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Electronic Warfare Engineer (multiple hires) - Sponsored relocation to Sydney, AustraliaWork with cutting edge technology, making the world a safer and more secure place. DroneShield (ASX:DRO) offers an opportunity to solve some of worlds most challenging technical problems in the Electronic Warfare, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, RF sensing, Sensor Fusion and distributed systems. Working with high profile customers across militaries, government agencies, airports, critical infrastructure, law enforcement and many others.With one of the largest listed defence company market capitalisations in Australia and having raised approximately $250m in 2024 alone, DroneShield is undergoing hypergrowth stage, fuelled by rapidly increasing use of drones for nefarious applications, from battlefield, to terrorism, to contraband delivery and commercial espionage.This role is in the DroneShield Sydney headquarters in Sydney CBD. There are approximately 300 staff based in the 4,000sqm facility today, scheduled to grow to approximately 400 staff by end of 2025. Overseas on the ground presence includes Virginia (USA), Denmark, Germany and Dubai, as well as distributors in over 70 countries globally.About the roleDroneShield is seeking a Radio-Frequency (RF) Electronic Warfare (EW) Engineer with relevant experience to join the team in Sydney, AustraliaThe position will report to Vice President, Embedded Systems.This challenging role will have you working on production algorithms and features used in the EW space with a focus on driving both new and current capabilities forward with modern design practices.Responsibilities, Duties and ExpectationsDesign, develop and deploy services with focus on high availability, low latency, and scalability to embedded platforms that utilise Software Defined Radios (SDR), Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) technology and Digital Signal Processing (DSP)Create and translate complex traditional and Artificial Intelligence (AI) based algorithms into high performance production software in Python and C++Analyse complex time series, spectral and spatial datasetsPerform literature surveys for algorithm selectionQualifications, Experience and SkillsBS (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Electronics Engineering, similar technical field of study or equivalent practical experience8 years+ of Software development experience (Python, C++)Previous Defence or Defence Industry work experience in the RF-EW domain is mandatoryExperience working in a fast-paced environment as part of a scale-upExperience in Linux embedded platformsWorking knowledge of modern architectural patterns and software design patternsExperience with Test Driven Development (TDD)Experience with at least one compiled language (Go, C++, or C)Experience with at least one database system is desirable (SQL or NoSQL)Domain KnowledgeFamiliarity with any (or all) of the following front-end RF (receiver) componentsAntenna modelling and RF propagationPower amplifiers and analogue circuitsDigital down-conversion and channelizationDigital (FIR/IIR) filter design and realizationFamiliarity with any (or all) of the following back-end RF (processor) componentsSpectrum estimation and time-series analysisDirection Finding (DF)Signal classification using classical and/or modern (e.g. deep learning) methodsState estimation (e.g. Kalman filtering) and data association for multi-target trackingData/sensor fusionThreat assessmentFamiliarity with signal/data processing techniques involved in any (or all) of the followingRadar systemsCommunication systemsNote for recruitment agencies: we do not accept floated candidates from external recruiters unless they were instructed to do so. #J-18808-Ljbffr