CareerPlan

Embedded SW/Firmware Design Engineer

Los Angeles, CAFull-time$160k–$290k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-10
On-siteU.S. persons only (export control)Security clearance required

Core

Design and implement complex FPGA designs for next-generation radar and sensor products, integrating them with software systems for U.S. and international customers.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA Engineer (Radar/Sensors)

Builds

Next-generation radar and sensor products

Domain

Defense, Radar, Embedded Systems

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

RTL design (Verilog, SystemVerilog), AMD Xilinx Vivado, ARM AMBA AXI Protocol, FPGA design life cycle, Network Protocols (TCP/UDP/IP), Serial Protocols (I2C, JTAG, UART, SPI, CAN), Bash/Python scripting, Driver modification

Preferred skills

Baseband signal processing, Simulink/MATLAB to RTL translation, FPGA Ethernet IP, Software-Defined Radios, Analog Device Transceivers, Ground/Airborne Sensors, Time Synchronization (NTP/PTP), HLS Synthesis, VHDL, High-speed PCB design, GPUs/AI engines, CI/CD flows, DoD System Architectures

Technologies

Xilinx Zynq/Ultrascale/Versal, Vivado, MATLAB, Simulink, C/C++, Python, Bash, Git, Jenkins, Bitbucket

Responsibilities

Design and implement complex FPGA designs for sensor products; Support system integration of FPGA designs with software systems; Support deployed FPGA capabilities for customers; Collaborate on small teams with minimal supervision.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC