Signal Processing Engineer - ICL - Open Rank

About the role

The Information and Communications Laboratory (ICL) Communications Systems and Spectrum Division (CSSD) Advanced Communication Systems Branch (ACSB) is seeking Signal Processing Engineers to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will bring a diverse background in fields such as radar, communications, electronic warfare, signals intelligence, and communications security.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic signal processing with supervisor direction
• Document work in written and presentation form
• Contribute to algorithm application discussions
• Contribute to technical reports/presentations of projects, journal articles, and conference presentations
• Develop, implement, characterize, and validate leading-edge waveform and communications technologies enabling greater performance while enhancing capabilities through robust, resilient, and secure communications
• Utilize complex engineering and mathematical principles to compose algorithm structures for problem solutions including the application of filtering and data fusion methods
• Apply algorithms to application-specific hardware by writing code for embedded systems or in a higher-level software environment to integrate or interface with additional systems
• Support and perform adaptive algorithm research and participate in the execution of projects, including attending technical meetings, completing assigned technical tasks, collaborating with colleagues, and presenting their research to the technical team and team leads
• Propose and shape paths of inquiry, identify target objectives, and define actionable research tasks to drive research pursuits and directions
• Investigate, develop, and document technology approaches and solutions that produce valuable objective findings and outcomes for internal and sponsored research programs
• Recognize, communicate, and report on objective findings and their implications and value
• Conduct solution and system design synthesis translating objectives into requirements, and requirements into physical architectures and solutions for networks of high complexity
• Tasking will be assigned to leverage the existing skills of the candidate, including physics-based modeling, application of advanced mathematical techniques for data processing, digital signal processing, signals analysis, communication and spectrum system modeling, and system performance prediction
• Work with team members to develop AI/ML methods for controlling and optimizing the performance of communications systems
• Provide guidance and mentoring to more junior research staff and student researchers in all research domains and activities

Requirements

• Experience in professional signal processing development
• Demonstrated experience in communications, spectrum sensing, electromagnetics, signal processing, machine learning / artificial intelligence, applied mathematics
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work individually and as part of a team
• Ability to work in a research environment where there are many unknowns and undiscovered paths
• Ability to operate effectively, maintain productivity, and make well-reasoned decisions despite incomplete information and requirements, while elucidating objectives and target outcomes
• Recent experience in performing and/or leading research projects
• Travel requirements: 10% - 25%

Qualifications

• Current enrollment in an accredited degree program relevant to this position with a graduation date of no later than May, 2026
• Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in professional signal processing development
• Active Secret Clearance or higher

Skills

• Physics-based modeling
• Advanced mathematical techniques for data processing
• Digital signal processing
• Sigal analysis
• Communication and spectrum system modeling
• System performance prediction
• Programming in MATLAB
• Implementing algorithms in FPGAs (Xilinx) using HDL
• Programming in C/C++ software and systems design and implementation (C++11, C++20)

Benefits

Comprehensive information on currently offered GTRI benefits, including Health & Welfare, Retirement Plans, Tuition Reimbursement, Time Off, and Professional Development, can be found through this link: https://benefits.hr.gatech.edu/