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Leidos · 2 days ago

Senior FPGA DSP Firmware Design Engineer

St Petersburg, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$122K/yr - $221K/yr

12+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Lead a firmware design team to design, integrate and test challenging DSP FPGA designs for EW sensor systems.

Evaluate a project’s firmware needs, design a firmware solution, and communicate the design to program leadership.

Develop and implement new firmware, debug firmware, evaluate performance, and troubleshoot as needed.

Incorporate client feedback into firmware revisions, manage budgetary and time constraints.

Keep the firmware team updated on technological developments and industry best practices.

Lead the design and development of innovative reconfigurable Software-Defined Radio (SDR) architectures, Sensor Systems, Data Acquisition, from Air/Space to Ground deployments for government agencies.

Analyze schematic diagrams for high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry in associated FPGA-centric systems.

Develop and maintain requirements documents, engineering drawings, and configuration management policies for FPGA project hierarchy.

Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and field testing.

Conduct experimental tests on latest FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and develop specifications for selecting next-generation components for deliverable systems.

Travel and work at remote sites for limited time periods may be occasionally required.

Provide status reports to project managers and/or division production manager as required.

Qualification

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FPGA IDE Xilinx VivadoFPGA IDE Mentor Graphics ModelSimSystem on a Chip (SoC)HDL VHDLHDL VerilogMATLABDesign Constraints GenerationTiming Performance ReportsSignal Processing ConceptsFFTChannelizersDigital FiltersDigital ModulationAdaptive ProcessingCommon Signaling StandardsIP Hard MacrosSERDESPLLsPCIeJESD204BLVDSHardware IntegrationDebug ToolsLogic AnalyzersScopesSpectrum AnalyzersTechnical LeadershipC/C++Assembly LanguageHigh-Speed Design

Required

Active US government Top Secret clearance.

Ability to work full time at facility site in Arlington, VA

Experience with FPGA Integrated Design Environment tool sets such as Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Graphics ModelSim.

Experience with latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Stratix-10, and Xilinx RFSoC.

Proficiency in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog) and/or MATLAB model(s).

Ability to perform design constraints generation and verification as well as evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.

Hands on design and test experience with signal processing concepts such as FFTs, channelizers, digital filters, digital modulation, digital down/up-conversion, adaptive processing, etc and their implementation into new or existing modular HDL designs.

Familiarity with common signaling standards, typical IP hard macros such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, JESD204B, LVDS, etc.

Proficiency with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.)

Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar field

Minimum of 12 years of relevant experience with at least 2 years in a technical leadership position

Preferred

Experience writing test software in C/C++ or assembly language to validate design

Experience with high-speed (> 20GHz) design techniques

ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience

Proven experience in the military/aerospace hi reliability electronic warfare product development, especially in the area of radiation hardened, space grade FPGA circuit card design

Subject matter expert in high-speed digital hardware, embedded firmware & software, and miniaturized high-performance systems for EW applications.

Expertise in optimum thermal management for FPGA circuit card design for high altitude conduction cooled applications

Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance