Staff Electrical Engineer

Kearfott Corporation • Pine Brook, NJ

42d • $140,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will be a key member of a technical team responsible for the specification, design, verification and integration of FPGA and/or ASIC based solutions in support of inertial measurement (IMU) and navigation (INS) products/solutions for use in aircraft, UAV's, missiles, land vehicles, and sea platforms. The candidate will be a member of a project-integrated team supporting both IRAD and customer funded contracts for the development of IMU and INS systems for both commercial and military market spaces.

Requirements

• Minimum of BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering required, MS preferred
• HDL design and verification (8-10 years of experience)
• Experience with tools from vendors such as Xilinx, MicroChip (MicroSemi/Actel), Synopsys, and Mentor Graphics
• Knowledge (proficiency preferred) Microsoft Office tools
• Minimum, B.S. in Electrical Engineering
• 7+ years as a Senior Engineer in FPGA/ASIC Design & Verification
• Must be able to work on-site daily
• Must be a US Citizen and have the ability to obtain and maintain a US Government Security Clearance
• Available to travel within US

Nice To Haves

• Experience with DOORS a plus
• Bonus: System Verilog for Verification (UVM), scripting
• Bonus: C-language based software familiarity

Responsibilities

• Candidate must be proficient in the development of programmable digital systems utilizing HDL and the associated simulation and implementation tools associated with the FPGA/ASIC development/design process.
• Must be able to execute in all phases of development: conception, requirements, design, implementation, hardware integration, verification to requirements and product lifecycle support.
• Candidate must be familiar with state-of-the-art Multiprocessor System on Chip (MPSoC) technologies and be able to research and establish best fit and functionality per application.
• Candidate must have a demonstrated ability to work alongside electrical and mechanical teams.
• Candidate must be capable of working with little technical oversight to meet the needs of the project and associated end products within a certified quality management environment.
• Able to conceptualize, design, develop, and verify HDL designs that support system requirements
• Able to develop processing architecture to be implemented in VHDL
• Able to build Test bench to verify processing approach. Experience with ModelSim a plus
• Able to synthesize designs that meet/exceed strict timing and reliability constraints over temperature
• Knowledge of FPGA architecture to maximize use of device resources
• Able to leverage vendor-supplied soft and hard Intellectual Property (IP) where applicable
• Knowledge of DO-254 level of lifecycle documentation/data development including requirements generation and formal validation
• Able to specify, develop and perform verification testing on end-item hardware
• Knowledge and experience within version control environments
• Excellent interpersonal communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills

Benefits

• medical, prescription, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• a 401(k) plan with company match
• tuition assistance
• paid vacation and sick days
• paid holidays
• a 9/80 work week with every other Friday off
• monthly employee events that celebrates our workplace culture

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees