Senior Embedded Systems & HWIL Architect

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 105,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Education assistance

Excellent retirement contributions

Healthy work/life balance

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Senior Embedded Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of complete embedded systems, custom electronics, FPGA firmware, real-time software, and HWIL test systems.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, design PCB and FPGA logic, and develop real-time software for high-performance missile seeker platforms and optical sensors.

Qualifications

• BS degree in computer/electrical engineering, CS or related discipline with 8+ years of experience.
• Proficiency in modern C++ with real-time performance, multi-threading and OO design.
• Extensive FPGA firmware design experience using VHDL/Verilog (Vivado/Quartus).
• Embedded Linux development including kernel, drivers (V4L2) and PetaLinux/Yocto.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-disciplinary teams in architecting and developing complete embedded systems from concept through deployment.
• Design custom electronics including PCB layouts, FPGA firmware and real-time C++ embedded software.
• Develop and integrate real-time HWIL test systems for sensors and tracking systems.
• Interface with advanced sensors and develop MATLAB/Python analysis tools.
• Support field testing, lead design reviews (PDR, CDR), and provide technical leadership.

Skills

Modern C++ (C++11/14/17)

FPGA firmware

Embedded Linux

RTOS experience

Multi-threading

System architecture

Security clearance eligibility

Education

BS in computer/electrical engineering or CS

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Intel Quartus

PetaLinux/Yocto

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) seeks a Senior Embedded Systems & Hardware-in-the-Loop Engineer to lead the architecture and implementation of complete embedded systems, custom electronics, FPGA firmware, real-time software, and HWIL test systems.

You will guide multi-disciplinary teams, design PCB and FPGA logic, and develop real-time software for high-performance missile seeker platforms and optical sensors.