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Collins Aerospace · 2 days ago

Principal Firmware Engineer (ONSITE)

Seminole, FL

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$101K/yr - $203K/yr

8+ years exp

Collins Aerospace is hiring Principal Firmware Engineers to support programs for the US military and various international customers. The role involves creating complex firmware solutions and conducting laboratory integration, test and evaluation, as well as system qualification testing support.

AerospaceIndustrialMilitarySatellite Communication

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Develop system and/or FPGA architectures based on high level requirements

Target device trade studies, recommendations, and selection

Generate firmware requirements based on the system architecture

Generate firmware documentation that describes the firmware architecture

Design HDL based digital circuits that are structured and readable

Build test benches to verify/test the HDL based design

Generate constraints for target device

Create scripts to automate build, integration, and test activities

Verify target device functionality in laboratory environment

Qualification

Digital hardware designFPGA design implementationVHDL design languageEmbedded processorsMATLABSimulinkCommunication interfacesSimulation ToolsDevelopment ToolsScripting languagesTeam leadershipTechnical documentation

Required

Minimum 8 years of experience in digital hardware design and verification

Successfully have completed several designs for various devices and applications

Designed communication interfaces and bus standards (e.g., SPI, I2C, PCIe, UART, or Gb Ethernet)

Tested and verified designs using logic analyzers, high-speed oscilloscopes, signal generators, and/or target device debugging tools

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience

The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance

DoD Clearance: Secret

Preferred

Experience leading a team of engineers as an Account Control Manager using Earned Value Management (EVM)

Provide proposal support, cost and schedule estimation, and generating technical documentation related to contract deliverable items

Experience in embedded processors and SoC development for FPGA devices

Experience in FPGA design implementation with VHDL design language

Experience in designing applications that utilized red/black separation and redundancy concepts

Experience in OpenVPX technology including VITA standards

Experience in MATLAB and Simulink for digital signal processing designs that use floating and fixed-point numbers

Experience in the following Simulation Tools: Mentor Graphics, Synopsys, or Cadence

Experience in the following Development Tools: AMD (Xilinx), Intel (Altera), Lattice, or Microsemi (Actel) FPGA

Experience in TCL, Perl, or Python for Scripting

Experience in FPGA Development with Linux Operating System

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees

Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option

Tuition reimbursement program

Student Loan Repayment Program

Life insurance and disability coverage

Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection

Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits

Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning

Adoption Assistance

Autism Benefit

Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions

Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program

Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits

Bright Horizons, child and elder care services

Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program

This position is eligible for relocation assistance