Radar Firmware Engineer Engineering Dresden, Germany

Xneural GmbH; Dresden; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Xneural GmbH in Germany is seeking a Radar Firmware Engineer to develop the firmware for our 77 GHz radar sensor nodes. You will implement waveform control, signal processing, and ensure tight timing, memory, and power budgets across the radar chain.

You will work closely with our Senior Radar Firmware Engineer and Radar Systems Architect, and you will have mentoring opportunities, room to take ownership of firmware components, and exposure to AI perception integration in cloud and edge

Qualifications

• 2+ years of embedded C development, or a degree with hands-on firmware work.
• Solid C skills, and ability to read datasheets or reference manuals.
• Understanding of digital signal processing basics: sampling, FFTs, and filtering.

Responsibilities

• Implement radar signal processing algorithms bare metal on the DSP cores of our NXP radar SoC.
• Implement waveform generation, timing, and control for the 77 GHz front end.
• Verify algorithm behaviour against lab measurements, including the test setups needed for it.
• Measure and improve runtime, memory, and power consumption on the target hardware.
• Contribute to the micro-Doppler data products the perception team's classification models consume.
• Debug firmware and hardware interactions on the bench together with our hardware engineers.
• Work with the embedded Linux team on interfaces, build integration, and firmware updates.

Skills

Embedded C

DSP basics

Hardware debugging

Radar systems

Tools

Git

CI

Oscilloscope

Python

Job description

We do not accept unsolicited profiles from recruiters or staffing agencies.

Xneural develops next-generation airspace surveillance systems thatprotect civil and critical infrastructure, based on distributed radar sensorsand cloud-based AI perception. Our mission is to make the lower airspacevisible through Drone Detection as a Service deployed on existingtelecommunications infrastructure.

We are building a highly scalable radar perception platform capable ofdetecting, tracking, and classifying airborne objects in complexreal-world environments.

Role Overview

As our Radar Firmware Engineer, you work on the firmware that runs the radar signal chain on oursensor nodes. You implement waveform control and signal processing algorithms bare metal on an NXPradar SoC driving our 77 GHz front end, verify them against measurements in the lab, and help keepthe chain inside its timing, memory, and power budget. Our Senior Radar Firmware Engineer and RadarSystems Architect set the firmware architecture and the algorithm designs, and you bring them ontothe target.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement radar signal processing algorithms bare metal on the DSP cores of our NXP radar SoC
• Implement waveform generation, timing, and control for the 77 GHz front end
• Verify algorithm behaviour against lab measurements, including the test setups needed for it
• Measure and improve runtime, memory, and power consumption on the target hardware
• Contribute to the micro-Doppler data products the perception team's classification models consume
• Debug firmware and hardware interactions on the bench together with our hardware engineers
• Work with the embedded Linux team on interfaces, build integration, and firmware updates

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of embedded C development, or a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering,Physics, or a related field with hands-on firmware work from projects, a thesis, or an internship
• Solid C skills, and comfort working from a datasheet or reference manual
• Working understanding of digital signal processing basics: sampling, FFTs, and filtering
• Experience debugging on real hardware with a debugger, logic analyzer, or oscilloscope
• Interest in radar, and readiness to learn the signal chain on the job

Nice to Have

• Coursework or project experience with radar, FMCW, or RF systems
• Familiarity with DMA, interrupts, and memory layout on microcontrollers or SoCs
• Experience with fixed-point arithmetic
• Python for test automation and measurement data analysis
• Experience with Git and CI
• Contributions to open-source signal processing or embedded projects
• German language skills are beneficial but not required

What We Offer

• Mentoring from our Senior Radar Firmware Engineer and Radar Systems Architect
• Room to grow into ownership of parts of the radar firmware
• Work on radar, embedded, AI, and cloud technology
• Direct collaboration with experienced founders and industry experts
• Links to relevant projects, publications, or GitHub profile (optional)