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Wireless Communication Systems Engineer Verified today

Blue Origin · 3 Locations · Space Systems · first seen 2026-09-25
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About the role

You will develop and analyze wireless communication system algorithms and architectures for the TeraWave custom silicon platform. You will work across communication systems, modem PHY/MAC, digital signal processing, RF, ASIC, and software teams to develop algorithms and system models and support their implementation in custom silicon.

You will contribute to high-performance, power-efficient communication solutions for advanced space-based wireless systems, from algorithm development and system simulation through pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation.

What you will do

  • Develop and model wireless communication algorithms and signal-processing functions for custom silicon, including modem PHY/MAC, radio DSP, beamforming, and packet-processing functions.
  • Develop end-to-end communication system and link-level models to evaluate system performance, architecture tradeoffs, and implementation requirements.
  • Develop and analyze channel and RF impairment models, including noise, interference, Doppler, frequency and timing offsets, phase noise, nonlinearities, and other relevant impairments.
  • Design and evaluate algorithms for synchronization, channel estimation, equalization, modulation/demodulation, coding, link adaptation, and other modem functions.
  • Analyze algorithm performance and implementation tradeoffs including performance, complexity, latency, memory, bandwidth, power, and fixed-point requirements.
  • Translate communication-system and algorithm requirements into specifications suitable for FPGA and ASIC implementation.
  • Work closely with ASIC engineers to support hardware implementation, fixed-point conversion, architecture tradeoffs, and pre-silicon verification of communication algorithms.
  • Collaborate with RFIC, beamforming, software, and system engineering teams to define interfaces and ensure end-to-end system performance.
  • Develop MATLAB, Python, C/C++, SystemC, or equivalent reference models used for algorithm development, system simulation, and implementation verification.
  • Support FPGA prototyping, pre-silicon verification, silicon bring-up, and post-silicon validation to verify system and algorithm performance against requirements.
  • Analyze simulation and laboratory results, identify performance gaps, and work across engineering teams to resolve system-level issues.
  • Document algorithms, models, requirements, assumptions, interfaces, and verification results.

Minimum qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
  • 3+ years of experience in wireless communication systems, modem development, digital signal processing, or related engineering.
  • Strong understanding of digital communications and signal-processing fundamentals.
  • Experience with communication technologies and algorithms such as OFDM, QPSK/QAM, synchronization, channel estimation, equalization, forward error correction, and link adaptation.
  • Experience developing communication-system or signal-processing models using MATLAB, Python, C/C++, SystemC, or similar tools.
  • Understanding of wireless channel effects and RF impairments and their impact on communication-system performance.
  • Ability to work collaboratively across communication systems, ASIC, RFIC, FPGA, software, and test teams.
  • Must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.

Preferred qualifications

  • Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Communications Engineering, or a related field.
  • Experience with satellite, cellular, Wi-Fi, or other broadband wireless communication systems.
  • Experience with link-level and/or system-level communication simulations.
  • Experience developing or implementing modem PHY algorithms for FPGA or ASIC platforms.
  • Familiarity with fixed-point modeling and translating floating-point communication algorithms into hardware-efficient implementations.
  • Familiarity with RF and mixed-signal components including ADCs, DACs, mixers, amplifiers, and phased-array architectures.
  • Experience with synchronization, carrier-frequency offset, sampling-frequency offset, Doppler compensation, channel estimation, or beamforming algorithms.
  • Experience supporting FPGA prototyping, ASIC pre-silicon verification, or post-silicon bring-up and validation.

Compensation and location

Base pay range for CA and WA applicants: $192,051.00 - $268,870.35. Other site ranges may differ.

This role will be onsite in Bay Area, CA; San Diego, CA; Austin, TX; or Kent, WA. A temporary remote work exception may be available while specific sites are being developed.

Additional information

  • Relocation provided.
  • Travel expected up to 20% of the time.
  • Interviews will include a technical assessment.
  • Blue's Standard Background Check required for all positions.
  • Stock options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week).
  • Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability, 401(k) with company match of up to 5%, and Education Support Program.
  • Paid Time Off: Up to four weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays.