Senior Principal Firmware Engineering Lead

RTX•McKinney, TX

1d•$132,400 - $251,600•Onsite

About The Position

At Raytheon, the foundation of everything we do is rooted in our values and a higher calling – to help our nation and allies defend freedoms and deter aggression. We bring the strength of more than 100 years of experience and renowned engineering expertise to meet the needs of today’s mission and stay ahead of tomorrow’s threat. Our team solves tough, meaningful problems that create a safer, more secure world. The Multi-Product Power & Digital (MPD) department designs FPGAs, circuit cards, and electronics subassemblies for a range of products including missiles/effectors, radars, and electronic warfare systems. The team leverages digital, analog, and power design skills to provide support throughout the product lifecycle from architecture and design through production and sustainment. We are currently seeking a Senior Principal Firmware Engineer Lead to join our team. The position is an onsite role, located in McKinney, TX.

Requirements

Typically requires a degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 10 years of prior relevant experience
Robust experience with each of the following:
FPGA/ASIC design (VHDL and/or Verilog coding) or FPGA/ASIC verification (System Verilog coding)
Experience with Xilinx, Altera and/or Microsemi devices and tools
Hands on experience with integration and debug of FPGA/ASIC devices
Delivering FPGA/ASIC solutions to system level applications
Active and transferable U.S. government issued security clearance is required prior to start date. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
DoD Clearance: Secret
Active and existing security clearance required on day 1

Nice To Haves

One or more advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering or a related Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) major. A suitable degree may be counted as 2 years of work experience.
FPGA/ASIC design experience in one or more of the following areas:
Radar processing techniques
Image processing techniques for visual and infrared sensors
Embedded systems design using ARM, Microblaze, or Nios processors
Gigabit serial interfaces and multi-gigabit transceivers (MGTs)
Constrained random verification in UVM using System Verilog
Verification utilizing emulation platforms, such as Veloce
Experience with High Level Synthesis (HLS)
Experience with vector processors and/or GPUs
Demonstrated ability to lead successful teams.
Experience managing technical, cost, and schedule risks and opportunities.
Experience with project management tools such as Earned Value and/or Agile Execution.
Experience communicating and documenting technical topics and presenting to customers and management.
Experience leading a program transition from development to production.
Proposal development experience including basis of estimate generation.
Experience with intellectual property generation (patents & publications).
Demonstrated mentorship of junior engineers.

Responsibilities

Provide full lifecycle support of production quality FPGA designs for all major vendors and device families including: Xilinx, Altera, and Microsemi.
Generate FPGA designs for the following applications: gigabit serial interfaces, Radio Frequency (RF) DSP, controls, data links, embedded processing and processor interfaces.
Translate system level requirements into FPGA requirements
Architect FPGA-based systems to determine parts, interfaces, and Concept of Operations (CONOPS)
Lead medium sized teams of FPGA designs and code in VHDL for reliability and maintainability
Verify designs utilizing self-checking techniques with directed and constrained random tests, while tracking functional and code coverage
Define schedules for FPGA tasking and drive execution to the planned budget and schedule.
Identify and manage project risks and opportunities.
Create complete documentation including requirements, verification plan, and user’s guides
Lead medium sized teams to success.
Coach, review, and delegate work to junior engineers.
Serve as a subject-matter expert within discipline.
Lead internal and external technical reviews.
Support customer interactions and relations.
Contribute to product and technology roadmaps
Make improvements to processes, systems or products to enhance overall performance
Engage in personal technical growth and facilitate technical growth in peers and junior engineers.