# Senior FPGA & Firmware Engineer - SDR at Axon

- Company: Axon
- What the company does: The Axon Network connects people, devices, and apps to protect life in all regards From our TASER smart devices, to police body cameras, to our industry leading cloud based evidence management software, we are the world’s premier public safety company and... Backed by a16z and a16z speedrun.
- Company website: https://www.axon.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-31
- Apply by: 2026-10-15
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/axon/jobs/7902820003
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/axon-senior-fpga-and-firmware-engineer-sdr/

## About the role

As a Senior member of the Mesh & Opportunistic Networking team, you will own the FPGA realization of the digital signal processing that powers our software-defined radio. You will take wireless communication algorithms from concept through behavioral modeling in MATLAB/Simulink, into synthesizable RTL, and onto silicon — meeting aggressive timing, resource, and power targets on a Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC.

## What they're looking for

- Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Communications, or Signal Processing
- Production experience with HDL Coder (or equivalent high-level synthesis / model-to-RTL) workflows, including code generation, optimization, and verification of generated RTL
- Hands-on experience implementing OFDM modems and/or channel coding (LDPC, Turbo, convolutional/Viterbi), MIMO, channel estimation, and synchronization in hardware
- Experience designing on Zynq / Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC or other heterogeneous SoC/FPGA platforms, including hardware/software partitioning with embedded processors
- Experience integrating wideband RF transceivers (e.g., Analog Devices ADRV9001/ADRV9002) or other SDR front ends, and implementing or supporting RF impairment correction such as digital pre-distortion (DPD)
- Familiarity with software-defined radio platforms and frameworks (e.g., GNU Radio) and over-the-air testing

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