Summary
Sung-moon Yang is a Principal Consulting Engineer with over two decades of hands-on expertise in wireless digital communications, specializing in modulation and coding, RF propagation and channel modeling, and practical implementation across analog circuits, FPGA, DSP and software. He has led ASIC/MMIC/SoC and radio modem development for products spanning LEO satellite modems, 802.11n chip work, mobile WiMax, cellular systems and LOS microwave radios, bringing a rare blend of deep theory and product-focused engineering. His career includes roles at SpaceX, Boeing, MITRE and Harris, where he solved high-Doppler LEO channel challenges, LDPC/OFDM design and complex RF impairments while holding active program-level responsibilities and a current DOD Secret clearance. Known for mentoring teams and driving projects from architecture through integration and cost reduction, he also authors a textbook on modern digital radio communications and explores next-generation waveforms from IoT to filtered OFDM for 5G.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at Seoul National University
University of California, Los Angeles
koean