Embedded Firmware Engineer

Koitecc Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 69,550 - 125,725; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health and Wellness programs

Income Protection

Paid Leave and Retirement

Job summary

Leidos in Huntsville, AL is seeking an experienced embedded systems engineer to lead firmware and hardware development across the full product lifecycle — from concept to factory test and post‑delivery support. You will architect and implement embedded software for FPGAs, SoCs, MCUs, and mixed‑signal designs, and collaborate with multi‑disciplinary teams to deliver robust solutions.

A ABET‑accredited degree in EE/CE is required, with 2+ years in embedded design (or MS with less experience).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET‑accredited institution.
• Candidate must have at least 2+ years of experience in embedded system design and test or less than 2 years with an MS degree.
• Understand trade‑offs of embedded system targets (such as FPGA, SoC, microcontroller, RTOS, bare‑metal) for developing best cost/option architectures.
• Proven experience with programming and/or hardware description languages such as C, C++, assembly.
• Experience with programming and/or hardware description languages such as VHDL, Verilog.
• Experience with common communication protocols such as UART, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN bus, etc.
• Hands‑on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
• Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Key technical leader in a fast‑paced, environment.
• Responsible for all phases of the product life cycle from concept development and detailed design through manufacturing, qualification testing, and post‑delivery support.
• Responsible for architecting, implementing, and testing embedded firmware and software on a variety of platforms, including FPGAs, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and mixed signal designs.
• Additional skills such as communications data‑link design, digital‑signal processing (DSP) design, system design, experience with technical trade studies, and evaluation of technology improvements are a plus.
• Support resolution of technical issues that are discovered during the manufacture and test of deliverable products.
• Troubleshooting board‑level issues, assessing failures for root cause, and identifying corrective actions.

Skills

C/C++

Assembly language

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

RTOS / bare-metal

UART / Ethernet / SPI / I2C / CAN

Lab instrumentation

Collaborative teamwork

Education

ABET-accredited EE/CE degree

Tools

Xilinx FPGA/SoC

AXI4/AXI-Stream

VHDL

Verilog

HW debugging tools

Job description

Primary Responsibilities

• Key technical leader in a fast‑paced, environment.
• Responsible for all phases of the product life cycle from concept development and detailed design through manufacturing, qualification testing, and post‑delivery support.
• Responsible for architecting, implementing, and testing embedded firmware and software on a variety of platforms, including FPGAs, microcontrollers, microprocessors, and mixed signal designs.
• Additional skills such as communications data‑link design, digital‑signal processing (DSP) design, system design, experience with technical trade studies, and evaluation of technology improvements are a plus.
• Support resolution of technical issues that are discovered during the manufacture and test of deliverable products.
• Troubleshooting board‑level issues, assessing failures for root cause, and identifying corrective actions.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent degree from an ABET‑accredited institution.
• Candidate must have at least 2+ years of experience in embedded system design and test or less than 2 years with an MS degree.
• Understand trade‑offs of embedded system targets (such as FPGA, SoC, microcontroller, RTOS, bare‑metal) for developing best cost/option architectures.
• Proven experience with programming and/or hardware description languages such as C, C++, assembly.
• Experience with programming and/or hardware description languages such as VHDL, Verilog.
• Experience with common communication protocols such as UART, Ethernet, SPI, I2C, CAN bus, etc.
• Hands‑on laboratory experience with instrumentation, test equipment, and debug/test methods.
• Position requires candidates to be capable of performing in a collaborative engineering environment working closely with multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Candidate must be a resident of the North Alabama area or willing to relocate to the Huntsville – North Alabama, AL area.
• Candidate must be a US Citizen and possess (and be able to maintain) a Final Secret Clearance or meet the eligibility to obtain (and maintain) a Secret Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Developing overall firmware/software architecture for embedded systems, including FPGAs and SoCs.
• Utilizing modern Xilinx FPGA and SoC families and design tools (Xilinx IP Cores, AXI4, AXI‑Stream).
• Firmware testing and verification (unit testing, testbenching, HWIL).
• RISC microprocessors architectures (ARM Cortex, Microblaze, PowerPC, RISC‑V).
• Memory architectures, types, and caching.
• GNU/Linux and development of kernel drivers.
• Embedded operating systems (Linux, VxWorks, Integrity, FreeRTOS, uC/OS‑II).
• Electronics and PCBA design.
• Experience implementing high speed interfaces (PCIe, Aurora, 100GbE, JESD204B).

Pay Range

$69,550.00 - $125,725.00

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health and Wellness programs
• Income Protection
• Paid Leave and Retirement

Commitment to Non‑Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.