FPGA/Firmware Manager

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a small team of direct reports
• Own development of HDL and firmware on custom FPGA, FPGA SoC and low-level embedded systems
• Provide early guidance and input on architecture decision for subsystem and vehicle-level architectures
• Define requirements and processes to ensure traceability and progress tracking
• Contribute to custom HDL modules for FPGA systems (focus on high speed data movement and handling)
• Design firmware for soft cores (MicroBlaze, RISC-V, etc.) platforms to interface with FPGA fabric and peripherals
• Write custom HDL to interface with SoC hard cores, drivers and corresponding custom firmware
• Work with electrical engineers and others to support the bring-up of custom hardware
• Establish performance goals, conduct reviews, and foster a culture of innovation and accountability
• Lead verification of HDL and firmware to ensure flight-readiness

  Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience developing firmware, or, HDL for FPGAs in a professional environment
  • 2+ years of experience managing an engineering team
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or related field
  • Demonstrated work in RTL design using VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
  • Proficiency with FPGA design tools (Xilinx Vivado, Microchip Libero, or similar)
  • Experience developing firmware in bare-metal or RTOS environments
  • Experience developing embedded systems using C/C++
  • Strong understanding of digital design and embedded systems principles
  • Ability to obtain a Secret and/or TS/SCI security clearance