Senior/Principal Software Defined Radio; SDR and Digital Signal Processing; DSP Engineer, Onsite
Olathe, Johnson County, Kansas, 66051, USA
Listed on 2026-02-12
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Engineering
Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, AI Engineer
About Sandia:
Sandia National Laboratories is the nation’s premier science and engineering lab for national security and technology innovation, with teams of specialists focused on cutting‑edge work in a broad array of areas. Some of the main reasons we love our jobs:
- Challenging work with amazing impact that contributes to security, peace, and freedom worldwide
- Extraordinary co‑workers
- Some of the best tools, equipment, and research facilities in the world
- Career advancement and enrichment opportunities
- Flexible work arrangements for many positions include 9/80 (work 80 hours every two weeks, with every other Friday off) and 4/10 (work 4 ten‑hour days each week) compressed workweeks, part‑time work, and telecommuting (a mix of onsite work and working from home)
- Generous vacation, strong medical and other benefits, competitive 401k, learning opportunities, relocation assistance and amenities aimed at creating a solid work/life balance*
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What Your Job Will Be Like:Join our dynamic team as a Software Engineer specializing in Software Defined Radio (SDR) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP). We are looking for a highly motivated individual to drive innovation by developing new technologies and methodologies in advanced RF communication systems with national security applications. In this role, you will analyze signals and develop cutting‑edge signal detection algorithms to enhance advanced RF communications systems critical to National Security.
You will collaborate with a multi‑disciplinary, high‑performance software team dedicated to success. Projects will vary from urgent, short‑term requests addressing immediate operational needs to long‑term initiatives focused on developing new technologies over a span of 3‑5 years. Our advanced communication systems feature highly optimized signal processing transceivers, antennas, GPUs, and SDRs, all designed with constraints on size, weight, and power.
any given day you may be called on to:
- Develop new digital signal processing methods
- Write and analyze DSP code for SDR applications
- Research new Radio Communication Systems and associated Signals of Interest
- Conceptualize and realize RF systems
- Research, develop, analyze and/or field test RF systems
- Collaborate with customers and stakeholders on system conceptualization and design
If you are passionate about advancing national security through innovative signal processing solutions, we invite you to apply and join our team!
Salary Range:$114,000 - $227,500
* Salary range is estimated, and actual salary will be determined after consideration of the selected candidate’s experience and qualifications, and application of any approved geographic salary differential.
Qualifications We Require:- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline and five (5) years of directly relevant experience, or an equivalent combination of directly relevant education and engineering or scientific experience that demonstrates the knowledge, skills, and ability to perform independent research and development.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a DOE Q‑level and SCI security clearance.
The ideal R&D S&E Computer Engineer candidate for Sandia National Laboratories will in addition possess the following:
- Graduate degree in Computer Engineering or a highly related field where an independent research project was a graduation requirement (e.g., independent project, thesis, or dissertation).
- Demonstrated ability to execute and deliver technical work products with application of appropriate rigor and pedigree documentation (design/code reviews, technical oversight/approvals, project team concurrence, artifact generation, etc.).
- Experience in computer systems design and software development for real‑time and embedded processing systems, distributed processing systems, or real‑time client‑server implementations.
- Familiarity with hardware/software requirements generation for verification, validation and qualification.
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to work in a multidisciplinary,…
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