Radar Firmware Engineer
Core
Develop bare-metal firmware for radar signal chains on NXP SoCs, implementing waveform control and DSP algorithms for 77 GHz front ends.
Role type
Embedded firmware engineer (radar systems)
Builds
Radar sensor nodes with 77 GHz front ends
Domain
Automotive/Industrial radar, embedded systems
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Embedded C, digital signal processing (FFT, filtering), hardware debugging (logic analyzer, oscilloscope), bare-metal programming, memory/power optimization
Preferred skills
Radar/FMCW/RF systems knowledge, fixed-point arithmetic, Python for test automation, Git/CI, DMA/interrupts management
Technologies
NXP radar SoC, 77 GHz front end, DSP cores
Responsibilities
Implement radar signal processing algorithms on DSP cores, generate waveforms and control timing for 77 GHz front end, verify algorithm behavior against lab measurements, optimize runtime/memory/power on target hardware, debug firmware-hardware interactions, collaborate on embedded Linux interfaces
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC