RF FPGA Firmware Engineer – Radar Systems

TSC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

FALCATA in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Firmware Design Engineer to design, implement, and test FPGA-based firmware for advanced RF sensors within the RPWD organization. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across RF sensor programs in a on-site setting.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical/computer engineering, 2–4 years of firmware experience, and VHDL/Verilog proficiency, with DoD clearance eligibility and US citizenship.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering or related field.
• 2–4 years of experience developing and implementing firmware designs.
• Familiarity with VHDL or Verilog.
• Fundamental digital design concepts including FSMs, pipelining, clock domains, resets, timing.
• Familiarity with FPGAs and FPGA design development.
• Experience with software configuration management tools.
• Ability to use MATLAB, Python, or similar tools.
• Ability to obtain and maintain DoD clearance; U.S. citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and integrate FPGA-based firmware.
• Translate system and signal-processing requirements into digital hardware.
• Collaborate with systems, hardware, and software engineers to troubleshoot issues.
• Create design documents, user manuals, and interface control documents.
• Develop test software, scripts, and procedures for FPGA verification.
• Follow configuration management, peer reviews, and defect tracking processes.

Skills

MATLAB/Python scripting

Firmware development

Digital design concepts

FPGA design & HDL (VHDL/Verilog)

Software configuration management

DoD clearance eligibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical/computer engineering

Tools

Vivado Design Suite

Git

Oscilloscopes/Spectrum analyzers

Job description

FALCATA in Huntsville, AL is seeking a Firmware Design Engineer to design, implement, and test FPGA-based firmware for advanced RF sensors within the RPWD organization. You will work with a multidisciplinary team across RF sensor programs in a on-site setting.

The role requires a bachelor’s in electrical/computer engineering, 2–4 years of firmware experience, and VHDL/Verilog proficiency, with DoD clearance eligibility and US citizenship.