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Herrick Technology Laboratories, Inc.

Radio Protocol SW Engineer

Pay: Not specified

Posted: 6 weeks ago

Location: Germantown, MD (Onsite)

Last Updated: 1 week ago

Hours: Full-Time

Expires: 9/20/2026

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A Signal Processing Engineer develops, tests, and implements digital signal processing algorithms.

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Job Description

Develop wireless/radio protocol software in an agile environment for next generation software-defined radios supporting DoD missions.

Description:

You will design, prototype, implement, debug, introduce new products, develop test plans, and optimize radio protocol software and the associated release cycle. Responsibilities span the entire product lifecycle from CONOP definition and software concept to customer delivery and maintenance. Develop customer-focused SIGINT and EW applications performing signal detection, classification, Direction Finding (DF), and geolocation. Work closely with Digital Signal Processing Engineers to implement SIGINT and EW algorithms using FPGA and heterogenous processing such as SoC with integrated CPU and GPU resources. Development is performed in cross-disciplinary teams in an Agile environment encouraging collaboration, creativity, and teamwork. Development experience with C/C++, Java and Python is desirable. Experience with Linux software development desirable, along with proven ability to create clean and reusable modules or libraries. Experience with ARM SoC development desirable. Experience with low-level driver development desirable. Engineering or related degree required. Communication Systems/Wireless Theory essential. Advance degrees preferred. Experience implementing Machine-Learning applications desirable. Prior experience in signal processing applications, software-defined radios (SDRs), wireless protocols and signal analysis is preferred.

Job Location:

Germantown, MD or Manchester, NH Benefits:

Startup Environment Competitive Salaries Health Insurance 401(k) Matching Bonuses for superior performance