Systems Firmware Engineer - 20394

Job Description

Job Description

Systems Firmware Engineer Defense Search

OVERVIEW

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense / Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

Immediate opening for a Senior Design Engineer in Vista, CA who possesses :

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
• 7+ years of industry experience with systems firmware engineering experience
• Must have experience within wireless communications firmware engineering, RF engineering experience is highly preferred
• Must have strong experience with ARM processors, experience with NXP power PC is preferred
• Must have understanding of FPGA's, design and debugging

Email resumes to [email protected] and call 858.227.4596

FULL DESCRIPTION : Responsible for the design, implementation, test and documentation of firmware for company communications products.

Works with little supervision on day-to-day work as member of an integrated development team. Works on problems of moderate to diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors.

Uses professional concepts and industry practices; applies company policies and procedures to resolve a wide range of issues.

The selected candidate will be responsible for :

• Defines, designs and implements software sub-systems, functions and modules for new or existing products.
• Maintains legacy firmware to resolve known issues and add features.
• Performs testing and debugging of software and hardware troubleshooting during software development
• Generates, maintains, and documents software requirements and unit test requirements.
• Generates and updates software design artifacts in area of responsibility
• Attends and contributes to software code and design reviews.
• Provide schedule inputs for areas of responsibility
• Live according to the company's core values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures including work rules, safety standards and departmental operating procedures

The selected candidate will also possess :

• General principles of RTOS operation and embedded systems and development environments (compilers, debuggers, etc.)
• C / C++ programming expertise and assembly programming understanding
• ARM processor experience, FreeRTOS experience and working with ST-Micro based integrated development tools
• NXP PowerPC processor experience, VxWorks RTOS experience and working with WindRiver Tornado development environment
• IP protocol stack working knowledge, socket-based communication
• Ability to understand digital board schematics and understand components such as processors, memory, FPGAs, etc.
• Working knowledge of serial (RS232 and USB) and Ethernet-based interfaces
• Understanding analog and RF circuitry and their interfacing with processor
• Understanding embedded firmware in FPGAs particularly VHDL coding of Xilinx-based programmable products
• Experience with Systems Level development.
• Experience operating in an IDE debugging / development ICE, Visual Studio
• Demonstrated understanding of SNMP protocol
• Understanding of C++ / C# PC-based programming
• General knowledge of radio communications systems (AM, FM, FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.) and concepts such as modem operation
• Knowledge of CVSD and other vocoder technologies
• Understanding of COMSEC, ECCM and GPS principles

Salary Range : $150k-$175k / yr

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to [email protected] and call 858.227.4596

More information can be found at www.defensesearchusa.com

Company Description

Defense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.

Company Description

Defense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.