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Northwood Space

DSP Engineer

Torrance, CAfulltimemidAdded today

About this role

Northwood seeks a DSP Engineer to architect and develop a next-generation software-defined radio platform for satellite ground stations. You will own the complete signal chain—from RF transceiver selection through FPGA architecture, embedded software, and system integration—and guide the platform from requirements through production deployment.

What you'll do

  • Own SDR platform architecture and development from concept through production deployment
  • Translate waveform requirements into radio specifications and make architecture decisions across RF, data converters, clocks, FPGAs, and processors
  • Define how signal-processing functions partition across RF hardware, FPGA, embedded software, and host compute
  • Collaborate with RF, electrical, DSP, and FPGA teams on hardware design, software, waveform integration, and system performance
  • Lead hardware bring-up, calibration, characterization, and troubleshooting with automated testing
  • Validate end-to-end performance and reliability for satellite communications deployment

What they're looking for

  • Software-defined radio (SDR) architecture and design
  • RF signal chain design (RF front ends, frequency conversion, data converters, clocking)
  • FPGA development and embedded processors
  • High-speed mixed-signal hardware (ADCs, DACs, RF transceivers)
  • Embedded C/C++ or Rust programming
  • Digital communications and RF performance characterization
  • High-speed interfaces (Ethernet, PCIe, JESD204, DMA)
  • Hardware bring-up, calibration, and system-level troubleshooting
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Northwood Space

Northwood Space builds advanced ground station infrastructure for satellite communications, including phased array antennas and high-speed digital systems deployed globally. The company is hiring engineers across mechanical design, electrical systems, tooling, testing, and infrastructure to support the development and deployment of scalable satellite ground networks.

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Likely interview questions

  • Walk us through a complete radio or communications system you architected—how did you partition the signal processing across RF hardware, FPGA, and embedded software?
  • Describe your experience with data converters and clocking strategy in a high-performance RF platform. What impairments did you encounter and how did you mitigate them?
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