S&S - Senior FPGA Engineer - TS - Comtech

Job Title:                                        FPGA Engineer - Active Top Secret Clearance

Department:                                  Hardware and Engineering

Reports To:                                    Vice President of Advancement Systems

FLSA Status:                                 Exempt

Last Modified:                               4/12/2024

Location                                        Chantilly, VA – Onsite 5 days a week

Company Overview

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is a leading global technology company providing terrestrial and wireless network solutions, next-generation 9-1-1 emergency services, satellite and space communications technologies, and cloud-native capabilities to commercial and government customers around the world. Our unique culture of innovation and employee empowerment unleashes a relentless passion for customer success. With multiple facilities located in technology corridors throughout the United States and around the world, Comtech leverages our global presence, technology leadership, and decades of experience to create the world’s most innovative communications solutions. For more information, please visit www.comtech.com. 
 
We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

 
Position Summary

We’re seeking curious, growth-minded thinkers to help shape our vision, structures, and systems; playing a key role as we launch into our ambitious future. If you’re invigorated by our mission, values, and drive to change the world — we’d love to have you apply.

Responsibilities

• Create, analyze, document and test system and subsystem designs
• Develop and maintain Product and Technical Roadmaps
• Support Business Development activities including customer briefings, support and/or leading technical sections for proposals for large Government or commercial RFPs
• Travel: ~20%
• 10+ years of defining, analyzing, and validating wireless communication requirements spanning user data network processing through RF  
• 5+ years of requirement definition, decomposition and compliance risk assessment utilizing trade studies, analysis, simulation, and lab data collection
• Broad knowledge of the end-to-end SATCOM ground station architecture from the physical layer through the application layer
• Working knowledge with SATCOM waveforms like DVB-S2X and/or 5G NTN 3GPP Rel 17/18
• Demonstrated experience supporting multi-disciplinary, cross functional and matrixed teams
• Strong communication skills and experience presenting to customers and senior leadership; ability to effectively work and communicate with all levels of management and customers
• Master’s Degree in communication theory or equivalent disciplines
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.)
• Active DoD Top Secret Clearance, or the ability to immediately re-activate an inactive clearance

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of digital IF streams such as VITA 49.2, IEEE-ISTO 4900 Digital IF Interoperability Standard (DIFI) and/or eCPRi
• Working knowledge of RF system tradeoffs, link budgets, and SATCOM signal processing algorithms for multi-carrier systems
• Working knowledge of communication networks and security within a zero-trust environment
• Working knowledge of cloud computing platforms and protocols from Microsoft’s Azure or Amazon Web Services
• Working knowledge of direct RF digitizers and 100 GbE
• Experience in supporting Business Development activities including customer briefings or leading technical sections for large Government RFPs
• Experience in Satellite Modem communication systems and technology
• Active DoD Top Secret SCI clearance

Education

• Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or related degree.

About Us

Comtech Telecommunications Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.