Firmware Design Engineer - FPGA & Signal Processing

TSC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP participation

401k plan

Flexible work schedules

Tuition reimbursement

Co-sponsored health plan

Paid leave

Job summary

TSC in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Firmware Design Engineer to design, implement, and test FPGA-based digital systems and signal processing algorithms for advanced RF sensors within the RPWD organization.

The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across RF sensor programs, contributing to architecture, verification, and documentation, and supporting laboratory testing with scripting and tests. U.S. citizenship and DoD clearance eligibility are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related technical degrees.
• 0-5 years of experience developing and implementing firmware designs.
• Familiarity with at least one hardware description language, such as VHDL or Verilog.
• Basic understanding of digital design concepts, including synchronous logic, finite-state machines, pipelining, clock domains, reset strategies, and timing.
• Familiarity with FPGAs and FPGA design development.
• Experience with software configuration management tools.
• Ability to use engineering analysis or scripting tools such as MATLAB, Python, or equivalent software.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship required

Responsibilities

• Assist with the architecture, design, implementation, and integration of FPGA-based firmware.
• Translate system and signal-processing requirements into digital hardware and FPGA implementations.
• Work with systems, hardware, software, and test engineers to troubleshoot design issues at the simulation, board, and system levels.
• Contribute to design reviews and engineering documentation, including design description documents, user’s manuals, and interface control documents, to communicate firmware designs features to a relevant audience.
• Develop test software, scripts, and procedures to verify FPGA functionality and support laboratory testing.
• Follow established processes for source control, configuration management, peer review, and defect tracking.

Skills

HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

FPGA design

MATLAB

Python

Git

DoD clearance eligibility

US citizenship

Education

Bachelors in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

MATLAB

Python

Git

VHDL/Verilog

Job description

TSC in Huntsville, AL, seeks a Firmware Design Engineer to design, implement, and test FPGA-based digital systems and signal processing algorithms for advanced RF sensors within the RPWD organization.

The role involves collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across RF sensor programs, contributing to architecture, verification, and documentation, and supporting laboratory testing with scripting and tests. U.S. citizenship and DoD clearance eligibility are required.