Senior Embedded SW/Firmware Design Engineer
CHAOS Industries•El Segundo, CA
•$160,000 - $290,000•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. This collaborative role offers opportunities to work across multiple capabilities and expand skills across the company’s product families. The 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.
- At least 5 years of professional experience performing detailed digital RTL design targeting FPGAs.
- Extensive experience across the FPGA design lifecycle, 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 (AXI4, AXI4-Lite, and AXI4-Stream).
- Extensive experience with AMD (Xilinx) Vivado Design Suite and SoC FPGAs (Zynq, Ultrascale/Ultrascale+, and Versal).
- Experience with network protocols (TCP/UDP/IP).
- Experience with serial protocols (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 (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 with ground or airborne sensors, such as radars, EO/IR, or EW systems.
- Experience with time synchronization technologies (NTP/PTP).
- Experience with HLS synthesis and languages (C/C++/SystemC/Chisel).
- Experience with VHDL.
- Experience with high-speed, multilayer 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 (e.g., OMS, SOSA, 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 fully paid for by the company.
- 401(k) with a 50% company match up to 6% of pay.
- Flexible spending account (FSA).
- Health savings account (HSA).
- Life insurance.
- Free daily lunch.
- No-meeting Fridays.
- Unlimited PTO.
- Casual dress code.
- Competitive base salaries.
- Generous pre-IPO stock option grants.
- Relocation assistance.
- Annual bonuses (coming soon).
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
