You’ll lead early architecture studies on FPGA and SoC platforms, implement high-performance building blocks, and maintain strong model-to-implementation reproducibility to support rapid concept validation and smooth transition to product teams. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Lead feasibility studies and concept validation for new Software Defined Radio features (time sync, throughput increases, protocol evolution). 

• Define requirements and system interfaces, translating mission needs into implementable architectures. 

• Design and implement FPGA/SoC solutions for modern comms pipelines (sync, framing, FEC integration, high-rate datapaths). 

• Drive FPGA/software partitioning and trade-offs (latency, power, resources, maintainability, risk). 

• Apply and evaluate state-of-the-art implementations/techniques relevant to modern RF protocols and complex waveforms. 

• Integrate and validate designs with high-speed peripherals (e.g., high-speed serial links, DDR, DMA-based streaming, ADC/DAC interfaces depending on platform). 

• Maintain and refine system models (Python and/or MATLAB/Simulink) as golden references to ensure repeatable performance across iterations. 

• Collaborate with RF, PCB, instrumentation, and testing to ensure end-to-end viability and testability. 

• Produce high-quality technical documentation (architecture, design rationale, verification approach, and trade-off reports). 

Core Requirements (2/3+ years in core skills) 

• 2/3+ years hands-on experience in FPGA development for high-throughput digital systems and/or communications signal chains. 

• Strong fundamentals in communication theory and DSP implementation constraints (fixed-point, throughput/latency trade-offs).