About the job
Are you a driven RF Signal Processing Engineer eager to craft innovative solutions for aerospace and defense? Do you aspire to contribute to a safer world? If so, we want to hear from you!
Your Role:
Join the security domain by leveraging your technical expertise as an R&D Engineer at NLR. In your role as an RF Signal Processing Engineer, you will be pivotal in developing algorithms to process data from operational satellites. Collaborating with your team, you will design and implement cutting-edge RF techniques used for monitoring and classifying RF signals, enhancing the effectiveness of operations within the security sector.
Key Responsibilities:
Design testing/simulation environments for new signal processing techniques and algorithms.
Process RF data from satellites using signal processing techniques including detection, localization, filtering, tracking, and beamforming.
Collaborate on the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) architecture for future satellite missions.
Work within a multidisciplinary team of FPGA, System, RF, Software, and Payload Engineers.
Analyze satellite observations for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR).
Qualifications:
Academic background in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Aerospace Engineering, Embedded Systems, or related fields, with relevant experience in RF Signal Processing Engineering.
In-depth knowledge of radar system operations.
Strong communication skills in both Dutch and English (at least B1 level).
You are eager to learn, independent, inventive, and ambitious.
Desire to translate innovative algorithms into practical applications for daily use.
Experience in structured programming as part of a team using Git.
Proficiency in prototyping with Python.
What We Offer:
Working at NLR means being part of a national and international high-tech environment. Collaboration and engagement are core values for us. By providing you with freedom and responsibility, we empower you to achieve groundbreaking innovations. Whether you aim to develop professionally or personally, or even pursue a PhD, NLR supports your ambitions.
