antennas, receivers, signals, systems, etc.)
• RF Signals expertise, including signal modulation, demodulation, decoding and signal analysis techniques and tools
• Programming for Windows operating systems
• Networking and socket level programming
• Databases and database programming
• Ability to quickly learn and support a large existing C++ code base
• System QA testing, including developing and executing test plans and writing automated QA test programs
• Excellent communications skills
• Ability to write technical product documentation

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• RF Direction Finding and Geolocation concepts, including AOA and TDOA
• Mapping concepts, standards, and programming
• Audio signal processing including analog and digital demodulation
• Drone signals and protocols (uplink and downlink including video)
• Experience operating commercial drones
• Full Motion Video (FMV) systems, including STANAG 4609, KLV Metadata, MPEG-2 Transport Stream, H.264/265 encoding
• Programming expertise: highly proficient in C/C++, multithreaded realtime processing, Qt, Python, embedded programming, realtime hardware control and data acquisition, high performance graphics, GUI design and programming, Microsoft Visual Studio, TFS, Intel IPP, InstallShield, Postgres, Microsoft databases packages, Visual Basic, MFC, C#, WPF/XAML and other Windows development tools/API s, Linux/Unix utilities and shells, Safenet software licensing tools, Wireshark / network analysis tools, signal demodulation and decoding software packages (go2Signals, Wavecom, etc.)
• Creating and maintaining automated software build systems
• Knowledge of applicable RF/COMINT/EW industry standards such as VITA‑49, JICD, CoT, etc.
• Ability to provide support to sales and marketing, including writing/reviewing marketing literature, proposals, customer meetings, presentations, and demonstrations
• Ability to provide support and training to customer support teams and direct to end users
• Active US Security Clearance

Education & Certifications

• 6+ years relevant work experience
• MSEE (or BSEE with extended relevant work experience) with emphasis on RF communication systems, Digital Signal Processing, and software

Seniority level

• Not Applicable

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology