Embedded Software Architect and Developer

About

Perceptive Innovations is seeking a self-starting and experienced individual to take the lead role as embedded software architect and developer for FPGA SoC and CPU SoC image processing and FPGA control development and implementation for a battery powered digital night vision goggle system, wideband RF signal processing, and synthetic aperture radar systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and implementation of Embedded Software for FPGA or CPU SoC processing systems
• Embedded Linux and CUDA on NVIDIA Jetson GPU SoC processing systems
• Real time Software development with Linux and "Bare Metal" on Arm multicore processors
• Real time hardware control and interfacing with/within an FPGA, including shared memory, DMA, FIFOs, and I/O interfaces
• Development of self-checking unit/system-level tests, test benches, and simulations
• Troubleshooting and resolving design issues
• Preparation of detailed technical design documentation and required reports
• Independent time management of responsibilities, to include work planning and assignment, communication of status and code reviews, with a startup spirit and work ethic to get the job done within constrained timelines and funding
• Knowledge of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) is highly desired
• Ability to design and implement software in an FPGA environment, to include customizing the embedded operating system (e.g., Yocto) and collaborating with the FPGA team.

Qualifications

The position requires complete competence in embedded software development, and specifically experience with the real time considerations of a small embedded system with low-level hardware interfaces. Extra consideration given to candidates with experience with FPGA RTL design, simulation, and implementation experience (VHDL, Verilog). The following skillsets are also required:

• Some familiarity with FPGA design flows such as Vitis/Vivado, Quartus Prime, Radiant, and Libero
• Familiarity with the full development cycle of embedded CPU SoCs and FPGA design
• Recent Xilinx experience with embedded software, preferably including the Versal devices
• Understanding of digital signal processing hardware architectures, and ideally image processing
• Familiarity with digital electronics hardware design
• Linux and embedded operating systems, RTOS, and bare metal software development
• Strong understanding of software and hardware interaction, and ideally experience in Xilinx SoC development with embedded multicore processors and FPGA hardware/software co-design
• Excellent verbal and written skills to interact with design teams, management and customers
• Other duties as assigned
• Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering or similar, Masters degree desired
• Minimum 5 years' (5-10 desired) experience working with embedded software development and FPGAs

Desired Skillsets

• Experience with digital signal processing, including video and RF signal processing
• Experience with PicoBlaze, MicroBlaze and ARM Cortex A and M cores
• Working knowledge of lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, signal sources, power supplies
• Xilinx FPGAs and Vitis/Vivado Tool Suite
• NVIDIA JetPack and CUDA Toolkit
• Experience with modern CPU SoC devices and SoMs (e.g., Qualcomm, NXP)
• Use of collaboration tools for codebase control in team environment
• MATLAB/Simulink modeling of signal processing systems, at a minimum able to understand a high level model and convert to an implementation
• At least a working knowledge of FPGA HDL languages (VHDL, Verilog) and understanding of PS/PL interactions and integration
• Experience with script languages (Tcl, Python, Perl, Ruby, etc.)
• A bachelor's degree in EE/CE/ECE is required; CS degree will be considered with relevant coursework and experience. A master's degree is strongly preferred. Preference will be given to applicants with prior relevant experience.

Benefits

• Competitive pay
• Relaxed and independent work environment
• Growing benefits package
• Early-stage startup incentive stock options plan for qualified applicants

Other

• Successful applicant must be a U.S. Citizen with the future ability to obtain a DoD Security Clearance
• Perceptive Innovations is an equal opportunity employer.