Ophir Corporation Hiring for FPGA Firmware Engineer II at Littleton, CO Full Time

OPHIR CORPORATION

WWW.OPHIR.COM
10184 W. Belleview Ave., #200, Littleton, CO 80127

Are you ready to shift your career into high gear? Are you excited to be a part of an agile team that prides itself on innovation and delivery of quality products? Are you fascinated by the atmosphere, lasers, optics and the possibilities of using light to understand the atmosphere around you?

Ophir Corporation is bringing cutting­edge, laser radar technologies to products serving both commercial and government markets! The culture at Ophir values creativity and innovation. And because we are small, we are agile. This equates to ideas being integrated into products each and every day! We specialize in developing, designing, and manufacturing laser radars for characterizing the atmosphere –for both ground-based and airborne applications.

Ophir is excited to be part of LightRidge Solutions. Together we are seeking creative, innovative, and talented people to join our rapidly growing team and help us solve our customers’ challenging national security problems. We feature extensive technical capabilities in our areas of competence on par with large prime contractors, while operating as a small nimble company.

Division/Department: Engineering

Job Title: Firmware Engineer II

Reports to: Electrical Engineering Supervisor

Date: 2023

GENERAL PURPOSE

We are seeking an entry to mid level embedded systems engineer to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong foundation in digital design, programming skills, experience with FPGAs, Linux proficiency, and basic knowledge of circuit design and PCB design. In this role, you will work on FPGA/SoC based embedded projects for cutting edge aerospace LiDAR applications, including design, implementation, and verification of FPGA design, as well as analog and digital circuit design and PCB layout.

This position does not immediately require a security clearance, but applicants must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement FPGA SoC designs according to requirements and in support of system architecture development.
• Test and debug FPGA designs to ensure functionality and performance.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and develop project plans.
• Responsible for the various analysis and documentation tasks necessary for product deployment.
• Perform detailed analysis of system performance.
• Develop and generate test plans for board-level environments.
• Document designs and test results.
• Stay up to date with the latest technologies and trends in FPGA and SoC development.
• Configure and maintain Linux-based development environments for FPGA projects.
• Design and develop circuits and PCB layouts for FPGA-based systems

OTHER DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Involvement in writing product requirement, derivation of low-level requirements, requirement traceability
• Operate within a change control and configuration management environment

SUPERVISORY DUTIES

• None

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITY

Required:

• Strong understanding of digital design principles and experience with HDL programming (VHDL or Verilog)
• Experience with FPGA-based embedded systems
• Familiarity with the Xilinx Vivado FPGA development tool
• Knowledge of control loops, state machines, and signal processing algorithms and techniques
• Experience implementing low-level hardware interfaces to ADCs, DACs or other ICs (Using SPI, I2C or similar interfaces)
• Familiarity with hardware timing constraints
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Basic knowledge of circuit design and PCB layout tools such as Altium Design or Mentor Graphics PADS.

Preferred:

• Familiarity with Xilinx Ultrascale+, MPSoCs or RFSoCs is highly desired
• Proficiency in Linux operating system, including experience with command line interface and shell scripting
• Knowledge of different communication protocols: LVDS, SPI, I2C, Ethernet, USB, etc.
• Proficiency with C and/or C++ programming languages
• Experience with a firmware development process: Derivation of requirements, design, verification, and integration testing
• Experience with integrating Xilinx IP cores and custom logic into the SoC architecture
• Experience with Computer Aided Electrical Design tools in support of accurate schematic capture, BOM creation, and timing analysis
• Experience using MS Office suite
• This position does not immediately require a security clearance, but applicants must have the ability to obtain a U.S. Security Clearance, for which the U.S. Government requires U.S. Citizenship.

EDUCATION OR FORMAL TRAINING

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field required

EXPERIENCE

• BS and 4-6 years of experience in relevant job or research positions, or
• MS and 2-4 years of experience in relevant job or research positions

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

• Office, Lab

PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES

• Handling lab equipment and products (moderate lifting)

Note: This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

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Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $105,000.00 – $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible schedule
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Referral program
• Relocation assistance
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

• Bonus pay

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Littleton, CO 80127: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Application Question(s):

• Due to the nature of our work, U.S. Citizenship is required. Are you a U.S. Citizen?

Education:

• Bachelor’s (Required)

Experience:

• FPGA: 3 years (Preferred)
• Xilinx: 3 years (Preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Littleton, CO 80127