Senior Firmware Engineer

Job Description:

We need someone to review FPGA Test Plan and help write Test Procedures and Test cases. It will nice to have a contractor who has done FPGA testing in the lab as per the Procedures and write Test Report that meets DAL A rigor.

Our client is seeking a highly skilled and innovative Senior Software Engineering Contractor to work with our Applied Research and Technology (ART) Microelectronics Technology team. Your work will contribute to the development of cutting-edge defense solutions across Mission Systems, leveraging your expertise in the design, implementation, verification, and integration of high-performance digital FPGAs. These solutions will undergo the highest level of certification rigor in accordance with DO-254 DAL A requirements.

What You Will Do

• Requirements Management: Developing, reviewing, and maintaining hardware requirements to ensure completeness, correctness, and traceability to system-level requirements in DOORS.

• Design and Implementation: Creating complex hardware designs, often using FPGAs, that meet DAL A objectives.

• Verification and Validation: Performing rigorous verification activities, including functional testing, quantitative analysis, and reviews, to demonstrate that the hardware meets all requirements

• Tool Assessment: Evaluating and qualifying design and verification tools to ensure they do not introduce errors, especially for Level A hardware

• Documentation and Compliance: Maintaining detailed records of design decisions, verification results, and traceability matrices to satisfy certification authorities

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Working closely with systems engineers, software teams, and certification authorities to ensure integrated system safety.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Proven experience in FPGA development and DO-254 compliance processes.

Familiarity with DO-254 DAL A, Mil-516C related certification guidance.

Expertise in verification planning, testing, and tool qualification.

Ability to produce thorough documentation and maintain traceability from requirements to implementation and verification.

• RTL coding and simulation in VHDL or Verilog

• Digital circuit architecture, design, resource tradeoffs, timing analysis and timing closure

• Testbench development for the verification of RTL blocks using VHDL or System Verilog.

• Proficiency using FPGA simulation and synthesis tools (e.g. Modelsim, Synplify, Quartus, Vivado, or other FPGA-specific tools)

• Familiarity with revision control concepts and tools (e.g. Git, Subversion)

• Ability to work with minimal supervision, team with engineers of a variety of skills and backgrounds, and matrix into projects with aggressive schedules and frequent milestones.

• Strong oral and written communication skills with the ability to document and present one's work and status

• Bachelor’s Degree in applicable engineering or science field plus 4 years related experience.