Senior Embedded RF/DSP Engineer (Contract / C2C)

*Job Title:* Senior Embedded RF/DSP Engineer (Contract / C2C) *Location:* Hybrid (Remote Simulation / On-Site Lab in Manassas, VA) *Hours:* 10–15 Hours per week *Compensation:* $70.00 – $75.00 / hour (Straight Cash / C2C / 1099 Arrangement) *About the Company:* Virtual Parse Technologies, LLC is an agile technology and management consulting small business specializing in GovernanceFlows and ASA. We engineer robust software solutions and delivery architectures that strengthen information advantages on the multi-domain battlefield. *About the Role:* We are seeking an execution-focused *Contract Embedded RF/DSP Engineer* to join our technical team under a flexible, part-time Corp-to-Corp (C2C) or 1099 arrangement. Operating on a targeted 10–15 hour weekly cadence, you will work directly alongside our Secure Operations Lead to migrate validated, high-precision radar simulation models into hardware-isolated, real-time edge processing code for our active *OSD/OSW Phase II* project milestones. *Critical Security Requirements:* * *Citizenship:* Due to strict federal export control and ITAR regulations, *United States Citizenship is mandatory* for this position. Dual-citizenship or unvetted foreign national profiles cannot be considered. * *Security Clearance:* Candidates must possess an active *DoD Secret Security Clearance* to handle tactical integration loops and physical data processing packages on-site. *What You Will Do:* * Ingest validated algorithmic models from our upstream simulation team and port them into optimized low-level *C, C++, or Rust* embedded pipelines. * Implement real-time multi-static radar tracking, data fusion, and multi-sensor processing loops on tactical edge hardware targets. * Optimize compiled software footprints to execute consistently under strict *sub-10ms latencies*. * Utilize your weekly hours for remote software development combined with targeted on-site hardware-in-the-loop validation runs at our laboratory facility. *What We Are Looking For:* * *Experience:* 5+ years writing hardware-level software for embedded platforms, microcontrollers, or Software Defined Radios (SDRs). * *Technical Mastery:* Deep mathematical comfort with digital signal processing (DSP), including tracking frameworks like Extended Kalman Filters (EKF) and sensor Jacobian matrices. * *Spatial Analysis:* Solid grasp of spatial coordinate transformations, Doppler filtering, and raw range/bearing vector telemetry streams. * *Workflow Alignment:* Experience working within strict trunk-based git environments utilizing native pull request protections and automated containerized smoke testing (*Docker / Pytest*). * *Proximity:* Must be locally or regionally situated to reliably commute to our facility in *Manassas, VA* for mandatory hardware validation cycles. *Security & Disclosure Protocol:* We protect our innovations aggressively. Complete screening protocols, including verified proof of US citizenship, clearance verification, and a standard corporate NDA execution, are mandatory before any technical system specifications or hardware architecture designs are disclosed. *How to Apply:* Submit your capability statement or corporate contract resume directly to *g.shimhalal@shimhalalfiscal.com*. Pay: $70.00 - $75.00 per hour Expected hours: 10.0 – 15.0 per week Application Question(s): * 1. Are you a United States Citizen? (Mandatory for strict ITAR and federal export compliance. Dual-citizenship or foreign national profiles cannot be considered.) • [ ] Yes • [ ] No (Automatic Disqualification) * 2. How many years of professional experience do you have writing low-level firmware or software pipelines using Embedded C, C++, or Rust? • [ ] Less than 3 years • [ ] 3-5 years • [ ] 5+ years * 3. Do you have direct, hands-on professional or academic experience implementing digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms, specifically tracking matrices like Extended Kalman Filters (EKF)? • [ ] Yes • [ ] No Education: * Master's (Required) Experience: * Embedded software: 5 years (Required) Security clearance: * Secret (Preferred) Ability to Commute: * Manassas, VA 20111 (Required) Work Location: Hybrid remote in Manassas, VA 20111