Embedded Software​/Firmware Engineer - ELSYS

Job Purpose

The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer is responsible for developing algorithms and code for real-time signal processing to include communication and data transfer between system level hardware and embedded hardware. The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer develops designs based on embedded firmware systems, such as Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), microcontrollers/computers, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits/systems (ASICs), and or Graphics Processor Units (GPUs).

These designs also require development of documentation to support future reviews of design and enhancements. This position requires extensive knowledge of development environments for Xilinx and Altera (Intel) technologies, software development and configuration skills, and computer operating systems. The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer applies engineering principles to firmware software creation and implementation of real-time hardware interface firmware and analysis, debugging, and testing of these systems.

• Design, test, and develop software applications to meet requirements
• Supervise lower-level researchers and students
• Follow embedded software development processes and verify managed developers are following embedded development processes
• Contribute to research reports, white papers, and competitive proposals
• Provide level of effort estimates for tasks
• Develop and maintain software and scripts to support embedded software development and processes

• Lead the development and composition of new/updated open architectures and standards
• Lead technical meetings with GTRI and sponsor personnel, and support issue tracking and hardware development planning
• Lead proposal efforts or new research areas suitable for internal research and development (IR&D) funding
• Lead teams of software/firmware, electrical, and mechanical researchers in support of sponsored research efforts

• Experience with the definition and utilization of open architectures and standards such as OpenVPX, SOSA, HOST, OMS/UCI, Big Iron, AMS GRA, UC2, NIEM, OCI, etc.
• Experience developing software/firmware/hardware for embedded environments, including but not limited to FPGA designs, embedded microcontroller designs, embedded Linux, RTOS implementations, etc.
• Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards (e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express)
• Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the utilization of SysML to execute the Systems Engineering 'V'

• Active Secret Clearance
• Experience architecting/developing mission systems and/or safety-critical systems
• Experience with full system lifecycle development from requirements definition to verification and validation within an MBSE environment
• Experience architecting/developing reference architectures with an MBSE environment
• Experience architecting/developing containerized software systems
• Experience architecting/developing RF and EO/IR sensor systems
• Knowledge of avionics protocols and interfaces, including but not limited to ARINC- and VITA-standard protocols, high-speed serial, discrete signal, MIL-STD-1553 and analog interfaces