Senior DSP Engineer

Our client, a defence prime, is seeking a Senior Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer to work at its Gloucester site. You will work on advanced research and development, software-defined radio (SDR) systems and payload development for Defence, Cyber and Intelligence programmes. The role suits an engineer with a strong DSP background and experience in reverse engineering.

What you will do

• Carry out hardware, software and signals based reverse engineering of RF systems and waveforms to identify opportunities and improvements.
• Develop and optimise SDR solutions using advanced DSP techniques for electronic warfare and signals intelligence.
• Design and develop new DSP algorithms to improve SDR performance, focusing on signal detection, classification and exploitation.
• Contribute to the development of payloads for advanced communications systems, ensuring compatibility with existing and future technologies.
• Work with developers and testing teams to validate and optimise system performance through laboratory testing, real-world experimentation and field trials.
• Use the latest AI/ML tooling and hybrid cloud compute environments to improve delivery.
• Apply Agile principles and clear communication to work with peers and leaders, so delivery meets the right need on time.

What you will bring

• Strong background in Digital Signal Processing
• Experience in reverse engineering
• Experience developing SDR systems or DSP algorithms
• Ability to work with developers and testing teams on laboratory testing and field trials
• Experience working with Agile principles
• Ability to obtain and maintain eDV security clearance (you do not need to hold it when you apply, and support is provided if you do not)

Nice to have

• EW or SIGINT capability development, including RF waveform and protocol vulnerability analysis
• Payload development for defence or covert communications systems
• FPGA/RFSoC development experience and proficiency in VHDL (or Verilog)
• Familiarity with GnuRadio, MATLAB, AMD EDF or other SDR development tools
• Radio characterisation, front end device design, antenna selection and link budget optimisation