Eikon - Radar Firmware Engineer

The Eikon Research team is currently seeking a Radar Firmware Engineer to join our team for the design, development, and improvement of firmware for our family of ground‑based radars.

The ideal candidate will be able to take designs/requirements and translate them into clear, well‑documented, correct code/designs. A strong understanding of digital design fundamentals, firmware development processing, and parallel processing paradigms is required.

• Develop, integrate, and test firmware to support radar systems. Typical projects may include:
• Development of/improvements to radar digital signal processing (DSP) algorithms
• Integration with hardware peripherals
• Integration with computing systems / subsystems
• Develop small software utilities to interface with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and FPGAs. Software may include command‑line test tools, benchmarks, or other utilities to assist in testing firmware
• Develop unit and integration tests for new and existing codebases
• Develop documentation in‑code and in PowerPoint / Word for use in product documentation
• Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning/reviews
• Utilize tools such as Git, Git Lab, Jira, and Doxygen for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation

Minimum Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or engineering‑related field
• U.S. Citizen
• Active DoD Secret Clearance, or ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance
• 5+ years experience with Xilinx Vivado
• Practical Linux usage
• System Verilog / Verilog (VHDL will be considered but is not preferred)
• Circuit analysis and FPGA integration
• Version Control Experience (Git/Git Lab)
• Ability to work in‑office when performing hardware integration and testing in Huntsville, AL is required
• Ability to work in both a group and individual capacity

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Background in radar, signal processing, or electrical engineering is preferred
• Background in software development is preferred (C / C++, NodeJS / Java script)
• Background experience with Xilinx FPGAs/SOCs is preferred

Eikon maintains an outstanding work environment that includes competitive compensation, outstanding benefits, and challenging work assignments with opportunities for advancement/career growth.

Eikon is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action‑Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or protected veteran status. U.S. Citizenship is required for most positions.

The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.