Eikon - Radar Firmware Engineer

Eikon Research, Inc.
Huntsville, AL, United States
8 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
5 years minimum
Compensation
$120,000.0 - $140,000.0
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Agile Methodology JIRA C++ (Programming Language) Network Analysis Command-Line Interface Linux Logic Synthesis of Circuits Firmware Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Hardware Design Issue Tracking Systems Python (Programming Language)
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Scrum Methodology Signal Processing Subsystems SystemVerilog Verilog VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL) Vivado PIC Microcontroller Parallel Computation Gitlab Git Integration Tests Information Technology Software Version Control

Job description

The team at Eikon Research is seeking a Radar Firmware Engineer. The ideal candidate will be able to take designs/requirements and translate them into clear, well-documented, correct code/designs. A strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, firmware development processing, and parallel processing paradigms is required.

The radar firmware engineering space is vast, so not all of these may apply:

  • Support a Hybrid work schedule
  • Develop, integrate, and test firmware to support radar systems. Typical projects may include:
  • Development of/improvements to radar digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms
  • Integration with hardware peripherals
  • Integration with computing systems / subsystems
  • Develop small software utilities to interface with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and FPGAs. Software may include command-line test tools, benchmarks, or other utilities to assist in testing firmware
  • Develop unit and integration tests for new and existing codebases
  • Develop detailed documentation for functional handoff
  • Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning/reviews
  • Utilize tools such as Git, GitLab, and Jira for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation

Requirements

Candidate must have bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering-related field

Candidate must be a U.S. Citizen

Candidate must have active DoD Secret Clearance, or ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance

Candidate must have 5+ years’ experience with the following:

  • Xilinx Vivado
  • Practical Linux usage
  • SystemVerilog / Verilog / /VHDL
  • Circuit analysis and FPGA integration
  • Version Control Experience (Git/GitLab)
  • Ability to work in-office when performing hardware integration and testing in Huntsville, AL is required
  • Ability to work in both a group and individual capacity

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

  • Background in radar, signal processing, or electrical engineering
  • Experience with (C / C++, Python)
  • Background experience with Xilinx FPGAs/SOCs

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Opportunities for advancement, Eikon Research Inc. (Eikon) maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth. To be considered for employment opportunities you must complete an online application.

Our Mission

We deliver meaningful value to our shareholders, people, partners and customers.

Our Values

We are open, honest, and trustworthy

We respect all beliefs and perspectives

We work together as one team

We are committed to excellence in all that we do

We are responsible and accountable for our actions

Our Vision

Our people thrive, prosper and are self-sustaining. We inspire and hold each other up through meaningful connections to our land, ocean, traditions and heritage.

About the company

Eikon accords a hiring preference to qualified shareholders of its parent corporation, Shee Atiká Incorporated, an Alaska Native corporation, in accordance with and in implementation of applicable law, including without limitation 43 U.S.C. §1626(g).

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