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DSP Engineer

Steely
Reston, VA Full Time
POSTED ON 5/22/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/21/2027

Overview

Steely is a fast-growing, high-tech, mission-driven company based out of Reston, Virginia that prides itself on delivering technical and mission-related solutions that allow our customers to succeed in achieving their most challenging goals.   

  

We are a close-knit team of highly motivated and skilled individuals that are focused on a commitment to facing the most complex and difficult efforts head-on with a balance of creativity and discipline, and an unwavering nerve.    

   

Steely is looking for a like-minded individual to join our team as a DSP Engineer.

   

Our Team embraces the concept that the sky's the limit. Regardless of where you are at in your career, our goal is to work with you to refine your skills, add to your technical tool belt, and aid you in your growth as a professional.  We offergrowth opportunities such as leadership training, industry conferences, and mentorship from experienced, passionate individuals.  

   

Candidates must be able to hold and maintain a security clearance, therefore U.S. citizenship is required. 

Responsibilities

  • Communications systems, associated algorithms, and their design, including an understanding ofRF filters, signal modulation/demodulation, channel equalization/channel estimation, channelcoding (FEC), RF signal acquisition and recovery, RF frequency control (AFC), and RF gain control(AGC)
  • Mixed signal requirements including quantization and algorithm fixed point implementations.
  • MATLAB, Python, or X-MIDAS tools used for algorithm design / validation and test vector generation
  • Vivado design and simulation tools for FPGA architecture design and HDL implementation of signal processing algorithms

Qualifications

  • 5 years experience designing FPGA solutions
  • BS Electrical Engineering or similar field, Master’s degree preferred
  • Embedded software development and interfacing with FPGAs in tightly coupled processorconfigurations (such as Zynq MPSoCs / RFSoCs)
  •  Hardware peripheral programming and control for both digital and analog devices
  • FPGA build scripts using TCL/Make within virtualized environments such as Docker

 

Our benefits

  • 401(k) match of 6% with immediate vesting
  • Highly subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
  • Legal resource plan
  • Flexible Time Off (FTO)
  • 11 Federal holidays
  • Life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage paid by the company
  • Free coffee, sodas, and snacks
  • Team activities and gaming

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, military service eligibility or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected class. We encourage and support workplace diversity.

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