The RoleWe're looking for a Principal DSP Engineer to set the technical direction for the digital beamforming and radar signal processing at the heart of our phased array systems. As a foundational technical leader, you'll help set the direction of both our product and signal-processing roadmap, define the algorithmic architectures that underpin our systems, and establish the modeling and verification culture the team scales on.
You'll work across the full signal path-from algorithm concept through real-time implementation-partnering closely with RFIC, antenna, and digital hardware teams. As a principal-level individual contributor, you'll be the person others turn to on the hardest signal-processing problems, and the decisions you make will ripple through every product we build.
Responsibilities- Develop digital beamforming algorithms for phased array communications and radar systems
- Design and prototype radar signal processing chains-detection, Doppler, pulse compression, clutter mitigation, and tracking
- Take algorithms from concept and modeling through real-time implementation on FPGA/SoC platforms
- Analyze performance against system requirements (SNR, dynamic range, angular accuracy, false-alarm and detection rates)
- Collaborate with RFIC, antenna, and digital hardware teams to co-optimize the array and the processing that drives it
- Support lab bring-up, data collection, and over-the-air validation of fabricated systems
- Define algorithmic architectures and lead the most complex and ambiguous processing challenges
- Set technical direction across the DSP roadmap and influence system-level trade-offs spanning RF, antenna, and digital
- Establish modeling, coding, and verification standards; mentor and elevate the broader team
Minimum Qualifications- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
- 10+ years of relevant experience in DSP, radar signal processing, or digital beamforming, with a track record of leading complex algorithms from concept to deployed system
- Expert command of signal processing fundamentals: detection and estimation, adaptive filtering, and array processing
- Deep proficiency in algorithm modeling (e.g., MATLAB or Python) and a strong track record of real-time implementation on FPGA/SoC platforms
Preferred Qualifications- MSc or PhD with a focus on signal processing, radar, or communications
- Experience with digital beamforming for phased arrays
- Familiarity with adaptive beamforming, STAP, MIMO radar, or space-time processing
- Experience implementing DSP on FPGAs (Verilog/VHDL/HLS) or DSP-capable SoCs
- Background bridging algorithm development and real-time embedded implementation
- Experience with over-the-air test and measured-data validation
Why RoguebeamThis is a rare ground-floor opportunity. Joining a startup at this stage means your work has a direct, visible effect on whether the company succeeds-and a corresponding upside as we grow. Because we build the entire system in-house, you'll see your algorithms running on real phased arrays and deployed in working systems, not handed off and forgotten. You'll have real ownership and a seat at the table on technical direction.
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