Firmware Engineer

Hidden Level develops RF sensing technology for defense, infrastructure security, and smart-city applications. The Firmware Design Engineer will develop FPGA-based solutions for advanced RF sensing systems, including digital logic for data acquisition, signal processing, hardware control, and high-speed communications, while collaborating across engineering teams to test and integrate solutions in laboratory and field environments.

What you'll do:

• Work in a small, dedicated team passionate about solving challenging problems and delivering results
• Collaborate with Software, Systems, Mechanical, and RF engineers to design new and improve existing systems
• Participate in collaborative, cross-functional design and code reviews
• Aid in the creation and review of requirements and develop solutions to meet design goals
• Architect and design digital logic solutions for the latest AMD FPGA and SoC devices such as Zynq Ultrascale+ and Zynq Ultrascale+ RFSoCs
• Design and implement HDL components for data acquisition, digital signal processing, command and control, external hardware interfaces, high-speed communication protocols such as Ethernet and PCIe, and more
• Perform timing closure and create well-constrained, maintainable solutions that are easily extensible and employ an efficient use of resources
• Integrate and test new designs in simulation, lab, and field environments
• Use Python, TCL, and other scripting languages to automate and improve workflows

What they're looking for:

• Strong interest in FPGA development, digital design, and embedded systems
• Analytical problem-solving skills and attention to technical detail
• Ability to collaborate effectively within a cross-functional engineering team
• Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools, technologies, and technical concepts
• Strong communication, organization, and time-management skills
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• Proficiency with VHDL and/or Verilog to configure FPGAs and other embedded systems
• Understanding of synchronous digital design, such as finite state machines, pipelining, combinatorial and sequential logic
• Ability to create testbenches and use simulation to verify RTL behavior
• Only U.S. citizens can be considered for this position
• Familiarity with AMD FPGAs, the Vivado design environment and their capabilities
• Experience writing thorough, self-checking testbenches for automated unit-tests

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• 401(k) with employer contributions
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Potential stock options
• Some flexibility to work remotely when the role and schedule allow