Senior Embedded Systems Engineer (611485)

Progeny Systems LLC, a General Dynamics Mission Systems company is a high-tech business focusing on software and hardware system integration, cutting-edge research and development, and manufacturing. We provide premium systems, services, and products for the Department of Defense, government agencies and commercial clients.

Seeking a Senior Embedded Systems Engineer with 8-10 years of technical experience to become an integral member of the engineering team dedicated to developing embedded systems for the US Navy to work out of our Middletown, RI office. Primary activities will include embedded systems design and corresponding design of test software and hardware, developing firmware for both microcontroller and FPGA based systems, creating circuit board schematics, and performing system test and verification. 

Duties and Responsibilities

·       Design, implement, simulate, and test firmware components for FPGA-based systems

·       Define FPGA timing, pinout, and placement constraints; review synthesis and timing reports; and address issues

·       Design, implement, and unit test firmware components for microcontroller-based systems

·       Integrate and test firmware on target hardware

·       Design and simulate digital circuits

·       Develop test systems including test software applications

·       Generate system/software/interface requirements, detailed design, and build documentation

·       Document and present trade studies, analyses, test results and status to the team

·       Research, identify, and evaluate new technologies

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Qualifications

·       Experience with the engineering development life cycle, including concept, requirements, design, implementation and test phases

·       Experience writing technical documentation for embedded systems

·       Strong background in FPGA design in VHDL, verification and timing closure

·       Strong background implementing microcontroller firmware in C or C++

·       Strong background in digital circuit design

·       Experience with Linux and embedded operating systems

·       Proficiency with memory technologies, voltage regulation devices, ADCs, DACs, and common low-level communication interfaces

·       Proficiency with common lab equipment such as o-scopes, multi-meters, power supplies, and soldering

Experience with the following a plus:

·       OrCAD Capture, Quartus, LabWindows/CVI, Git

·       Soft-core processors (Nios and/or MicroBlaze)

·       ARM-based microcontrollers

·       National Instruments data acquisition systems

·       Autonomous vehicles and associated software/hardware (autonomy software, navigation systems, electric motors, battery systems)

Education and Experience

·       BS in Computer Engineering or similar degree

·       8-10 years of experience

This position requires the applicant to be qualified to obtain and hold a DoD Clearance.

Physical and Mental Requirements for all positions: 
• Prolonged stationary periods at a desk
• General ability to operate computer and other productivity machinery such as calculator, copy machine, printer, etc.
• Ability to lift and transport up to 15 pounds at times 
• Effectively communicate with others
• Ability to stay focused and provide attention to detail. 
• Ability to think analytically and apply problem solving skills to scenarios throughout the course of the workday

ACCOMMODATION REQUEST

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please contact our recruiting department at hr@progeny.net or call 703.368.6107. We will make a determination on your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

 

Benefits:

To learn more about the Benefits offered by Progeny Systems, including a minimum $1,000 sign-on bonus for all new hires, please visit our website at http://www.progeny.net/careers.

About Progeny Systems

Progeny Systems LLC , a General Dynamics Mission Systems company is a high-tech business focusing on software and hardware system integration, cutting-edge research and development, and manufacturing. We provide premium systems, services, and products for the Department of Defense, government agencies and commercial clients.

We are a technology leader in numerous areas including: technology insertion; acoustic sensors; signal processing; combat systems; torpedoes; cyber security; biometrics; knowledge management; undersea vehicles; open architecture; electromagnetic maneuver warfare; electronics packaging; and image/video processing/analysis.

Progeny System's ability to leverage flexibility, rapid turnaround, customer responsiveness, and encourage an environment for experimental research has been critical to our success in developing, producing and supporting numerous mission critical national defense systems.

Progeny has provided highly complex products/programs to the United States Government in collaboration with the following agencies, among others:

-       United States Navy

-       United States Air Force

-       United States Army         

-       Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)

-       National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)

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Last updated on Oct 26, 2023