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General Atomics · 1 day ago

Senior Firmware Developer

Boston, MA

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$155K/yr - $278K/yr

13+ years exp

General Atomics (GA) is a leading resource for high-technology systems development, and they are seeking a Senior Firmware Developer for the GA-EMS Radar Technologies Directorate. The Senior Firmware Developer will be responsible for designing custom hardware solutions for radar applications and developing the corresponding firmware solutions.

EnergyEnergy EfficiencyManufacturingWireless

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Architect and develop FPGA designs for Xilinx products. Implement VHDL and SystemVerilog for the following types of applications: Radio Frequency (RF) DSP, controls, high speed data transfers, embedded processing and processor interfaces

Generate electrical controls and embedded systems architecture solutions for new project needs, perform engineering analyses for systems and circuits, document findings, communicate results to engineering and program management staff, give technical presentations

Evaluate the integration of the engineering solutions within the overall engineering environment and ensure that appropriate documentation, testing, maintenance, and engineering updates are completed

Collaborate as a member of a multi-disciplinary scrum team on the architecture, development and integration of a variety hardware designs

Represent company at technical reviews, meetings and formal design reviews

Qualification

Embedded systems firmware developmentFPGA designXilinx Vivado Design SuiteMixed-signal circuit designRFSoC designHigh-speed interfacesFPGA simulationProject leadershipCommunication skillsInterpersonal skillsCustomer focus

Required

Typically requires a bachelors degree, masters degree or PhD in computer science, information systems or related discipline and progressive software development experience as follows; eighteen or more years of experience with a bachelors degree, sixteen or more years of experience with a masters degree, or thirteen or more years with a PhD. May substitute equivalent engineering experience in lieu of education

Embedded systems firmware development (processor, microcontroller, FPGA, and MPSoC); mixed-signal circuit design (analog/digital); analysis, design, and implementation of hardware systems to include digital, analog and RF is required

Experience with Xilinx Vivado Design Suite

Experience designing with RFSoC, DDC, NOC, FFT, and beamforming architectures

Experience using high-speed and low-speed interfaces such as 1/10/100 GbE, DDR3/4, RoCE, JESD204B/C, SPI, I2C and UART

Experience with FPGA Simulation and Troubleshooting

Demonstrates a detailed and extensive technical expertise and application of engineering principles, concepts, theory, and practice with the ability to organize, plan, schedule, conduct, and coordinate workloads to meet established deadlines or milestones with some experience in project leadership

Must possess the ability to understand new concepts quickly and apply them accurately throughout a fast-paced, R&D environment

Must have strong communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills to effectively interface with other departments, customers, government representatives, and/or professionals

Must be customer focused and able to work on a self-initiated basis or in a team environment

The ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance required