Senior Wireless Communications Engineer

Company: Draper
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: March 17, 2023

Job Description:

Draper is an independent, nonprofit research and development company headquartered in Cambridge, MA. The 1,800 employees of Draper tackle important national challenges with a promise of delivering successful and usable solutions. From military defense and space exploration to biomedical engineering, lives often depend on the solutions we provide. Our multidisciplinary teams of engineers and scientists work in a collaborative environment that inspires the cross-fertilization of ideas necessary for true innovation. For more information about Draper, visit www.draper.com.Our work is very important to us, but so is our life outside of work. Draper supports many programs to improve work-life balance including workplace flexibility, employee clubs ranging from photography to yoga, health and finance workshops, off site social events and discounts to local museums and cultural activities. If this specific job opportunity and the chance to work at a nationally renowned R&D innovation company appeals to you, apply now www.draper.com/careers.Equal Employment OpportunityDraper is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. We understand the value of diversity and its impact on a high-performance culture. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or genetic information. Draper is committed to providing access, equal opportunity and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities in employment, its services, programs, and activities. To request reasonable accommodation, please contact hr@draper.com.Draper Laboratory is seeking talented and motivated individuals to tackle challenging engineering problems in communications. As a communications and signal processing engineer, you will be responsible to apply your expertise developing novel waveforms that meet given requirements. Also, you will develop and implement special communication systems to enable new capabilities for a wide diversity of applications. You will work in a fast paced environment, collaborating in multi-disciplinary teams with opportunities to learn, grow, and contribute to a variety of projects in this area.Specific Responsibilities:+ Development and implementation of communication waveforms to meet specific requirements+ Technical assessment and implementation of modulation and demodulation schemes+ Implementation of forward error correction (FEC) and interleaving techniques+ Implementing clutter rejection methodsRequired Qualifications: + BS +4yr, MS +2yr, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or similar+ Proven experience designing communications waveforms+ Skills implementing modulation/demodulation schemes+ Knowledge of FEC and interleaving methods+ Experience implementing clutter rejection techniques+ Strong background in communications and RF theory+ Solid knowledge of transmitter and receiver architectures+ Expertise modeling and simulating with MATLABDesired Qualifications: + Experience implementing fieldable prototypes and doing their testing and validation+ Familiarity with EW, and LPI/LPD techniques+ Background in wireless technologies, like 5G, LTE-M, or mmWave+ Experience with PythonSecurity Requirement: + Applicants selected for this position will be required to obtain and maintain a government security clearance, with ability to acquire Top Secret#LI-MM1#LI-hybridID: 2021-5451 External Company Name: The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc

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