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Lead, Electrical Engineer - Firmware (Field-Programmable Gate Array)
San Diego, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$125K/yr - $232K/yr
9+ years expL3Harris is a leading company in defense technology, committed to delivering end-to-end technology solutions for national security. The Lead Electrical Engineer - Firmware will be responsible for designing, developing, and implementing high-performance Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) for communications applications, while collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring junior engineers.
Computer Software
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Support proposal efforts in the estimation and planning of end-to-end FPGA development
Decompose and allocate system and box-level requirements to FPGA requirements and specifications
Collaborate with RF engineers to integrate FPGA designs with RF front-end components and ensure seamless system performance
Develop and optimize FPGA designs for RF communication systems, including filtering, mixing, signal conversion, and error correction coding
Design, implement, and verify FPGA-based digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms for modulation and demodulation
Assist in architecting solutions against requirements and implement those solutions in various FPGA technologies or platforms
Follow, enforce, and refine consistent firmware development processes across FPGA designs, including peer reviews
Synthesize designs to targeted technologies and perform constraint driven place and route and analysis
Generate design review and deliverable documentation including review packages, block diagrams, interface control documents, and test plans/procedures
Ensure FPGA simulations verify performance, then integrate and test the FPGA on the circuit card assembly
Qualification
Required
Active Secret Security Clearance
Bachelor's Degree and minimum 9 years of prior relevant experience. Graduate Degree and a minimum of 7 years of prior related experience. In lieu of a degree, minimum of 13 years of prior related experience
9 years of experience with VHDL, the FPGA design process, the tools used to generate the FPGA designs, and high-speed digital design and timing analysis
9 years of experience with FPGA development tools such as Xilinx Vivado, Altera Quartus, or similar
5 years of experience with RF principles, including filtering, mixing, and signal conversion
5 years of experience with digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms and their implementation on FPGAs
5 years of experience with debugging tools including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and signal generators
3 years of experience with system-level simulation tools such as MATLAB/Simulink
Preferred
Experience with embedded systems and microcontroller interfacing
Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and the ability to implement algorithms in targeted FPGA devices
Designing for space environments
Experience with 1553B, SpaceWire, I2C, SPI interfaces
An active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance
Exceptional communication skills with ability to clearly document and present designs and implementations
Benefits
Health and disability insurance
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
EAP
Education assistance
Parental leave
Paid time off
Company-paid holidays
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