Sr DSP Software Engineer

The employee will fill the technical position of Senior Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Software Engineer on the Software Defined Radio Systems (SDRS) program at the Navy Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, SC. This individual will work alongside industry experts in the fields of SDR, software development, tactical communications, and electronic warfare. The expected role will emphasize all aspects of embedded software development including documentation, design, implementation, integration, verification, review, toolchain automation, maintenance, etc., with a focus on embedded DSP software for tactical radio modems. Typical responsibilities include the following:

Development and maintenance of applications, tools, drivers, etc., primarily for embedded ARM64 systems
• Designing communications between distributed software components
• Integration and troubleshooting with other system software, firmware, and hardware components
• Design and development of tests and test tools
• Automating software with scripts
• Developing containers for encapsulating software processes
• Performing system demonstrations

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• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Software Engineering or similar technical discipline and 5 + (five plus) years of experience. Will consider experience in lieu of a degree

• Experienced in firmware and embedded software development for FPGAs

• Proficient in VHDL and familiar with high-level programming languages (e.g. C++) and scripting languages (e.g. Bash, TCL)

• Familiar with Xilinx FPGAs and Vivado/Vitis toolchain

• Comfortable working in Linux operating environments (Ubuntu, RHEL)

• Highly motivated and able to work both independently and in a team

• Effective complex problem solving skills

• Effective communication and analysis skills

• Formal education or equivalent experience in a systems or software engineering discipline

• Experience in software development for Embedded General Purpose Processors (GPPs) and/or Digital Signal

  Processors (DSPs)

• Experience with embedded software development including embedded Linux and SoC-based architectures.

• Experience with Software Defined Radio (SDR) platforms or software

• Familiar with containerization and/or virtualization (e.g. Docker, Kubernetes, Vagrant, etc.)

• Experience using modular open systems architectures such as CMOSS, SOSA, MORA, VICTORY, OpenVPX,

  etc. to achieve interoperability

SRC IS A CONTRACTOR FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, THIS POSITION WILL REQUIRE U.S. CITIZENSHIP AS WELL AS, A U.S. GOVERNMENT SECURITY CLEARANCE AT THE SECRET LEVEL

• <10% CONUS travel to support demos and stakeholder meetings

Scientific Research Corporation is an advanced information technology and engineering company that provides innovative products and services to government and private industry, as well as independent institutions. At the core of our capabilities is a seasoned team of highly skilled engineers and scientists with multidisciplinary backgrounds. This team is challenged daily to provide cutting edge technology solutions to our clients.

SRC offers a generous benefit package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, 401(k) with a company match, life insurance, vacation and sick paid time off accruals starting at 10 days of vacation and 5 days of sick leave annually, 11 paid holidays, tuition reimbursement, and a work environment that encourages excellence and more. For positions requiring a security clearance, selected applicants will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Scientific Research Corporation is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate in employment.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under federal, state or local law.

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