Microelectronics R&D Engineer with Security Clearance

Radiance Technologies; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiance Technologies is seeking a talented hardware engineer to join our Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies Group in Ruston, LA. You will design and test PCBs, simulate analog circuits, and prototype FPGA-based solutions with a focus on hardware security and testing.

Ideal candidates hold an MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, are US citizens capable of obtaining TS clearance, and bring strong analytical, debugging, and collaborative skills in a fast-paced mission-driven

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or equivalent.
• US Citizen with ability to obtain TS clearance.
• Detail oriented with documentation and work organization.
• Strong problem solving and teamwork in local and distributed settings.

Responsibilities

• Design and test PCBs and analog circuits.
• Prototype designs on FPGA and perform testing for hardware security.
• Research microelectronic trends, vulnerabilities, and anti-tamper techniques.

Skills

Verilog/VHDL/SystemVerilog

C/C++

Embedded Programming

Python

Hardware Security

Cryptographic algorithms

Signal Processing

JTAG debugging

Education

MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering

PhD in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Quartus/Vivado

LTSpice

Spectre

Altium

Allegro

Job description

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is searching for a talented candidate to join our Electronic Systems and Cyber Technologies Group. This person will provide technical research and microelectronics design with an emphasis on hardware security and testing. This person will work with a multi-disciplined team involving research into microelectronic trends and hardware vulnerabilities including hardware exploitation, side-channel attacks, and anti-tamper techniques. This person will be required to design and test printed circuit boards (PCBs), design and simulate analog circuits, and prototype designs on a field programmable gate array (FPGA). This person needs to have innovation, quick learning, excellent communication skills, and adaptive thinking. They will need to have strong analytical, debugging, and troubleshooting skills. They must work well in a fast-paced mission-driven environment.

Required Qualifications

• MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering or relevant technical field (Two years of hardware engineering experience can substitute for the Master's degree)
• US Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS security clearance
• Must be detail oriented with respect to work organization and documentation
• Ability to efficiently evaluate and solve problems
• Must be self-motivated and work well on a team both local and distributed

Desired Qualifications / Skills

• Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Hardware design languages - Verilog/VHDL/System Verilog
• Digital/analog circuit design and testing
• SPICE simulation
• PCB design
• C/C++
• Embedded Programming using Linux OS with drivers or bare metal and debugging via JTAG
• Signal Processing / Data Analysis
• Hardware Security experience
• Cryptographic algorithms and applications
• Python
• Test environment creation/maintenance in simulation and development board
• MS Office (Word, Visio, Excel, PowerPoint)

Desired Tool Experience

• FPGA tools - Quartus/Vivado
• Circuit Simulation - LTSpice, Spectre
• PC board design - Altium, Allegro

Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.