Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer

Radiance Technologies, Inc.
Huntsville, AL, United States
about 1 month ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
8 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Microsoft Excel Computer Engineering Software Debugging Linux on Embedded Systems Embedded Software Emulators Firmware Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Hardware Description Language Hardware Design Real-Time Operating Systems Software Engineering
+6 more
Verilog VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) Application Specific Integrated Circuits Bare Metal U-Boot

Requirements

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is searching for talented scientists and engineers with interest in custom electronics development, microelectronics, and systems security development to join our Microelectronics Technology Operation (MTO). We are looking for individuals capable of out-of-the-box thinking, with an innovative mindset and the ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary engineering teams. MTO is involved in the development and analysis of protective technology capabilities and products, advancing the state-of-the-art for the Department of War in areas ranging from secure microelectronics packaging to board-level electronics development to system-level security for weapons systems.

MTO is looking for an Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer with the breadth and versatility to work across all design and development stages, from ideation to formal production acceptance testing for electronics subsystems utilizing embedded commercial processors, SoCs, GPUs, FPGAs and ASICs.

The ideal candidate will be adept at both embedded software and Hardware Description Languages (HDL) development. The ideal candidate will have experience collaborating with hardware design engineer(s) to turn up custom embedded hardware prototype designs, and maturing said prototypes into deployable solutions.

Must work well as part of small, fast-paced and mission-driven team(s). Multiple levels of seniority will be considered based on candidate qualifications.

  • B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field with 8+ years direct experience developing embedded systems
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD security clearance
  • Embedded Debugging / Emulation
  • Experience developing for real-time OS, embedded Linux, and / or bare metal
  • Ability to read schematics
  • Advanced or Expert level C programmer
  • FGPA: VHDL and / or Verilog

  • Advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field with 20+ years of relevant work experience
  • Active Top Secret clearance
  • Demonstrated expertise as technical lead / architect for embedded projects - conceptualizing solutions to open-ended problems, deriving implementable requirements, and conveying design intent to a broader team.
  • Experience with system security architectures, cryptography implementation, roots of security, and / or secure boot
  • Entrepreneurial mindset - propose new ideas, processes, tools and solutions
  • Excel at verbal and written communication with customers and team members by providing reports, technical documentation, and guidance
  • Design, simulate, synthesize, and test IP for ASIC and FPGA projects
  • Authoring of software development plans
  • Proficiency and willingness to mentor junior technical personnel

  • In person, Huntsville, AL
  • Occasional travel as needed

Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

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