Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Recruiter:

Six Sense Consulting

Job Ref:

SSC001272/MS

Date posted:

Wednesday, September 23, 2026

Location:

Cape Town, South Africa

Salary:

Annually

SUMMARY:
A well-established business is seeking to appoint a Digital Signal Processing Engineer

The Digital Signal Processing Engineer works closely with peers across functional engineering groups and key stakeholders to ensure satisfactory delivery of the Data Processing & Pipelines Departments systems and products

POSITION INFO:
Qualification: B.Tech (Eng) (NQF 7) in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering with 6+ years relevant experience, OR B.Eng\/B.Sc (Eng) (NQF 8) in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering with 4+ years relevant experience MSc \/ M.Eng (NQF 9) in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering with 3+ years relevant experience PhD (NQF 10) in Electrical, Electronics or Mechatronics Engineering with 1+ years relevant experience Experience: Experience as a DSP or FPGA Engineer with experience implementing digital signal processing algorithms on FPGA-based hardware using HDL or other design tools Experience in designing digital signal processing systems at a higher, product level or in low-level implementation of components and features Experience building data processing applications specifically for Radio Astronomy instrumentation is advantageous but not required Implementing parallel processing on FPGA hardware Implementation of accelerated and optimised DSP algorithms Experience analysing system requirements and defining a suitable system design Writing technical documentation describing the implementation and design of products at various technical levels Software Development or Scientific Computing proficiency in either Python, C++, or Matlab Working with workflow and issue management tools (e.g., JIRA) Working with source code and version control tools (e.g., Git) Knowledge: Multi-rate and parallel implementations of Digital Signal Processing Operations such as FFTs, Filters, DDS, DDC Knowledge of FPGA firmware design, parallel implementation and FPGA design tools Typical radio astronomy instrumentation: e.g., spectrometers, correlators, beamformers (advantageous) High-speed data transport such as ethernet and\/or knowledge of large-scale networks (advantageous) Controlling and monitoring of DSP applications and components Systems Engineering Processes or Software Design Life Cycle Software Development or Scientific Computing proficiency in either Python, C++, or Matlab Linux operating systems and development tools Please note that if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application that your application was unsuccessful. However, please keep a lookout on our website, for available positions which may be inline with your career aspirations.

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