Gables Search Group
LOS ANGELES/HYBRID
The Company
This is a rapidly growing high-tech entrepreneurial company in the heart of West Los Angeles.
The Principal Research and Development (R&D) Engineer oversees and participates in the capture, planning, design, prototyping, and verification of wireless technology projects.
Duties and Responsibilities
Technical management of R&D projects and programs to include:
Responsibility for overall system design and requirement specification.
Setting and tracking development schedules and tasks.
Overseeing paper design, simulation, software, FPGA, and testing efforts.
Customer-facing engagement and technical material preparation where needed.
Reporting to management as required for strategic planning and assessment.
Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts to include:
Whitepaper and proposal preparation.
Understand current technology and pitch future enhancements and strategies.
Communicate (telephone/email/in-person) engagement with government and industry.
Work collaboratively within the senior R&D team on the following:
Executing larger, team-wide projects.
Setting a comprehensive team-wide technology portfolio and pipeline.
As necessary, perform other related duties of which the above are representative.
Supervisory Responsibilities
When necessary, supervise a team of junior or senior engineers involved in a given project or R&D program for which the Principal Engineer is responsible.
Qualifications and Experience
M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (ie, wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.).
10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems.
5 years of experience in technical project leadership (ie, principal investigator).
Participation in the complete technology development cycle: design to field testing.
Areas of skill (familiarity required, expertise desirable):
Simulation and prototyping software: C/C+, MATLAB, Python, etc.
RF propagation, channel modeling, digital communication.
Wireless ad-hoc mesh networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.
Signal processing algorithms, MIMO, OFDM, beam-nulling, etc.
Cognitive radio congested and contested spectrum, interference mitigation.
RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.
Technical writing, proposal preparation, and technical presentation.
Must be a U.S. person or U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.
Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.
Travel Requirements
Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.
LOCATION
Los Angeles, CA
Compensation Range: $180k – 250k
