Poly Senior Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Job Description

A client of Insight Global is looking for TS/SCI CI Poly Digital Signal Processing Engineer to sit in Aberdeen, MD at minimum one day a week to support a large federal client. In this role, you'll serve as the technical lead and subject matter expert for RF measurement, signal processing, and EIRP analysis efforts on a new customer program. Your day will be a mix of developing DSP algorithms, analyzing RF data, and working with engineering teams to solve complex signal propagation and measurement challenges.

On a typical day, you will:

• Lead the technical development of RF measurement and mapping capabilities for the customer.

• Design, develop, and optimize DSP algorithms used to estimate transmitter EIRP and characterize RF signals.

• Process and analyze large volumes of RF measurement, IQ sample, and telemetry data to identify trends, anomalies, and system performance issues.

• Generate RF coverage maps, signal strength visualizations, and geospatial products that support operational decision-making.

• Investigate discrepancies between measured and expected RF performance, including propagation effects, interference, and equipment-related issues.

• Validate RF measurements against link budgets, propagation models, and theoretical predictions.

• Collaborate with RF, antenna, software, and test engineers to integrate new capabilities and improve measurement accuracy.

• Support field testing, data collection events, system verification, and performance assessments.

• Develop tools and automated workflows in C++, Python, MATLAB, and Linux environments to improve data processing and analysis.

• Brief technical findings and recommendations to engineering teams and customer stakeholders.

$70/hr to $90/hr.

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 31st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.

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Skills and Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree

• TSSCI CI Poly

• 8+ years of experience in Digital Signal Processing, RF systems, or wireless communications.

• 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 • Strong RF engineering background (RF propagation, antenna theory, EIRP, G/T, path loss, spectrum analysis)

• Experience with SATCOM, wireless communications, SIGINT, EW, and RF sensing systems

• Ability to develop and analyze signal processing algorithms (signal detection, frequency estimation, interference mitigation, direction finding)

• Experience with RF measurements, EIRP estimation, calibration, propagation loss correction, and link budget validation

• Strong understanding of digital signal processing (FFTs, filtering, estimation theory, statistical analysis)

• Experience analyzing field-collected RF data, IQ samples, spectral data, and telemetry datasets

• Ability to generate RF coverage maps, heat maps, EIRP visualizations, and measurement reports

• Experience with geolocation, emitter characterization, GIS tools, terrain databases, and geospatial data

• Linux development experience with Git, Docker, CI/CD, Ansible, and automated deployment tools

• Experience building scalable data-processing pipelines and supporting testing, verification, and field collection efforts

• Ability to work across multidisciplinary teams including RF, antenna, software, and test engineers

• Familiarity with NSA software and airborne/spaceborne RF collection systems