FPGA Firmware Engineer - RF/Radar (Flexible)

Tractor Supply Company; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stable work environment

Competitive salary

Comprehensive benefit package

401k Plan

Flexible Work Schedules

Tuition Reimbursement

Co-Sponsored Health Plan

Paid Leave

Job summary

FALCATA seeks a Firmware Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL to design, implement, and test FPGA-based firmware for RF sensors within RPWD. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of systems, hardware, and software engineers on multiple RF sensor programs.

The role emphasizes translating requirements into digital hardware, developing test procedures, and contributing to engineering documentation while adhering to DoD processes and secure practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, computer engineering, or related technical degrees
• 2-4 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 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

VHDL/Verilog

FPGA design

MATLAB

Python

Scripting tools

DoD clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in EE/CE

Tools

Vivado

Git

Job description

FALCATA seeks a Firmware Design Engineer in Huntsville, AL to design, implement, and test FPGA-based firmware for RF sensors within RPWD. You will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams of systems, hardware, and software engineers on multiple RF sensor programs.

The role emphasizes translating requirements into digital hardware, developing test procedures, and contributing to engineering documentation while adhering to DoD processes and secure practices.