Eikon - Radar Firmware Engineer

The Eikon Research team is currently seeking a Radar Firmware Engineer to join our team for the design, development, and improvement of firmware for our family of ground-based radars.

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:

• 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 documentation in-code and in PowerPoint / Word for use in product documentation
• Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning/reviews
• Utilize tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, and Doxygen for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation

Do you have experience in Vivado?, Minimum Candidate Requirements

Candidate must have Bachelor’s Degree in computer science or engineering-related field

Candidate must be US 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 will be considered but is not preferred)
• 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 is preferred
• Background in software development is preferred (C / C++, NodeJS / Javascript)
• Background experience with Xilinx FPGAs/SOCs is preferred

Work Environment

Pulled from the full job description

• Opportunities for advancement, 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 at Eikon, you must complete an online application.

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).