Wireless Communication Systems Engineer

Wireless Communication Systems Engineer

Silvus is seeking a Wireless Communication Systems Engineer who will report to the R&D Director, Communications Systems on the Research & Development (R&D) team. The successful individual in this role will participate in all phases of wireless technology projects including planning, design, implementation, prototyping, verification, and validation.

This position is based at Silvus Technologies’ headquarters in the heart of vibrant West Los Angeles, CA
, and is on a hybrid schedule. A minimum of 3 days onsite per week is expected. On-site days are Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays.

• System design and requirement specification.
• Algorithmic development, simulation, and characterization.
• System performance simulation, benchmarking, and testing.
• Supporting FPGA and Software development teams through fixed point design, implementation and test.
• Leading a team of multi-disciplinary engineers for product and feature development as needed.
• Setting, tracking, and driving development schedules and tasks.
• Planning and participation in laboratory and field testing and troubleshooting.
• Technical material preparation and documentation.
• Participation in R&D business development and capture efforts as needed.
• Understanding current products and technologies and participation in discussion and planning for future enhancements and strategies.
• Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related engineering field with a minimum of three years of experience in the design and development of wireless communication systems; or a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with wireless communication protocols and modem architecture, including PHY, MAC, and higher-layer interactions.
• Working knowledge of RF propagation, channel modeling, and wireless channel characteristics.
• Solid understanding of digital communication and signal processing techniques, including MIMO, OFDM, synchronization, channel estimation, equalization, and related algorithms.
• Understanding of RF impairments and their impact on wireless communication systems, including AGC, phase noise, frequency and clock offset, IQ imbalance, and compensation techniques.
• Proficiency in MATLAB for algorithm development, modeling, simulation, and performance analysis.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
• Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.

• Wireless mobile ad-hoc networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.
• Participation in the complete wireless technology development cycle: from design to field testing.
• Comprehensive expertise in all parts of digital communication systems such as RF subsystems, synchronizations, channel estimation, channel coding, etc.
• Cognitive radio congested and contested spectrum and interference mitigation.
• Experience with fixed point modeling, implementation, and verification.
• RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.
• Technical writing and presentation.

• Office environment.
• Occasional exposure to heat, cold, and allergens while performing tests or demonstrations in the field.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to do the following:
• Lift equipment up to 20 lbs. for the set-up of demonstrations and testing.
• Perform bending and reaching movements to place items on lower and higher shelves.
• Kneeling or squatting to access lower shelves.
• Walking/Moving in the labs.

COMPENSATION: $100,000 - $140,000 / annually

Travel Requirements
Under 10%

Relocation Provided
Domestic

Position Type
Experienced

Referral Payment Plan
Yes

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 10 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

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