Systems Firmware Engineer

Company:  Defense Search
Location: Vista
Closing Date: 16/10/2024
Salary: £125 - £150 Per Annum
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
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Job Description

Job Description

Systems Firmware Engineer – Defense Search

OVERVIEW

Are you looking for a new career opportunity with an exciting Defense/Aerospace company?! Then we've got the right team for you! In this role, you're responsible for the duties listed below.

Immediate opening for a Senior Design Engineer in Vista, CA who possesses:

  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field
  • 7+ years of industry experience with systems firmware engineering experience
  • Must have experience within wireless communications firmware engineering, RF engineering experience is highly preferred
  • Must have strong experience with ARM processors, experience with NXP power PC is preferred
  • Must have understanding of FPGA's, design and debugging

Email resumes to and call 858.227.4596

FULL DESCRIPTION: Responsible for the design, implementation, test and documentation of firmware for company communications products. Works with little supervision on day-to-day work as member of an integrated development team. Works on problems of moderate to diverse scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of a variety of factors. Uses professional concepts and industry practices; applies company policies and procedures to resolve a wide range of issues.

The selected candidate will be responsible for:

  • Defines, designs and implements software sub-systems, functions and modules for new or existing products.
  • Maintains legacy firmware to resolve known issues and add features.
  • Performs testing and debugging of software and hardware troubleshooting during software development
  • Generates, maintains, and documents software requirements and unit test requirements.
  • Generates and updates software design artifacts in area of responsibility
  • Attends and contributes to software code and design reviews.
  • Provide schedule inputs for areas of responsibility
  • Live according to the company's core values.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.
  • Adhere to all company policies and procedures including work rules, safety standards and departmental operating procedures

The selected candidate will also possess:

  • General principles of RTOS operation and embedded systems and development environments (compilers, debuggers, etc.)
  • C/C++ programming expertise and assembly programming understanding
  • ARM processor experience, “FreeRTOS” experience and working with ST-Micro based integrated development tools
  • NXP PowerPC processor experience, VxWorks RTOS experience and working with “WindRiver” Tornado development environment
  • IP protocol stack working knowledge, socket-based communication
  • Ability to understand digital board schematics and understand components such as processors, memory, FPGAs, etc.
  • Working knowledge of serial (RS232 and USB) and Ethernet-based interfaces
  • Understanding analog and RF circuitry and their interfacing with processor
  • Understanding embedded firmware in FPGAs particularly VHDL coding of Xilinx-based programmable products
  • Experience with Systems Level development.
  • Experience operating in an IDE debugging/development – ICE, Visual Studio
  • Demonstrated understanding of SNMP protocol
  • Understanding of C++/C# PC-based programming
  • General knowledge of radio communications systems (AM, FM, FSK, PSK, QAM, etc.) and concepts such as modem operation
  • Knowledge of CVSD and other vocoder technologies
  • Understanding of COMSEC, ECCM and GPS principles

Salary Range: $150k-$175k/yr

For immediate and confidential consideration, please email your resume to and call 858.227.4596

More information can be found at

Company Description

Defense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.

Company Description

Defense Search is a specialized recruiting and staffing firm dedicated exclusively to the defense & aerospace industry. We place candidates on a contract, contract-to-hire, and direct hire basis.

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