Eikon - Radar Software Engineer (onsite Huntsville, AL)

Eikon Research Inc • Huntsville, AL

1h • Onsite

About The Position

The Eikon Research team is expanding. We are currently seeking a Radar Software Engineer to join our team for the design, development, and improvement of software for our family of ground-based radar systems. The successful candidate will take software designs/requirements and translate them into clear, well-documented, code. A strong understanding of development language fundamentals, computer networking, and parallel processing paradigms is required. This is an onsite position in Huntsville, AL.

The radar software engineering space is vast, so some of these duties, but not all of these may apply:
Develop software implementations of radar algorithms, from low-level radar signal processing to high-level tracking algorithms. Implementation targets may include virtual machines, embedded systems, etc.
Develop software to interface with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and FPGAs. Software may include command-line test tools, benchmarks, or other utilities to assist in testing firmware
Develop unit and integration tests for new and existing codebases
Develop new functionalities using distributed message frameworks and message passing architectures; add functionalities to interact with the radar user interface
Develop documentation in-code and in PowerPoint / Word for use in product documentation
Develop performance improvements to existing code
Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning / reviews
Utilize tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, and Doxygen for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation
Flexibility to assist on other projects at Eikon as needed. This may include development in other languages (C++/C, Java, MATLAB, JavaScript), participation in software architecture design discussions, documentation, code testing, code reviews, etc.

Requirements

• Candidate must have Bachelor's Degree in computer science or engineering-related field or 5+ years additional experience in lieu of a degree.
• Candidate must be US Citizen
• Candidate must have active DoD Secret Clearance, or ability to obtain Secret Clearance
• Candidate must have 5+ years experience with the following: C++11 or later, CMake, and GCC for ARM and x86-64 targets
• Practical Linux usage
• Version Control Experience (Git, GitLab)
• Ability to work in-office when performing hardware integration and testing
• Ability to work in both a group and individual capacity

Nice To Haves

• Background in radar, signal processing, or electrical engineering
• Background in embedded systems and real-time software development
• Background experience with Xilinx field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs)

Responsibilities

• Develop software implementations of radar algorithms, from low-level radar signal processing to high-level tracking algorithms.
• Develop software to interface with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and FPGAs.
• Develop unit and integration tests for new and existing codebases
• Develop new functionalities using distributed message frameworks and message passing architectures; add functionalities to interact with the radar user interface
• Develop documentation in-code and in PowerPoint / Word for use in product documentation
• Develop performance improvements to existing code
• Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning / reviews
• Utilize tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, and Doxygen for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation
• Flexibility to assist on other projects at Eikon as needed.

Benefits

• Eikon maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees