Principle R&D Engineer

LOS ANGELES / HYBRIDThe Company This is a rapidly growing high-tech entrepreneurial company in the heart of West Los Angeles. The Principal Research and Development (R&D) Engineer oversees and participates in the capture, planning, design, prototyping, and verification of wireless technology projects.Duties and Responsibilities· Technical management of R&D projects and programs to include:· Responsibility for overall system design and requirement specification.· Setting and tracking development schedules and tasks.· Overseeing paper design, simulation, software, FPGA, and testing efforts.· Customer-facing engagement and technical material preparation where needed.· Reporting to management as required for strategic planning and assessment.· Participate in R&D business development and capture efforts to include:· Whitepaper and proposal preparation.· Understand current technology and pitch future enhancements and strategies.· Communicate (telephone/email/in-person) engagement with government and industry.· Work collaboratively within the senior R&D team on the following:· Executing larger, team-wide projects.· Setting a comprehensive team-wide technology portfolio and pipeline.· As necessary, perform other related duties of which the above are representative.Supervisory Responsibilities· When necessary, supervise a team of junior or senior engineers involved in a given project or R&D program for which the Principal Engineer is responsible.Qualifications and Experience· M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant technology field (i.e., wireless communications, signal processing, statistics, optimization, networking, RF design, etc.).· 10 years of experience in the design and development of wireless systems.· 5 years of experience in technical project leadership (i.e., principal investigator).· Participation in the complete technology development cycle: design to field testing.Areas of skill (familiarity required, expertise desirable):· Simulation and prototyping software: C/C++, MATLAB, Python, etc.· RF propagation, channel modeling, digital communication.· Wireless ad-hoc mesh networking, medium access, and routing algorithms.· Signal processing algorithms, MIMO, OFDM, beam-nulling, etc.· Cognitive radio congested and contested spectrum, interference mitigation.· RF sensing, signal detection, and classification, etc.· Technical writing, proposal preparation, and technical presentation.· Must be a U.S. person or U.S. Citizen due to clients under U.S. government contracts.· Employment is contingent upon the successful clearance of a background check.Travel Requirements· Infrequent travel to support customer interactions or test and demonstration events.LOCATION Los Angeles, CA Compensation Range: $180k - 250k