FPGA Design / Firmware Engineer

FPGA DESIGN / FIRMWARE ENGINEER

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Matrix is looking to hire an outstanding team member that shares our passion for providing exceptional technical solutions to our customers.

HOW WILL THIS POSITION CONTRIBUTE?

Mission : Perform digital design and write firmware for scalable digital RF-front and back-end systems that will help us fulfill our mission of developing, integrating, and transitioning advanced multi-sensor military capabilities.

How : By using industry best practices and being part of a team that : refines system requirements, creates a system-level design, and then creates, tests, and fields various military systems.

WHAT SKILLS ARE NEEDED?

• Required :
• Ability to write VHDL (required) and Verilog (desirable) code in support of design and development of digital signal processing systems.
• Proficiency in all aspects of FPGA design and verification, familiarity with FPGA timing and resource optimization, familiarity with Vivado / ISE, Plan Ahead, Quartus, and Modelsim.
• Ability to develop architectures from high level requirements documents as well as the ability to document and present these to our customers.
• Demonstrate good verbal and written communications skills and Microsoft Office proficiency.
• Successful applicants will possess a Bachelor's or Master's degree, with 5+ years experience with BSEE, or 2+ years with MSEE.
• Applicants must be US citizens capable of obtaining and maintaining a US DoD security clearance.
• Desired or Will Train :
• An understanding of the full software development life cycle (SDLC), including coding standards, code review, source control, build, test, deploy, and operations.
• Excellent programming skills, with experience in C and / or C++ software development for applications such as embedded microcontroller programming and / or Linux drivers.
• Basic knowledge of signal processing algorithms for radar or image processing applications.

WHO IS MATRIX RESEARCH?

Matrix Research is an employee-owned, small business advancing the State of the art in radar systems, radio frequency, and sensor exploitation technologies.

WHY WORK WITH US?

• We work with a purpose : Make the world safer through the development and delivery of advanced technologies.
• We work as a team : We are a collaborative company comprised of highly-educated industry leaders in radar systems, image and signal processing, machine learning, hardware development, and software engineering.
• We support our employees with industry-leading benefits : As an employee-owned company, we embrace quality benefits, including a 20% no-match-required retirement plan, accrued 4 weeks of vacation annually, substantially-subsidized health and dental insurance, discretionary annual bonuses, and many more.
• We support our employees with work / life flexibility : We offer a hybrid remote work environment for most positions and hourly pay for all positions - ensuring individuals are fairly compensated for hours worked while supporting a flexible work commitment.
• We transform ideas into reality : Our programs range from groundbreaking research to field deployment of advanced systems developed inhouse.

DISCLAIMERS

Matrix Research is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, marital status, veteran's status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin or any other protected class set forth by federal or state law, or for inquiring about, discussing, or disclosing compensation.

Matrix is a Drug-Free Workplace.

This job description is designed to provide general guidance in job tasks and is not meant to be all-inclusive of the responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position.

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