DSP Firmware Staff Engineer 3

Position Overview

About the role

The Algorithmic Data Systems Department of the Technology Innovation Directorate at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory is seeking an experienced DSP Firmware Staff Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to and provide technical leadership for the development of advanced firmware, software, and algorithmic data systems for scientific instrumentation, accelerator control, photon science, data acquisition, and AI/ML-enabled scientific data systems.
• Work closely with a skilled and multidisciplinary team of firmware engineers, software developers, control system engineers, physicists, data scientists, and scientific users.
• Develop and implement DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and algorithms targeted for FPGA or ASIC implementations.
• Model and simulate DSP blocks and algorithms using Matlab/Simulink.
• Implement control and data readout systems in high-level software.
• Closely collaborate with high-speed digital and firmware developers and instrumentation scientists to optimize overall system design and performance.
• Lead and contribute to development projects, managing technical direction, budget, and schedule.
• Design and contribute to the concept, architecture, and components of future advanced instrumentation systems.
• Collaborate with other instrumentation development groups at SLAC and other scientific institutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in electronics, physics, or related fields.
• At least 4 years of experience in digital signal processing firmware, algorithm design and implementation, Matlab/Simulink modeling and simulation, System Generator or Model Composer design, VHDL, and scripting languages like Python and Matlab.
• Experience with debugging/testing of mixed-signal prototype boards.
• Demonstrated expertise in Xilinx-based FPGA.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and be self-motivated.
• Strong analytical thinking and ability to synthesize complex technical and scientific information.
• Excellent communications skills and ability to work well in a research and development team.
• Proven project management and team leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Doctorate degree or equivalent in electronics, physics or related fields is preferred.
• Experience with high-throughput firmware development, such as implementation of polyphase filter banks and high-speed data converters.
• Experience in feedback control theory and low-level (close to hardware) software development.

Skills

• Matlab/Simulink modeling and simulation.
• System Generator or Model Composer design.
• VHDL and scripting languages, such as Python and Matlab.
• Xilinx-based FPGA expertise.
• Debugging/testing of mixed-signal prototype boards.
• High-level synthesis (HLS).

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$143,979 to $203,787 per annum.

Schedule

Not specified.