Recruiting From Scratch Hiring for Principal Firmware Engineer at Victoria, BC Full Time

Who is Recruiting from Scratch:
Recruiting from Scratch is a premier talent firm that focuses on placing the best product managers, software, and hardware talent at innovative companies. Our team is 100% remote and we work with teams across the United States to help them hire. We work with companies funded by the best investors including Sequoia Capital, Lightspeed Ventures, Tiger Global Management, A16Z, Accel, DFJ, and more. If you are a fit, the team will reach out to you about this role or any others that may be a fit for our clients.

Why Join Our Client?

Our client is the leader in making trusted, secure mission-critical technologies profoundly more accessible to the aerospace and defense industries. Optimized for customer and mission success, their innovative solutions power more than 300 critical aerospace and defense programs. Headquartered in Andover, Mass., and with manufacturing and design facilities around the world, our client specializes in engineering, adapting, and manufacturing new solutions purpose-built to meet the industry’s current and emerging high-tech needs. Their employees are committed to Innovation that Matters®.

Our Client’s Culture – They are committed to making a great place to work, no matter where their employees are located. Our client offers a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. They help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. They value communication and transparency and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. They are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you’re just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it’s important to our client that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

COVID-19 Vaccination

Our client requires all employees to be fully vaccinated with an FDA authorized and/or approved COVID-19 vaccine by December 8, 2021 as a condition of employment, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Job Description

In this role you have the opportunity to join a cross-functional team that designs, develops, integrates, and tests firmware in embedded processing solutions.

Responsibilities

Developing, integrating, and testing functional IP blocks for Intel, Microchip, and AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs

Performing design verification for complex FPGAs through simulation, timing analysis, and device debug

Optimizing system performance to meet demanding customer requirements

Modernizing existing FPGA firmware products for technology updates

Supporting design teams in bring-up and testing of hardware products

Working with systems engineering and customer support teams to reproduce and resolve issues

Consult on technical proposals and system designs

Collaborating with engineering teams to design and develop system architectures and hardware interfaces

Capturing functional specifications and performance requirements

Communicate project status and risks to management team

To succeed in this role, you should have the following skills and experience:

Qualifications

B.S. in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science

Minimum seven (7) years of experience designing, implementing, or verifying firmware solutions

Expert knowledge of Verilog or SystemVerilog

Expert designer with Vivado, Libero, and/or Quartus design tools and workflow

Ability to build and setup scalable simulation / verification environments

Expert knowledge of Linux environments

Ability to write technical documentation for requirement specifications, test plans, procedures and reports

Ability to create and present technical material for both internal and external customers

Ability to breakdown customer problems into internal requirements and customer solutions

Expert troubleshooting and logic skills

Ability to work independently, seeking out information and advice when necessary

Ability to lead and mentor in a team environment

Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

Additional Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+ MPSoC

Experience with python and/or other scripting languages

Experience with Embedded Software Development (C/C++)

Experience with microcontrollers

Experience with lab equipment for data collection and processing

Experience with revision control and the use of GIT or similar applications

Experience with protocols such as PCIe, Ethernet, I2C, and SPI

Experience with Atlassian tool suite (JIRA and Confluence)

MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO ANDOVER, MA

Benefits

PTO, Healthcare, and more!

Base Salary Range

$100K – $200K