Electrical Firmware Design Engineer V

Position Summary

This position requires a strong background in embedded system firmware development with an emphasis on military avionics applications including standard bus interface such as MIL-STD-1553, CAN, RS232, power switching for solenoids and motor drivers, analog inputs, and conversion circuits. The ideal candidate will have experience in the design, simulation, implementation, and validation of prototype to flight design that may include application-specific implementation of FPGAs and/or microprocessors. The candidate should have a broad background emphasizing work with embedded controllers bridging the gap between hardware and software architectures ensuring system performance, security, and stability for electro-mechanical devices and subsystems, preferably for use in military or commercial aviation. Knowledge of airborne weapon systems and /or weapon carriage equipment is strongly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

• Decompose system requirements to FPGA/microcontroller (L4/L5) requirements via implementable design trades and analysis including selection of target device
• Define conceptual design architecture, generate functional block diagrams, and I/O definitions for embedded electronics for Line Replacement Units (LRU)
• Develop FPGA and/or microcontroller firmware that may include but not limited to RTL coding, logic simulation, synthesis, place and route, back-annotated simulation, and generation of final programming file
• Perform static timing and other design analysis as needed
• Generate FPGA design specifications document (HW/SW ICD)
• Collaborate with Hardware Engineer to define functional test requirement (V&V) and to generate required test documentation
• Collaborate with Hardware Engineer for initial board bring-up and V&V testing
• Support various programmatic and technical reviews – Requirements Review, Concept Review, PDR, CDR, Manufacturing Readiness Review, TRR
• Other tasks and duties as assigned

Requirements

• Minimum BSEE, Computer Science, or Computer Engineering and a minimum of 12 years' experience in relevant development environment, preferably for military or commercial aviation
• Knowledge of end-to-end FPGA and embedded controller firmware/software development – design, build, and V&V process for high reliability (flight) electronics
• Proficient in Hardware Description Language (VHDL, Verilog), SystemVerilog, C, C++
• Proficient in simulation, synthesis, device-specific implementation tools such as Questa, Synplify, etc.
• Ability to perform static timing analysis, constraints for synthesis, and back-annotated (gate-level) simulation
• Experience with 1553B BCRT design by either custom or drop-in core and back-end interface logic for application-specific embedded controls – solenoids, motor drivers, power discrete switching, analog inputs, ADC scanning logic, etc.
• Experience with developing logical interface for SPI, I2C, UART, DMA, CAN, processor local bus, etc.
• Ability to support initial bring-up of prototype/engineering/flight model hardware, Design Verification Testing (DVT), and Acceptance Test (ATP), and any firmware-related support as needed for system integration and test
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluent in written and spoken English
• Ability to write engineering reports, typically to document analysis and test results
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products is essential
• Proof of Education is required

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supporting DoD acquisition programs and/or aerospace systems development
• Familiarity with MIL-STD-1553B Bus Protocol, Physical, and Logical layer implementation
• Familiarity with AS9100, MIL-STD-810, or other DoD and Aerospace quality and compliance standards
• Experience with military/high reliability electronics subsystem development
• Knowledge of airborne weapon systems and /or weapon carriage equipment is strongly desirable
• Experience with ERP systems, preferably SAP
• Python or other test framework script language is a plus
• Experience with Microsemi, Altera, STMicroelectronics, Intel, ARM architecture platform (Cortex M7/4 MCU) is a plus
• Experience with MIL-STD-1553 bus architecture, physical, and logical layer requirements including 1760 message structure is preferred
• Evidence of accomplishment in self-documentation of work product through technical reports, test reports etc. will be considered as a plus

Pay

Base Salary Range (Inglewood only): $175,000 to $225,000