Embedded SW/Firmware Design Engineer

CHAOS Industries•Hawthorne, CA

13h•$160,000 - $280,000•Onsite

About The Position

CHAOS Industries is seeking a highly skilled and motivated FPGA Engineer to support R&D and product engineering, initially focusing on next-generation radar products. The role is collaborative and involves work across multiple capabilities and product families. The engineer will design and implement FPGA capabilities for next-generation sensor products, integrate FPGA designs with complex software systems, and support deployed FPGA capabilities for U.S. and international customers. This position is full-time and on-site at the company’s office in Hawthorne, California.

Requirements

Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
5+ years of professional experience performing detailed digital RTL design targeting FPGAs.
Extensive experience with the full FPGA design life cycle, including RTL design, behavioral simulation, place and route, timing analysis, and hardware integration.
Extensive experience developing in Verilog and SystemVerilog.
Extensive experience with the ARM AMBA AXI Protocol, including AXI4, AXI4-Lite, and AXI4-Stream.
Extensive experience with the AMD (Xilinx) Vivado Design Suite and SoC FPGAs, including Zynq, Ultrascale/Ultrascale+, and Versal.
Experience with network protocols including TCP/UDP/IP.
Experience with serial protocols including I2C, JTAG, UART, SPI, and CAN.
Experience using Bash and Python for scripting and testing.
Experience modifying software drivers and applications when needed to validate FPGA designs.
Experience with Agile lifecycle processes, including Scrum, Continuous Integration, and Test-Driven Development methodologies.
Ability to work with minimal supervision and collaborate on small teams.
U.S. Person status is required because the position requires the ability to access U.S.-only data systems.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing and implementing high-performance baseband signal processing in an FPGA.
Experience translating high-level algorithms from Simulink/MATLAB or similar tools into RTL, including FPGA vendor IP implementations.
Experience developing and implementing software drivers in C/C++/Python to interface with FPGA designs.
Experience with FPGA Ethernet IP blocks (1G/10G/40G/100G).
Experience with Software-Defined Radios (SDRs), such as Ettus, NI, or HackRF.
Experience with Analog Devices transceivers.
Experience in ground or airborne sensors, such as radars, EO/IR, or EW.
Experience with time synchronization technologies such as NTP/PTP.
Experience with HLS synthesis and languages such as C/C++/SystemC/Chisel.
Experience with VHDL.
Experience with high-speed, multi-layer digital printed circuit board (PCB) design.
Current or previous DoD security clearance.
Experience with GPUs and/or AI engines.
Experience with git.
Experience with Bitbucket CI, Jenkins, or similar CI/CD flows.
Experience with DoD and related system/software architectures and messaging standards, such as OMS, SOSA, and Link-16.

Responsibilities

Design and implement complex FPGA designs targeting next-generation sensor products.
Support system integration of FPGA designs with complex software systems.
Support deployed FPGA capabilities in the hands of U.S. and international customers.
Work full-time on-site in the Hawthorne, California office.