DSP Engineer

LufCo is hiring a Digital Signal Processing Engineer to join a collaborative, small team environment to provide the development and improvement to a GPU accelerated signals processing framework.

The Digital Signal Processing Engineer will support an established project that consists of a highly visible, Deployed, Digital Signal Processing (DSP) of broad-spectrum RF signals.

• Ability to travel as required.
• Standard office environment with occasional requirements to visit client sites, labs, or field environments.

• →Digital Signal Processing support
• →New Development, Feature Enhancements, and Bug Fixes
• →Supporting Feature Enhancements and Bug Fixes of existing components using C/C++
• →Code Reviews
• →Software Development Processes
• →Working in a small team environment
• →Developing, managing, and updating digital signals
• →Extracting narrowband signals out of a wideband signal
• →Using GPU resources to implement real-time signal processing solutions
• →Implementing signal processing algorithms
• →Utilizing multirate signal processing techniques
• →Signal processing algorithm creation/implementation

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related discipline

• 10+ years of experience as a DSP engineer

• Familiarity with Docker/OCI, Kubernetes is desired
• CUDA parallel computing platform and programming model experience (not required)
• C/C++/Java/Python/Shell Scripting/Google Protocol Buffers/HTTP Rest APIs/Docker/RPMs or equivalent
• Digital Signal Processing
• Experience with signal generators and spectrum analyzers.
• Hands-on experience with CUDA parallel computing, including kernel development, memory hierarchy management (global, shared, pinned host memory), and GPU/CPU data transfer optimization.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines (GitLab CI, Jenkins, GitHub Actions) for automated build, test, and deployment of DSP software.
• Hands-on experience with Software Defined Radios (SDRs) such as USRP, RTL-SDR, or similar hardware for signal collection and algorithm validation.
• Experience with wideband blind signal detection, channelization, and multirate signal processing techniques.
• Experience integrating DSP processing blocks into plugin or event-driven frameworks.
• Strong C/C++ development skills with emphasis on performance-critical, low-latency code
• Python scripting for test automation, data analysis, and pipeline integration
• Familiarity with Python signal processing libraries including NumPy, SciPy, and matplotlib for algorithm prototyping prior to GPU-accelerated CUDA/C++ implementation.
• Experience with RPM/DEB packaging and Linux system-level deployment.
• Experience with the VITA 49 standard for streaming IQ data, including packet framing, context packets, and integration with SDR hardware or signal processing pipelines.

Why Join Us?

• Impactful Work: Contribute to critical national security initiatives and make a real difference in protecting our nation.
• Cutting-Edge Technology: Work with the latest advancements in SIGINT and related fields.
• Career Growth: Opportunities for professional development, training, and advancement within a growing company.
• Collaborative Environment: Join a team of highly skilled and supportive engineers who are passionate about their work.
• Comprehensive Benefits: Competitive salary, generous PTO, health/dental/vision insurance, 401K matching, tuition reimbursement.