Digital Signal Processing Engineer

At Two Six Technologies, we build, deploy, and implement innovative products that solve the world’s most complex challenges today. Through unrivaled collaboration and unwavering trust, we push the boundaries of what’s possible to empower our team and support our customers in building a safer global future.

Join the Wireless Division at Two Six Technologies in Herndon, Virginia, where we advance the state of the art in digital signal processing and wireless systems to uncover, analyze, and secure complex communication technologies. We are seeking a Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer to contribute to cutting‑edge R&D programs in a hands‑on laboratory environment, developing innovative solutions that support the intelligence community.

As part of our multidisciplinary team of RF engineers, embedded developers, and security researchers, you’ll apply your DSP expertise to reverse engineer real‑world systems, design advanced algorithms, and develop mission‑focused RF applications that drive meaningful national security impact.

• Analyze system/software requirements to determine the feasibility of design within performance, time, and cost constraints
• Contribute to the designing and development of digital signal processing solutions
• Perform signal detection, identification, and decoding of captured waveforms
• Perform RF signal reception and transmission of data using various modulation schemes (FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.)
• Solving technical problems in the areas of communications, signals collection, and data processing or electronic warfare
• Developing experiments and prototypes in our laboratory facilities that include extensive SDR hardware, FPGA development systems, and RF signals test and measurement equipment
• Providing subject matter expertise in Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radios (SDR)

• A bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer/Electrical Engineering, or a related Scientific Domain
• Minimum 3 years of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) and Software Defined Radios (SDR) development experience
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a laboratory environment working with SDRs or FPGAs, and associated test equipment
• Minimum 3 years of experience with one or more of the following modern development languages: C, C++, Embedded C
• Familiarity with open‑source signal processing libraries
• Software‑defined radio expertise to include receiver architectures, software channelization, modulation/demodulation techniques, error‑correcting codes, and spectral analysis
• Experience in developing and implementing DSP algorithms with real‑world performance requirements on either CPU or FPGA‑based platforms
• Active Top Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance

• Demonstrated ability to architect and implement digital processing and SDR system solutions with real‑world performance requirements
• Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
• Proficiency with a variety of popular SDR or FPGA tools such as GNURadio, Radio Hacker, GQRX, Vivado, or Model Sim
• Experience working with experts in the fields of antenna systems, RF systems, SIGINT processing, communications systems, and hardware prototyping
• Experience with Linux-based DSP systems that span across CPUs, FPGAs, GPUs, and SDR platforms

Active Top Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

Two Six Technologies is committed to providing competitive and comprehensive compensation packages that reflect the value we place on our employees and their contributions. Our offerings include but are not limited to medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability insurance, retirement benefits, paid leave, tuition assistance and professional development.

The projected salary range listed for this position is annualized. This is a general guideline and not a guarantee of salary. Salary is one component of our total compensation package and the specific salary offered is determined by various factors,…