Lead Systems Architect, High-Speed Modems

Lead the architecture of next generation high speed modem solutions supporting space based optical communications. This is a highly visible leadership role with no direct reports, where you influence and coordinate firmware, software and hardware engineering teams while driving modem architecture, requirements development, system performance and customer engagement.

US-Remote (excluding ND, VT, or RI)

What You Will Do

• Lead architecture and development of high speed modem solutions for optical communications and spaceflight applications
• Translate customer requirements into technical solutions, assessing feasibility and performance tradeoffs
• Provide technical leadership across firmware, software, FPGA and modem development efforts
• Guide engineering teams on implementation priorities and technical execution
• Work closely with optical systems engineers and cross functional engineering teams
• Support customer facing technical discussions and requirements development
• Participate in system modeling, simulation and performance analysis

Required Qualifications

• Extensive work in high speed modem architecture and design
• Strong FPGA development
• Verilog
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP) expertise
• Systems engineering and architecture
• Translating customer requirements into technical solutions
• Proven technical leadership
• MATLAB and/or Python modeling and simulation

Preferred Qualifications

• Optical communications
• Space or satellite communications
• High speed ASIC
• Supporting government or defense customers
• Active Top Secret clearance