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ARKA Group, LP · 3 months ago

Communications and Signal Processing Engineering Intern - Summer 2026 {A}

Colorado Springs, CO

Internship

Onsite

Intern

$23/hr - $29/hr

Start in 2026 Summer

ARKA Group L.P. is an advanced technologies company serving the U.S. military, intelligence community, and commercial space industry. They are seeking a Communications and Signal Processing Engineering Intern to assist in the design and implementation of modems and related algorithms in a software-defined radio environment.

AerospaceCommunication HardwareHardwareInformation TechnologyManufacturingOptical CommunicationSoftware

No H1B

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Work with ARKA engineers to develop and test Software Defined Radio (SDR) waveforms and software for ground and space applications

Model algorithms and waveforms in Python and/or Matlab and deploy them in a C/C++ environment

Write test scripts and create test signals to validate new modem and coding blocks

Review your work with DSP and Software engineers

Present your research, models and test results to other Engineers

Qualification

Digital Signal ProcessingSoftware Defined RadioMatlabPythonC/C++ programmingLab equipment usageCommunication systemsTeam collaborationProblem-solving

Required

Enrolled in bachelor's or master's degree program in electrical engineering (or equivalent) with an emphasis in communications systems, coding and digital signal processing

Solid understanding of digital signal processing (DSP) for things such as filter design and frequency analysis

Basic understanding of modern communication systems, including digital communications, source and channel coding, detection, equalization, timing and carrier recovery, and common forms of feedforward estimation

Experience with the use of lab equipment, such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power supplies and digital multi-meters

Experience with algorithm and channel modeling in Matlab, Python or similar

Basic knowledge of C/C++ programming

Preferred

Knowledge of satellite communications and TT&C applications

Knowledge of satellite air interface standards, such as the various DVB and CCDS specifications

Basic understanding of carrier and symbol acquisition, including phase locked loops (PLLs), open loop maximum likelihood (ML) estimation, and other common estimation techniques