Senior Embedded Firmware/Flight Software Engineer

Psionic•Hampton, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Psionic, Inc. is seeking a motivated, fast-paced Firmware/Software Development leader with a solid background in designing, developing, and testing code for space flight and remote sensing. The company values a diverse, hands-on background with integrated photonic circuits. This role will focus on designing and developing lidar sensors for autonomous systems, specifically for space and defense markets. Responsibilities include lab demonstrations, field tests, prototypes, Engineering Development Units, and full-range space flight software (up to human-rated). The work involves real-time and offline algorithm adaptation, complex algorithm coding, low-level driver development, software/firmware design, integrated opto-electronic control, communication protocols, high-speed electronics testing, high reliability techniques, signal processing, and in-situ system testing. Collaboration with Systems Engineering and hardware builds to define function allocation is essential. The successful candidate will also mentor junior engineers and oversee day-to-day development activities of small teams.

Requirements

Must be eligible to work in the United States
Must be able to pass a pre-employment background check
Bachelors in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
Seven plus years of overall digital design based electrical engineering experience
Demonstrated knowledge/experience with designing and developing systems using microprocessors (single and/or multi-core), microcontrollers, and FPGAs
Demonstrated experience with any of the standard high-speed topologies (1/10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE), PCIe, Fiber Channel, Serial Rapid IO or similar)
Proficient with serial communications such as: UARTs, SPI, I2C and the like
Strong interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and problem-solving skills required
Ability to work alone or on a team setting
Experience with source control management tools
Fully skilled in MS programs such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, and Visio
Experience developing software code for flight systems using C, C+ and C++
Demonstrated HDL coding experience with Microsemi, Xilinx and/or Intel (Altera) FPGAs using either Verilog or VHDL.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree is a plus
Experience with Xilinx Ultrascale+ series of FPGAs
Familiarity with signal integrity tools
Exposure to MATLAB and Simulink
Image processing experience such as OpenCV, OpenCL or similar

Responsibilities

Software requirements definition
Design, develop, and test complex, high reliability micro-processor, micro-controller and FPGA based systems.
Deliver high quality design, documentation, and implementation that meet defined requirements as well as support products throughout the life cycle
Collaborate with team members across multiple engineering disciplines including Systems, Software, and Electrical/Firmware
Architect, design, code, and test complex FPGAs
Mentor junior engineers related to the study, development, and test of hardware, data system components, and associated equipment.
Oversee the day-to-day development activities of small design and development teams in support of the project manager's work plan.