Embedded SW/Firmware Design Engineer

CHAOS Industries • Hawthorne, CA

1d • 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. This collaborative role involves work across multiple capabilities and offers opportunities to expand skills across the company’s product families. The position is full-time and on-site at the company’s office in Hawthorne, California. U.S. Person status is required because the role may involve access to U.S.-only data systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of professional experience performing detailed digital RTL design targeting FPGAs.
• Extensive experience with the 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 ARM AMBA AXI Protocols, including AXI4, AXI4-Lite, and AXI4-Stream.
• Extensive experience with 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 as 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, due to the need to access U.S.-only data systems.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing and implementing highly performant 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++, or 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 with ground or airborne sensors, including radars, EO/IR, or EW.
• Experience with time synchronization technologies such as NTP or PTP.
• Experience with HLS synthesis and languages such as C, C++, SystemC, or 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, or Link-16.

Responsibilities

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

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits paid 100% by the company.
• 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
• Flexible spending account (FSA) and health savings account (HSA).
• Life insurance.
• Free daily lunch.
• No meeting Fridays.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Casual dress code.
• Pre-IPO stock option grants.
• Relocation assistance.
• Annual bonuses listed as coming soon.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior