Job Title: Senior Digital Signal Processing Engineer
Job Category: Engineering
Time Type: Full time
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: TS/SCI with Polygraph
Employee Type: Regular
Percentage of Travel Required: Up to 10%
Type of Travel: Continental US
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The Opportunity:
CACI is currently looking for a Senior Digital Signals Processing Engineer to join our team developing next generation signals intelligence (SIGINT) for the U.S. Army. Join this passionate team of industry-leading individuals on a program that leverages the best practices developing DSP algorithms for real-time or near-real-time systems to deliver state-of-the-art capability in support of our nation’s warfighters. As a member of the CACI Team, you will support the men and women charged with safeguarding the American people and enhancing the Nation’s safety, security, and prosperity.
Responsibilities:
- Lead technical development on a new project for the customer.
- Serve as the DSP subject matter expert for RF measurement and mapping activities.
- Develop and deploy algorithms that estimate Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) within defined accuracy requirements.
- Process large-scale RF measurement datasets and generate geospatial EIRP coverage products.
- Lead technical investigations of measurement discrepancies and propagation anomalies.
- Hybrid schedule available.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, Mathematics, or related field.
- 8+ years of experience in Digital Signal Processing, RF systems, or wireless communications.
- U.S. citizenship
- TS/SCI with Polygraph
- Strong programming skills in, C/C++, Python, MATLAB/Simulink
- Experience developing DSP algorithms for real-time or near-real-time systems.
- Radio Frequency (RF) and Communications Expertise
- Effective Isotropic Radiated Power (EIRP) Measurement Experience
Desired:
- Strong understanding of RF propagation, antenna theory, EIRP calculations, G/T measurements, path loss modeling and spectrum analysis
- Experience with SATCOM systems, terrestrial wireless networks, SIGINT or EW systems
- Experience designing and implementing algorithms for signal detection, frequency estimation, power estimation, channel characterization, noise/interference mitigation, and direction finding
- Experience developing methods and systems to estimate transmitter EIRP from collected RF measurements, calibrate measurement systems, correct for propagation losses, account for antenna gain patterns, and quantify measurement uncertainty
- Familiarity with Linux development environments, Git, CI/CD workflows, containerization (Docker), Ansible, and Cobbler
- Ability to define measurement requirements, develop verification and validation plans, analyze system performance, and support field testing and data collection campaigns
- Experience working across multidisciplinary teams with RF engineers, antenna engineers, software engineers, and test engineers
- Experience processing IQ sample data, spectral data, and telemetry and measurement datasets
- Strong understanding of FFTs, digital filtering, estimation theory, statistical signal processing
- Ability to validate measured EIRP against theoretical link budget predictions.
- Experience analyzing field-collected RF measurement data.
- Experience generating RF coverage and EIRP maps.
- Familiarity with, Geographic Information System (GIS) concepts, Terrain databases, Geospatial coordinate systems, digital elevation models (DEM)
- Ability to develop visualization products showing coverage contours, signal strength heat maps, EIRP distribution, measurement confidence intervals
- Experience building scalable data-processing pipelines.
- Experience with SATCOM software and systems
- Experience with geolocation and emitter characterization techniques.
- Familiarity with NSA software
- Experience with airborne or spaceborne RF sensing systems.
What You Can Expect:
A culture of integrity.
At CACI, we place character and innovation at the center of everything we do. As a valued team member, you’ll be part of a high-performing group dedicated to our customer’s missions and driven by a higher purpose – to ensure the safety of our nation.
An environment of trust.
CACI values the unique contributions that every employee brings to our company and our customers - every day. You’ll have the autonomy to take the time you need through a unique flexible time off benefit and have access to robust learning resources to make your ambitions a reality.
A focus on continuous growth.
Together, we will advance our nation's most critical missions, build on our lengthy track record of business success, and find opportunities to break new ground — in your career and in our legacy.
Pay Range:
There are a host of factors that can influence final salary including, but not limited to, geographic location, Federal Government contract labor categories and contract wage rates, relevant prior work experience, specific skills and competencies, education, and certifications. Our employees value the flexibility at CACI that allows them to balance quality work and their personal lives. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and learning and development opportunities. Our broad and competitive mix of benefits options is designed to support and protect employees and their families. At CACI, you will receive comprehensive benefits such as; healthcare, wellness, financial, retirement, family support, continuing education, and time off benefits.
The proposed salary range for this position is:
$108,400 - 227,500 USD
CACI is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other protected characteristic.
