Radio Frequency Software Engineer

Company Overview:

KODA is a people-first company. We are a consecutive four-time winner of Huntsville's Best Places to Work® Gold Award and recently earned the distinction as a Best Place for Working Parents®. Named the #1 fastest-growing company in Alabama in 2021, KODA is a small business focused on solving complex engineering problems on national-priority projects in domains such as missile defense, hypersonics, DOD space and civil space. Our team has expertise in Radar and Missile Development, Multi-Domain Operations, Flight and Ground Test Planning and Execution, Tactical Data Link Testing, Test Range Instrumentation, Systems Engineering & Integration, Model & Simulation Development, and Digital Engineering / Model-Based Systems Engineering.

KODA, a Native American word meaning 'allies', describes us as individuals and as a company. We are allies to our customers and to each other - trust and integrity are critical in all we do. We put our people first, we are driven by the important national-priority missions we support, and we are dedicated to giving back to our community. Team members have a voice in how profit is used in the community; they have donated over $340,000 in the last 5 years to their favorite charities through our KODA Cares program. We offer highly competitive compensation, a superb benefits package, and a commitment to the professional growth of our team members. Join our people-first company dedicated to solving complex problems on programs and systems of national importance. Learn more at www.kodatech.com.

Position Overview:

KODA Technologies is seeking a Radio Frequency Software Engineer with expertise in Radio Frequency systems across many different platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

• Generate software development roadmaps/strategies and cost estimates for Radio frequency-intensive systems
• Capable of performing test and evaluation engineering of Radio Frequency systems
• Oversee and define requirements for software development activities associated with Radio Frequency signal collection and analysis
• Evaluate emerging technologies and standards for use in Software Defined Radio systems
• Perform countermeasures and vulnerability analysis for Radio Frequency systems
• Experience integrating and troubleshooting complex hardware/software intensive systems
• Experience modeling and using modeling tools (using CAMEO)
• Support implementation and development of digital signal processing of Ultra-Wide Bandwidth software defined radio (SDR) systems utilizing open standards such as VITA 49.2 and SOSA, and define guidance for future development and standardization
• Experience developing technical reports and presentations; must have the ability to work independently and effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree
• 5-10 years experience
• GPU/GPGPU programming familiarity
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Clearance.
• US Citizenship required

Desired Experience and Skills:

• A field-programmable gate array development experience (Very High-Speed Integrated Circuit Hardware Description Language)
• Radio Frequency Systems of Chip (SoC) development experience
• Familiarity with VITA 49.2 or Modular Open Radio Frequency Architecture (MORA)
• Experience with design and/or testing of Radio Frequency devices and communication systems
• Experience developing systems for military applications (e.g. avionics, GPS, Communications)
• Familiarity with communication protocols used in military Radio Frequency communication systems
• Experience with developing countermeasures against Radio Frequency communications systems (jamming, spoofing, replay attacks, etc.)
• Familiarity working with test and measurement equipment such as spectrum analyzers and logic analyzers
• Familiarity with security features associated with Radio Frequency communication systems
• Experience with airworthiness qualification of hardware and software avionics components

Onsite/Remote:

• Minimum of 2 days a week on-site, with telework potential on other days

Travel: 10%

Clearance Requirement:

• Active Secret Clearance: Top Secret Preferred

KODA Technologies Inc. provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors. If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact info@kodatech.com to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process.