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# Principal DSP Engineer

- **Company:** Actalent
- **Location:** Cincinnati, OH, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Temporary contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Algorithm Design, C++ (Programming Language), Nvidia CUDA, Computer Engineering, Data Transmissions, Digital Electronics, Embedded Software, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), General-Purpose Computing on Graphics Processing Units, Python (Programming Language), MATLAB, Machine Learning, OpenCL, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Fpga Hardware
- **Published:** October 10, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/8E8174AEBCA74BE7AADA9E0C0E87BDF9/job/

## About the Role

* Active Top Secret/SCI (TS/SCI) security clearance
 * U.S. Citizenship required
 * Strong professional experience in Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
 * Proficiency with MATLAB specifically for DSP and algorithm development
 * Proficiency in software development or FPGA design
 * One of the following education/experience combinations:
 * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related engineering discipline with 8+ years of experience
 * Master's degree with 6+ years of experience
 * PhD with 4+ years of experience

Highly Relevant Experience

Experience in one or more of the following areas is highly desirable:

 * RADAR, including SAR/ISAR
 * RF signal processing
 * Electronic Warfare (EW)
 * Software-Defined Radios (SDR)
 * Digital communication systems and modulation techniques
 * LPI/LPD waveforms
 * RF signal-processing chains and link budgets
 * C/C++ or Python
 * Embedded software development in Linux/UNIX environments
 * FPGA development
 * VHDL or Verilog
 * Xilinx, Altera/Intel, or Microsemi FPGAs
 * CUDA, OpenCL, or Vulkan GPU development
 * AI/ML applied to signal processing
 * Technical leadership experience

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Sr. Principal Digital Signal Processing (DSP) Engineer to support advanced defense and intelligence applications in Cincinnati, OH.

This position will focus on developing cutting-edge Digital Signal Processing algorithms, primarily using MATLAB, with additional development potentially involving C/C++, Python, embedded software, GPU computing, or FPGA technologies.

The engineer will work with a highly technical, cross-functional team supporting advanced RF, radar, communications, electronic warfare, digital hardware, and signal-processing systems.

What Youll Be Doing

 * Develop and implement advanced Digital Signal Processing algorithms
 * Perform algorithm development, modeling, simulation, and analysis using MATLAB
 * Work with signal-processing algorithms in the time and frequency domains
 * Support applications involving RF signal processing, radar, digital communications, electronic warfare, software-defined radios, and image processing
 * Develop and optimize signal-processing solutions for real-time applications
 * Support software and/or FPGA-based implementation of signal-processing algorithms
 * Collaborate with engineers across DSP, RF, antenna design, digital hardware, embedded software, and cyber/software development
 * Potentially apply AI/ML techniques to signal-processing applications including classification, denoising, source separation, and anomaly detection