Staff Digital Signal Processing Engineer

About the role

Impulse Space is looking for a Staff DSP Engineer to lead the development, implementation and verification of advanced signal-processing algorithms for high-performance communication systems in its next-generation space vehicles. The role suits someone with strong theoretical DSP knowledge, practical fixed-point implementation experience and hands-on hardware integration skills.

Key responsibilities

• Design, implement and optimize DSP algorithms for advanced communication systems
• Develop and refine symbol timing recovery, carrier recovery and equalization algorithms
• Perform fixed-point modeling, quantization analysis and algorithm optimization for hardware deployment
• Use MATLAB and Simulink to model, simulate and verify DSP processing chains
• Work closely with FPGA design teams to turn algorithms into hardware-efficient architectures
• Support hardware architecture development, including data-path specification and resource balancing
• Take part in lab integration, system bring-up and debugging of DSP and FPGA subsystems
• Analyze system performance and propose improvements for robustness, efficiency and scalability

Required profile

• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
• At least 8 years of experience in the field
• Strong foundation in DSP theory and digital communication principles
• Expertise in symbol timing recovery, equalization, carrier recovery and related DSP components
• Ability to work effectively with FPGA and digital hardware engineers
• Experience with lab testing, hardware debugging and system integration

Required skills

• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink
• Fixed-point DSP, fixed-point arithmetic and implementation constraints for hardware
• Familiarity with hardware architecture design principles
• Preferred: PhD, 5+ years with Verilog/VHDL or high-level synthesis tools, background in high-speed communication systems, FEC or modem design, knowledge of DSP on FPGAs or ASICs, Simulink HDL Coder / HDL Toolbox, free-space optical communications, startup or agile environment experience

What we offer

• Pay range of $145,000 - $185,000 per year
• Possible long-term incentives in the form of stock options for full-time hires
• Medical, vision and dental coverage and a 401(k) retirement plan