RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer

Senior SIGINT / RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer

Location: Netherlands

Level: Senior

Industry: Autonomous UAV / Defence Technology

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior SIGINT / RF Sensing & Signal Processing Engineer to join an advanced engineering team developing autonomous UAV systems for demanding operational environments.

You will work across the RF sensing chain, from antennas and RF front-ends through SDR, signal processing and data exploitation , developing capabilities for spectrum awareness, emitter analysis and RF geolocation.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF sensing architectures for airborne and ground-based systems.
• Develop signal-processing algorithms for detection, classification and characterisation of RF signals .
• Process and analyse raw IQ data and large RF datasets.
• Develop direction-finding and geolocation capabilities using techniques such as AoA, TDoA and FDoA.
• Work with SDRs, RF receivers, antenna systems and RF test equipment.
• Develop and validate algorithms for jammer and spoofer detection/localisation .
• Integrate RF sensing with platform position, attitude and timing data.
• Build software and data pipelines for RF measurements, detections and emitter information.
• Plan and execute laboratory, range and airborne testing .
• Work closely with RF, software, systems and autonomy engineers to transition concepts into operational systems.

Requirements

• 5+ years' experience in RF sensing, signal processing, SDR, SIGINT, EW, ESM or a related field.
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals and DSP .
• Experience developing RF/signal-processing algorithms.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or C/C++ .
• Experience working with RF measurement systems and/or SDR platforms.
• Experience handling and analysing RF/IQ data.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Signal Processing, Computer Engineering, Applied Physics , or a related discipline.

Desirable Experience

• SDR / GNU Radio / USRP
• FPGA or real-time DSP
• MATLAB
• AoA / TDoA / FDoA
• Direction finding and RF geolocation
• Beamforming or phased arrays
• MUSIC / ESPRIT
• Electronic warfare / ESM / SIGINT / ELINT
• Jammer or GNSS spoofing detection
• Distributed RF sensing
• GNSS / PNT

Package

• €5,500 - €8,500 gross per month
• 8% holiday allowance
• 2/3 employer pension contribution

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