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JOB TITLE: Senior Staff Engineer - Systems
The Systems team within the Location group seeks a Senior Staff Engineer - Systems to develop cutting-edge location IP for mobile and wearable markets. You will work on receiver model development, fixed-point design, and performance analysis for GNSS systems using signals like GPS, GLONASS, and GALILEO. Key responsibilities include designing advanced signal processing algorithms, maintaining C/C++ receiver models for RTL verification, and performing end-to-end simulations to benchmark system performance. You will collaborate with hardware, firmware, and RF teams to optimize receiver ASIC implementations. Required expertise includes wireless baseband architecture, signal processing, and detection theory. You must be proficient in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB, with experience in tools like Jira, Gerrit, and Git to solve complex hardware-software tradeoffs in high-performance location technology.
What does a Systems Engineer earn in California?
Median $191000 from 99 postings across 21 companies.
Develop key location technologies using GNSS signals such as GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, and Beidou.
Develop, optimize, and maintain C/C++ receiver models for RTL bit and cycle accurate verification.
Design advanced signal processing algorithms, front-end, and baseband architectures for location receivers.
Use large receiver end-to-end simulation models to benchmark system performance and validate hardware design.
Perform design verification on FPGA and conduct hands-on lab testing and debugging for ASIC and board bring-up.
Analyze product logs to perform performance characterization and resolve technical issues.
Prepare and present detailed technical reports on algorithms, software, and test results.
What we're looking for
Bachelor's with 15+ years, Master's with 13+ years, or Ph.D. with 10+ years of experience in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field.
Strong software development skills in C/C++, Python, and MATLAB.
Deep experience with wireless receiver architecture for GNSS and/or CDMA receivers, including AGC, DSP filters, correlators, FFT, AFC, and PLL.
Excellent foundation in signal processing, detection theory, estimation theory, wireless channels, random processes, demodulation, and decoding.
Good understanding of GNSS acquisition and tracking algorithms.
Experience with Jira, Gerrit, and Git.
Experience with FPGA design verification, ASIC and board bring-up, and hands-on lab testing and debugging.
Ability to travel internationally and/or domestically to support product optimization and team collaboration.
GNSS
MATLAB
C++
SystemC
RTL
Digital Signal Processing
Wireless Communications
VLSI
Hardware Architecture
Spread Spectrum
System Modeling
Firmware
Mixed Signal Analog Design
RF
Signal Processing
Systems Engineering
System Architecture
Requirements Management
Risk Management
Verification and Validation
Usability Engineering
Regulatory Compliance
Traceability
Change Control
Design Transfer
Manufacturing Readiness
INCOSE
PMP