Senior DSP Engineer

Cambridge
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Senior DSP Engineer
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £60,000 - £130,000 (flexible for the right person) + Equity + Benefits

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing, well-funded technology company working at the cutting edge of technology. You’ll play a key role in designing and delivering high-performance digital signal processing solutions that sit at the heart of complex, safety-critical systems.

You will take ownership of DSP algorithm development across the full lifecycle, from early concept and simulation through to real-time, flight-ready implementation on embedded and FPGA-based platforms.

The Role

You’ll be responsible for developing, implementing, and optimising DSP algorithms. Early in programmes, you’ll focus on modelling, simulation, and algorithm development. As systems mature, you’ll work closely with FPGA, avionics, and systems engineers to deliver robust, real-time solutions suitable for flight environments.

About You

Ideally, you’ll bring:

5+ years’ experience in DSP engineering within aerospace, defence, robotics, radar, comms, or similar high-performance domains
Strong fundamentals in digital signal processing, including filtering, spectral analysis, estimation, and numerical methods
Proficiency in MATLAB for algorithm development and analysis
Experience implementing DSP algorithms in C/C++ for embedded or real-time systems
FPGA experience, either hands-on or closely coupled, including VHDL or Verilog, fixed-point arithmetic, and hardware-accelerated DSP pipelines
Comfort working with safety-critical or performance-critical systems

What’s on Offer

Competitive salary (£60k–£130k depending on experience)
Significant equity participation
Comprehensive private medical, dental, and optical cover
The chance to work on genuinely cutting-edge technology
High ownership, technical depth, and influence in a fast-growing engineering team

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