Staff Digital Signal Processing Engineer (DSP)

Location: Redondo Beach, United States; onsite

Salary: $145,000–$185,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops next-generation space vehicles and spacecraft systems.

What you will do

• Design, implement, optimize, and verify DSP algorithms for high-performance communication systems.
• Develop symbol timing recovery, carrier recovery, equalization, and related DSP components.
• Perform fixed-point modeling, quantization analysis, and optimization for hardware deployment.
• Use MATLAB and Simulink to model, simulate, and verify DSP processing chains.
• Collaborate with FPGA and digital hardware engineers on hardware-efficient architectures, data-path specifications, and resource balancing.
• Support lab integration, system bring-up, debugging, and performance improvements for DSP and FPGA subsystems.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong DSP theory and digital communication principles, including symbol timing recovery, equalization, and carrier recovery.
• Proficiency with MATLAB and Simulink for algorithm development and modeling.
• Experience with fixed-point DSP, fixed-point arithmetic, and hardware implementation constraints.
• Familiarity with hardware architecture design principles and the ability to work with FPGA and digital hardware engineers.
• Experience with lab testing, hardware debugging, and system integration.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and technical-leadership skills.
• Applicants must be U.S. Persons or eligible to obtain an export license under applicable U.S. export regulations, including ITAR and EAR.

Nice to have

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience with Verilog, VHDL, or high-level synthesis tools.
• Background in high-speed communication systems, FEC, or modem design.
• Knowledge of DSP implementation on FPGAs or ASICs.
• Familiarity with Simulink HDL Coder, HDL Toolbox, or similar HDL generation tools.
• Experience with free-space optical communication systems.
• Experience in a startup or fast-paced agile development environment.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time onsite employment in Redondo Beach.
• Eligible full-time hires may receive long-term incentives in the form of stock options.
• Medical, vision, and dental coverage are available.
• Access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
• Base pay is determined individually based on role, level, location, qualifications, experience, technical capabilities, market data, and internal equity.