FPGA DSP Firmware Design Engineer
Leidos
Full-time
On-site
Arlington, Virginia, United States
About the position
Responsibilities
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware descriptor languages (HDL) based on customer requirements and/or MATLAB models.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate challenging DSP FPGA designs and RF sensor systems.
• Design and integrate DSP applications for latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Stratix-10, and Xilinx RFSoC.
• Implement HDL test benches for code validation and validation against models.
• Perform design constraints generation and verification, and evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.
• Implement and validate signal processing concepts such as FFTs, channelizers, digital filters, and adaptive processing into HDL designs.
• Analyze and design interfaces to common signaling standards and protocols such as PCIe, JESD204B, and LVDS.
• Analyze schematic diagrams for custom or commercial-off-the-shelf electronic hardware involving high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry.
• Develop and maintain requirements documents, functional specification documents, and interface control documents.
• Generate and maintain engineering drawings and configuration management policies for FPGA project hierarchy.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, and assist in lab and field testing execution.
• Provide technical support and field support planning as needed.
• Conduct experimental tests on FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and develop specifications for next-generation components.
• Interact with outside customers, suppliers, and functional peer groups.
• Provide status reports to project managers and/or division production manager as required.
Requirements
• Must have a current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.
• Experience with at least one FPGA Integrated Design Environment tool set such as Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Graphics ModelSim.
• Experience in signal processing theory and communications systems, with the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problems.
• Experience with MATLAB signal processing environment.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related degree.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Nice-to-haves
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience writing test software in C/C++ or assembly language to validate design.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.).
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare applications.
• Experience with high-speed (> GHz) design techniques.
• ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience.
• Experience with performance characteristics of analog data converters, ADCs/DACs.
• Familiarity with JESD204B.
• Existing Top Secret Clearance.
Responsibilities
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware descriptor languages (HDL) based on customer requirements and/or MATLAB models.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate challenging DSP FPGA designs and RF sensor systems.
• Design and integrate DSP applications for latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Stratix-10, and Xilinx RFSoC.
• Implement HDL test benches for code validation and validation against models.
• Perform design constraints generation and verification, and evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.
• Implement and validate signal processing concepts such as FFTs, channelizers, digital filters, and adaptive processing into HDL designs.
• Analyze and design interfaces to common signaling standards and protocols such as PCIe, JESD204B, and LVDS.
• Analyze schematic diagrams for custom or commercial-off-the-shelf electronic hardware involving high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry.
• Develop and maintain requirements documents, functional specification documents, and interface control documents.
• Generate and maintain engineering drawings and configuration management policies for FPGA project hierarchy.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, and assist in lab and field testing execution.
• Provide technical support and field support planning as needed.
• Conduct experimental tests on FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and develop specifications for next-generation components.
• Interact with outside customers, suppliers, and functional peer groups.
• Provide status reports to project managers and/or division production manager as required.
Requirements
• Must have a current Secret clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI level clearance.
• Experience with at least one FPGA Integrated Design Environment tool set such as Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Graphics ModelSim.
• Experience in signal processing theory and communications systems, with the ability to apply theoretical knowledge to real-world problems.
• Experience with MATLAB signal processing environment.
• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related degree.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
Nice-to-haves
• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience writing test software in C/C++ or assembly language to validate design.
• 5 to 8 years of relevant experience.
• Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.).
• Familiarity with Electronic Warfare applications.
• Experience with high-speed (> GHz) design techniques.
• ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience.
• Experience with performance characteristics of analog data converters, ADCs/DACs.
• Familiarity with JESD204B.
• Existing Top Secret Clearance.