Senior DSP & Digital Communications Design Engineer (9 months contract) - Remote EU [25151]

HE Space is a successful international space company. For 40 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. HE Space has joined forces with CS Group to lead the engineering and digital space market in Europe and to provide highly skilled consulting.

You will be working  integrated in a multidisciplinary team together with System, ground and satellite equipment’s, VHDL, SW and HW engineers.

You will perform the following tasks:

• Design and develop algorithms for quantum key distribution (QKD) tailored for satellite communication.
• Utilize Model-Based Design principles, specifically leveraging MathWorks tools such as Simulink and MATLAB for system modeling and simulation.
•  Implement and test the algorithms in a Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) environment to validate their performance under realistic conditions.
•  Work closely with VHDL & SW engineers to ensure seamless implementation of the algorithms on FPGA/Microprocessor/SoC platforms for satellite hardware.
• Document all development processes, methodologies, and results to ensure compliance with project standards and facilitate knowledge transfer within the team."

• Telecommunication Engineer (MSc), or equivalent, with firm background on Signal processing, digital communications and protocols. Model based design, model based system engineering and cryptography/security protocols are very valued.
• More than 7 years-experience in designing and development of SDR/digital communication architectures and algorithms applied to communication systems: modulation schemes, error correction coding, characterisation of communication links (channel distortion, EVM, BER, FER).
• More than 7 years of Experience in designing of Signal Processing Algorithms (DSP), specification and performances evaluation oriented to FPGAs or Microprocessors. A deep understanding of floating-point to fixed-point algorithm translation is a must.
• More than 7 years of Experience in debugging the FW- FPGA solution or C-Microprocessors solution at laboratory during HW-FW integration.
• Knowledge of FPGA, microprocessors and System on Chip devices (MPSoC, RFSoC)
• Use of test instrumentation: Spectrum Analysers, Network Analysers, Signal Analyzers, Logic Analyzers, Data Patterns Generators, Oscilloscopes, BER meters
• Knowledge of Simulation software: MATLAB, Simulink, HDL Coder.
• Knowledge of Software Programming: C/C++, Python.

• Team work, improvement spirit, pragmatic, results oriented, dynamic, accountable and proactive.

• Capable of having a solution’s overall vision and to focus on each individual component.

• Motivated to learn new technologies, and space-business processes and tools

• Capable to solve engineering problems within risk, cost & schedule constraints and Valued Experience in Agile methodology.