Principle R&D Engineer

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 (i.e., 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 (i.e., 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