Senior Embedded Systems Engineer - 6911
On-site · Niskayuna, New York, United States
Job Summary
Senior Embedded Systems Engineer for embedded propulsion and electromechanical systems in unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). Design, implement, and test real-time control systems for motors and actuators; develop firmware for FPGAs/SoCs (FPGA, CPLD) with Verilog/VHDL; integrate sensors and control electronics; generate firmware documentation; participate in lab testing and prototype bring-up; collaborate with mechanical, electrical, and systems engineers; work with hardware suppliers; contribute to system integration and design reviews; requires advanced degree and extensive FPGA/embedded experience; U.S. citizen with active DoD secret clearance; on-site in Niskayuna, NY.
Required Qualifications
- Master’s degree in computer science, Electrical Engineering, Aerospace Engineering, or related disciplines with minimum ten years of industry experience (or Bachelor’s with minimum 15 years as substitute)
- Three years of FPGA/SoC design and development experience with Verilog and VHDL
- Three years of experience with Xilinx and/or Altera devices, tools, and ecosystem (e.g., ModelSim, Intel Quartus, Xilinx Vivado)
- Three years of experience with real-time embedded applications and systems on microcontrollers, FPGAs, x86, and/or ARM processors
- Three years of experience with heterogeneous computer architecture and hardware acceleration techniques
- Three years of embedded programming skills (C/C++/C#, Java, Python, MATLAB)
- Three years of experience with Linux driver and/or Linux kernel development and Linux build systems (e.g., Yocto)
- Knowledge of real-time hypervisors (e.g., RTS, VxWorks) and containers (Docker) is desired
- Experience with real-time operating systems (e.g., QNX, RTLinux) is a plus
- Understanding of embedded system security requirements and cyber security techniques is preferred
- Active U.S. DoD secret clearance (interim secret may be considered to start)
- U.S. citizenship required
Additional Requirements
- U.S. citizenship required
- Active DoD secret clearance
- On-site role in Niskayuna, NY
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