What are the responsibilities and job description for the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer position at Viasat and Careers?
About us:
One team. Global challenges. Infinite opportunities. At Viasat, we’re on a mission to deliver connections with the capacity to change the world. For more than 35 years, Viasat has helped shape how consumers, businesses, governments and militaries around the globe communicate. We’re looking for people who think big, act fearlessly, and create an inclusive environment that drives positive impact to join our team.
What you'll do:
We are looking for a DSP Engineer to join our team! In this role you will be working with teams that include software, systems, and test engineers to support the development of a cloud native mission critical global satellite communications system. Ideal candidate should be a communication system Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer with a proven track record of designing, implementing, and simulating complex algorithms for communication systems like satellite and 5G. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience developing and verifying various models and possess strong skills in C/C , MATLAB and Simulink. You will be responsible for developing and optimizing DSP algorithms to meet rigorous performance requirements for both cloud and fixed hardware solutions.
The day-to-day:
- Design, develop, and implement advanced DSP algorithms for modulation/demodulation, channel coding/decoding, and synchronization to run on simulated environments.
- Utilize MATLAB and Simulink to model, simulate, and verify algorithm performance.
- Design an implement software applications to interface and validate DSP solutions.
- Optimize DSP code for efficiency and performance on target platform.
- Conduct thorough testing and validation of algorithms to ensure accuracy, reliability, and adherence to system specifications.
- Work with hardware and software engineers to integrate DSP solutions into larger system architectures, ensuring seamless interoperability.
- Develop and maintain comprehensive technical documentation for all algorithm designs and implementation processes.
- Debug complex DSP systems and troubleshoot issues during the integration and testing phases.
- 7 years communication systems digital signal processing experience
- Bachelor’s degree in CS, CE, EE, IT, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink for algorithm design, simulation, and verification
- Proven experience with the architectural definition, design, and integration
- Experience with software development in C/C
- Ability to perform systems level analysis
- Proposal or applications engineering experience
- Must be able to obtain a United States Secret Clearance
- US government position. US citizenship required
- Must be able to work in our Carlsbad, CA office
- Ability to travel up to 10%
- Experience designing and verifying simulations in Matlab/Simulink
- Experience working with containerization technologies such as Kubernetes or Openshift
- Knowledge of RF, modem, and networking fundamentals
- Experience with Adaptive Coding Spreading and Modulation (ACSM)
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
Viasat is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, seeking to create a welcoming and diverse environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, genetics, age, or veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status or characteristic. If you would like to request an accommodation on the basis of disability for completing this on-line application, please click here.
Salary : $144,000 - $269,000