RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer

For our client, a fast-growing technology company operating in the advanced aerial surveillance industry, we are seeking for a RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer.

You will develop airborne and ground-based capabilities for spectrum awareness, emitter analysis, jammer and spoofer localisation, recording, replay and operator visualisation. Using SDRs, coherent receivers and edge computing, you will turn sensing concepts into calibrated operational systems.

• Define RF sensing architectures and budgets covering sensitivity, dynamic range, bandwidth, scan rate, timing, storage, coverage and SWaP-C.

• Select and integrate antennas, filters, LNAs, switches, SDRs, coherent receivers, timing sources and edge-compute hardware.

• Develop capture, channelisation, filtering, FFT, detection, feature-extraction, recording, metadata and replay pipelines.

• Characterise signal presence, frequency, bandwidth, occupancy, modulation features, pulse behaviour and emitter activity.

• Develop classification and prioritisation methods with quantified confidence, detection probability and false-alarm behaviour.

• Design and validate direction-finding and geolocation using AoA, TDOA, FDOA, coherent arrays or distributed sensors.

• Develop localisation capabilities for GNSS-band interference and other mission-relevant emitters.

• Create calibration methods for receiver gain, frequency error, phase coherence, timing and antenna-pattern effects.

• Integrate platform position, attitude, timing and ground truth into repeatable geolocation solutions.

• Build secure data pipelines, operator visualisations, datasets and emitter libraries with traceable metadata.

• Execute laboratory, ground, range and airborne tests against known emitters and measured ground truth.

• Collaborate with RF, software, avionics and flight-test engineers to mature capabilities for controlled release.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Signal Processing, Applied Physics, Computer Engineering or equivalent experience.

• 5+ years of experience in RF sensing, SDR development, SIGINT, electronic support, communications intelligence or signal processing.

• Proven experience taking a sensing or geolocation capability from theory through calibration, testing and operational demonstration.

• Strong RF and DSP knowledge, including sensitivity, dynamic range, sampling, aliasing, FFTs, filtering, detection and synchronisation.

• Practical experience with SDRs, coherent receivers, spectrum analysers, RF signal generators and calibrated test setups.

• Strong Python and C/C++ skills; MATLAB, FPGA, GPU or real-time DSP experience is an advantage.

• Experience with direction finding, beamforming, AoA, TDOA, FDOA, coherent arrays or emitter geolocation.

• Understanding of timing, phase coherence, antenna patterns, platform motion and geolocation geometry.

• Experience processing IQ datasets and managing metadata, replay, synchronisation and data quality.

• Sound judgement regarding legal authorisation, sensitive-data handling and controlled access.

We Offer

• Excellent salary package aligned with industry standards and reflective of your expertise and experience
• Comprehensive benefits package, including a pension plan and a generous amount of paid time off

 Join our team!

Are you ready to put your technical skills to use in the exciting world of aerospace? Apply today and discover what it means to contribute to high-quality aviation projects!

Send an email to hello@selectforce.eu