Senior Embedded Systems Developer

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Developer to tackle national-security challenges by building hardware-software solutions for constrained systems.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and develop firmware/HDL for cyber applications, expanding lab simulation and real-time testing capabilities.

Join a mission-driven group that values innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact for sponsors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 6+ years of embedded hardware/software development experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, SoCs, RTOS, microcontrollers, or weapon systems assemblies.
• Proficient with Vivado/Vitis or similar toolchains.
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog, C/C++/Rust.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core team member on cybersecurity projects protecting mission systems.
• Lead small to medium multidisciplinary technical teams or projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance in technical areas and professional development.
• Develop firmware/HDL for embedded cyber solutions.
• Expand and enhance simulation and emulation environments for laboratory experimentation.
• Lead hands-on experimentation and provide recommendations and technical insights.
• Provide hardware expertise across sponsor projects and internal research initiatives.
• Integrate system components with test, measurement, and analysis equipment to advance cybersecurity research and development.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA/SoC design

RTOS

VHDL/Verilog

C/C++/Rust

Hardware prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado Design Suite

Vitis

STM32Cube

Job description

Description

Do you love working on a motivated team to solve complex problems in innovative ways?

Do you love working on a motivated team to solve complex problems in innovative ways? Do you enjoy creating embedded prototypes in a laboratory environment? Are you passionate about developing mission-critical cyber solutions for our U.S. military service members? If so, we're looking for someone like you to join our team at APL! We are seeking a computer or electrical engineer to help solve national security challenges. As a member of our team, you'll contribute to vital solutions for constrained systems from numerous sponsor agencies and departments. Together, we will build capabilities that address sophisticated cyber challenges, assess and integrate real-time systems, perform laboratory and field testing, assist in post-processing data analysis, and communicate findings to sponsors. In our group, we strive to cultivate an environment that promotes professional growth and a balanced life, and value different perspectives on our teams. We are committed to making a real-world impact and solving the operational needs of the US government agencies and military organizations that we serve.

As a Senior Embedded Systems Developer, you will...

• Serve as a core team member on an array of cybersecurity projects that protect military and space mission systems and deny adversaries.
• Hone leadership skills by leading small to medium multidisciplinary technical teams or projects, fostering collaboration and innovation.
• Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance in technical areas and professional development.
• Use creative problem solving to develop and enhance hardware and software systems.
• Develop firmware/HDL for embedded cyber solutions.
• Expand and enhance simulation and emulation environments used in laboratory experimentation.
• Lead hands-on experimentation, offering recommendations and technical insights.
• Provide hardware expertise across sponsor projects and internal research initiatives.
• Integrate system components with test, measurement, and analysis equipment to advance cybersecurity research and development.

Qualifications

• Possess a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Have 6+ years of experience developing and enhancing hardware and software for embedded systems, such as FPGAs, systems-on-a-chip (SoCs), real-time operating systems (RTOS), microcontrollers, and/or weapon systems assemblies, using supported tools and toolchains, such as Vivado Design Suite (incl. Vitis), STM32Cube, or similar.
• Can develop hardware/software prototypes using VHDL/Verilog, C/C++/Rust, or similar.
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