Digital Signal Processing; DSP Engineer, Mid Level

Location: Fairfax, VA
Minimum Clearance Required to Start: Active Top Secret

Join NASK and help shape the next generation of digital signal processing solutions for the nation’s most critical missions.

NASK has over twenty-five years of experience delivering innovative, mission-critical solutions to the Intelligence and Defense communities. Our teams combine deep technical expertise with a passion for solving the toughest challenges. Collaboration, innovation, and integrity define our culture — empowering engineers to create impactful solutions that advance national security objectives.

NASK builds resilient, scalable teams by pairing strong mentorship with meaningful leadership opportunities. The diversity of our missions creates constant opportunities to grow skills and take on new challenges. We value clear communication and collaboration, and we believe the best solutions can come from anyone on the team. Engineers at NASK are hands‑on. We prioritize rapid delivery of working mission solutions and favor measurable, incremental progress over perfection.

Engineers move the mission forward by writing code, collaborating with senior engineers, and working across teams to incorporate input from users, operators, and stakeholders.

• Design and implement DSP algorithms for real‑time and near real‑time processing systems.
• Support the transition of algorithm concepts from prototype to operational deployment.
• Analyze and process RF signals across a range of emitter types.
• Apply signal processing techniques, including detection, estimation, filtering, waveform identification, and feature extraction.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate DSP solutions into larger system architectures.
• Conduct performance testing, optimization, and validation in simulated and live environments.
• Contribute to technical documentation, code reviews, and CI/CD workflows.
• Continuously improve code quality, performance, and system reliability.

• Active TS/SCI clearance with polygraph
• 4–8 years of experience developing or supporting RF signal processing solutions
• Proficiency in C/C++ for algorithm development
• Strong understanding of digital signal processing fundamentals
• Experience working with real‑time or near real‑time systems
• Experience supporting Intelligence or Defense community programs
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related technical field
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Security clearance:
  Active TS/SCI w/poly
• Experience with RF signal collection or SIGINT systems
• Familiarity with geolocation concepts
• Experience working in complex RF environments
• Proficiency in Python, MATLAB, or Octave for algorithm prototyping and analysis
• Exposure to cloud‑based deployment and CI/CD processes

Our people are the core of who we are and what we do. NASK has two decades of experience delivering innovative solutions to the tough technical challenges facing our partners in the Intelligence and Defense communities. Our subject matter experts collaborate with junior developers and analysts, bringing fresh approaches to solve the toughest mission problems.

At NASK, our employees are the backbone of our company, so we provide unsurpassed benefits and work‑life balance. Employees are provided with individual offices and collaboration spaces to foster individual and team success. We have a casual yet professional work environment – Employees work hard NASK offers a competitive benefits package that equates to 50% on top of your annual base salary.

This is split between a tax‑qualified profit‑sharing retirement plan that NASK contributes to (up to allowable IRS limits) and a cafeteria plan for benefits. For a comprehensive overview of our benefits, visit the benefits tab under our careers page: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)./

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