- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States · published
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- IT
- Seniority
- Senior
- Source
- Workable
Description
Underwater communication is one of the hardest wireless problems on Earth. Radio waves attenuate quickly underwater, so our systems use sound, much like whales and dolphins, to transmit high-bandwidth data, including video. We are looking for engineers excited by challenging embedded DSP problems where algorithms, firmware, electronics, mechanics, and real-world operating conditions all have to work together.
This is a high-ownership role on a small, quickly growing team. You will not be one engineer among hundreds working on a narrow subsystem; you will have direct visibility into the full product, from modem firmware and acoustic signal processing to undersea drones and customer deployments.
About Us
Underwater, the wireless transfer of a single picture used to take an hour. OceanComm brought to market wireless modems that transfer data 100 to 1,000 times faster. Legacy modems were largely status and command links; our modems can control undersea drones with live video feedback, fundamentally changing what operators can see, decide, and do underwater. Leading organizations in defense, offshore energy and oceanographic research rely on OceanComm to keep their undersea systems connected.
What You Will Do
- Develop and maintain real-time embedded C/C++ code for core components of OceanComm’s acoustic modem firmware, owning features from concept through deployment
- Provide technical leadership through exemplary code and design judgment that others trust and want to build on
- Implement, optimize, and validate advanced acoustic signal processing algorithms
- Collaborate with electrical, mechanical, systems, and field teams to define interfaces and verify system performance
- Develop tests, tools, and procedures for firmware validation, hardware bring-up, production test, troubleshooting, and repair
- Help evaluate tradeoffs in performance, reliability, complexity, schedule, cost, and risk
- Help improve engineering culture, communication, and technical standards as the team grows