Firmware/FPGA Engineer Mid-Level

Aviation & Missile Solutions; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Aviation & Missile Solutions is hiring a Firmware/FPGA Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL, to develop unique FPGA solutions for radar and electronic warfare systems. Responsibilities include designing and integrating complex DSP designs while mentoring junior engineers. Candidates should have a Bachelor's degree in relevant fields and at least 5 years of experience. The position requires collaboration within a high-technical team and opportunities for professional growth within an innovative environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in relevant field.
• Resident of Huntsville, AL or willing to relocate.
• Collaborative experience in a multi-disciplinary design team.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and integrate DSP designs for radar or EW systems.
• Mentor newer employees in firmware and FPGA design.
• Prepare technical documents and reports.

Skills

Experience with HDL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog)

Xilinx, Altera, Microsemi FPGA technology

Good problem-solving skills

Ability to debug and test hardware

Technical documentation preparation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

Vivado

Job description

Job Description

Aviation & Missile Solutions, LLC. (AMS) is seeking a talented Electrical or Computer Engineer to join our diverse team in Huntsville, AL, to create unique solutions for complex problems. AMS provides responsive, cost‑effective engineering and scientific solutions ranging from air and missile defense technologies, command and control, radar systems, seekers, electronic warfare (EW), modeling & simulation, and prototype hardware development and testing.

Position Description

The Firmware/FPGA design engineer will work with a multi‑disciplined design team (systems engineers, electrical engineers, computer scientists, mechanical engineers, etc.) to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging DSP designs for radar, seeker, and/or electronic warfare (EW) systems. The role will provide the opportunity to design and develop unique FPGA design solutions for various hardware platforms, with the opportunity to advance your FPGA techniques under subject matter experts to guide your development. In addition, the role provides opportunities to mentor newer employees in firmware and FPGA design. The role is expected to work in a fast‑paced development environment under a multi‑disciplinary design team to quickly develop, integrate, test, and verify final products.

Required Experience

• Candidate must possess a Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or Computer Science from an ABET‑accredited university and a minimum of 5 years of applicable experience.
• Resident of the Huntsville, AL area or be willing to relocate.
• Good people skills and the desire to work with a highly technical team of engineers and scientists.
• Collaborate in a multi‑disciplinary design team to implement and integrate FPGA designs into radar, seeker, and/or EW systems.
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware description languages (HDL) such as VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog, based on Matlab models.
• Implement HDL test benches for code validation against Matlab models.
• Practical experience with Xilinx, Altera, or Microsemi FPGA technology.
• Deriving detailed hardware, PCB, and firmware requirements for complex systems.
• Ability to debug and test new hardware and firmware designs and support module integration.
• Analyze schematic diagrams for either custom or commercial‑of‑the‑shelf electronic hardware to support high‑speed analog and/or digital circuitry for FPGA‑centric designs.
• Good problem‑solving skills, willing to take ownership and positively contribute to multi‑disciplinary teams.
• Prepare technical documents and reports.

Preferred Skills/Abilities

• Familiarity with modern Xilinx FPGA families and design tools (7‑series FPGAs, Ultrascale+, Vivado, Xilinx IP cores).
• Experience working with System on Chip (SoC) designs such as Zynq and Zynq Ultrascale+ including architecting and interfacing with peripherals, interrupts, and related bus architectures.
• Experience with high‑speed Analog to Digital Converters (ADC), Digital to Analog Converters (DAC), or the Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoC.
• Experience developing and implementing FPGA‑optimized versions of DSP algorithms (e.g., modulation/demodulation, PLLs, filters, image processing).
• Assisting in writing SoC software interfaces to firmware modules in programmable logic.
• Experience in radar or EW fields.

Travel Requirements

• Must be able to travel 10% of the year.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift 15 pounds at times.
• Must be able to access and navigate each department at the organization's facilities.

Security Requirements

• Citizenship: Candidate must be a US only citizen.
• Clearance level: Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret security clearance or higher.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.