Senior Firmware/Hardware Electronic Design Engineer

Ursa Navigation; Billerica (MA); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Ursa Navigation is seeking a Senior FW/HW Electronic Design Engineer in the Billerica, MA area. The role focuses on FPGA-based timing control hardware and software for PNT systems, requiring Xilinx Spartan-6/Artix-7 experience and Vivado toolset knowledge.

The position offers potential hybrid work and reports to Engineering and Manufacturing. Responsibilities include algorithm implementation, hardware debugging, and collaboration with field service and software teams.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 3+ years’ experience / MS with 2+ years’ experience.
• Experience developing FPGA-based solutions and writing VHDL/C++ for ARM/DSP SoCs.
• Experience with Xilinx Vivado ML Toolset and/or ISE.
• Ability to test and debug firmware and to develop hardware/FPGA architectures.
• Familiarity with RF receivers/transmitters and lab instruments is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop FPGA-based solutions for UrsaNav’s precision timing control hardware and software.
• Implement proprietary algorithms and control schemes in sub-system components.
• Collaborate with field service and test engineering teams to resolve issues and verify new features.
• Support software engineers in integration and testing of production hardware.

Skills

VHDL

C/C++

MATLAB

FPGA

ARM/DSP SoCs

problem solving

self-starter

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

Xilinx Vivado ML Toolset

ISE

Altium

Job description

Senior FW/HW Electronic Design Engineer

About The Position

We are seeking a Senior Electronic Design Engineer with 3 or more years of experience in the development of FPGA based solutions to work on our precision timing control hardware and software for UrsaNav’s PNT systems. The ideal candidate will have experience using the Xilinx Spartan 6 or Artix-7 family, as well as a strong knowledge of the Vivado ML toolset. The position is based in our Billerica MA office with the option for a hybrid schedule when applicable and will report into the Engineering and Manufacturing organization. Day to day responsibilities will include working as part of our research and development team to implement proprietary algorithms and control schemes in our sub-system components, as well innovate around our current products to improve performance and reliability. Additional duties will include working with the field service team to resolve issues and implement new features, supporting test engineering as needed to help develop production test and working with software development engineers.

Key Requirements

• Experience of the Xilinx Vivado ML Toolset and/or ISE.
• Strong knowledge of Xilinx FPGA, Spartan-6 or Artix-7 Family.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in writing VHDL for FPGAs and C/C++ for ARM/DSP SoCs.
• Ability to integrate, test and debug firmware.
• Experience developing hardware/FPGA architectures.
• Good working knowledge of MATLAB is a plus.
• General understanding of RF receivers and transmitters.
• Familiarity with common laboratory instruments including spectrum analyzers, signal generators, oscilloscopes etc.
• Be a self-starter with excellent problem-solving skills as well as being able to work independently.
• BS in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Engineering with 3+ years’ experience / MS with 2+ years’ experience.
• Familiarity with position, navigation and timing or GPS, as well as, Altium for schematic/layout tasks is a plus.

Estimated salary range: $110,000 - $130,000 USD.