- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering, ECE, Applied Physics, or related field — or equivalent shipped-product experience
- 5+ years building real-time DSP systems that ran on actual hardware in actual missions on unmanned aerial systems or ground radar systems
- Hands-on experience taking phase-coherent multi-channel systems from bench to flying or fielded system
- Production-grade work on at least one of: fire-control radar processing, RWR, ESM, SIGINT, or other RF detection systems
- Deep working knowledge of sum-and-difference / comparator-based angle estimation, and the calibration discipline that makes them deliver precision
- Production implementation of real-time tracking filters — alpha-beta, Kalman, IMM — with airframe-pose fusion and dropout handling
- Pulse-Doppler signal processing experience
- Comfortable in BOTH GPU-accelerated Python (NumPy / CuPy / CUDA) for prototype and edge-compute work AND C/C++ for hard-real-time targets; understands when each is appropriate
- Experience with industrial- or tactical-grade IMUs and high-stability frequency references (OCXO, CSAC, rubidium)
- Practitioner with NanoVNA and calibrated lab VNA; can read multi-port S-parameters and debug a phase-mismatched cable
- Eligible to obtain and maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance
Additional Information
Compensation bands are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual level and base pay is determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on job-related skills, education, experience, technical capabilities and internal equity. In addition to base salary, for full-time hires, you may also be eligible for long-term incentives, in the form of stock options, and access to medical, vision & dental coverage as well as access to a 401(k) retirement plan.
Heaviside will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, including arrest or conviction records, consistent with the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, and the California Fair Chance Act. Heaviside intends to review criminal history after a conditional offer. Heaviside reasonably believes criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with the following duties, potentially resulting in withdrawal of the offer: (1) accessing export-controlled technical data and defense articles; (2) handling and maintaining inventory of controlled components, tools, and equipment; and (3) accessing secure facilities, laboratories, and field test sites.