Hardware Engineer III – Secret Clearance

SGS_JOB_2560

Engineering
 Massachusetts
VHDL
Verilog
FPGA
Xilinx Vivado
PCB

Contract - 3 Years

Location : Lexington, MA CLEARANCE - A secret clearance is required for the start of this position due to the nature of the work. This position will be 100% onsite for the beginning stages of this assignment. There is a possibility that based on performance, down the road, there will flexibility for one day remote. The Laser Communications Group develops, builds, tests, and operates laser communications systems for a variety of applications and environments. Lasercom offers dramatically increased data rates and enhanced physical security relative to standard radio frequency-based communications systems. The Group has expertise in communications; optics; electro- optics; optical turbulence mitigation; precise pointing control systems; embedded systems; command, control, and telemetry; testset design and fabrication; data analysis; modeling; and simulation.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Designs, develops, and tests computer hardware, including computer systems, circuit boards, computer chips, keyboards, routers, and printers. Supervises the manufacturing, production, and installation of the parts.
  • Designs and oversees the production of computer hardware equipment.
  • Tests and re-tests parts to ensure they work properly.
  • Identifies and isolates defects.
  • Designs and develops the software systems that control computers.
  • Designs and tests circuits and other electronic components.
  • Tests work and refine processes.
  • Integrates components into the final design. Evaluates the effectiveness of the design and change if necessary.
  • Generates specifications for parts.
  • Controls the efficiency of processes. Builds, tests and modifies product prototypes.
  • Analyzes information and recommend appropriate hardware to users.
  • Designs support peripherals, including central processing units (CPUs), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and printers and disk drives. Specifies power supply requirements and configuration.
  • Retrieves data for analysis of system capabilities.
  • Experience with Hardware engineering software (Altium Designer, Orcad, Cadence Allegro) and Electronics tools (soldering irons, magnifiers)

Skills:

  • Experience coordinating team-based design development processes for FPGA based designs is required, including mixed language VHDL/Verilog code development with proficiency in advanced VHDL grammars and techniques, simulation, verification, synthesis, timing closure and hardware-based acceleration.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, in-depth knowledge of Xilinx Virtex MPSoCs, DDR4 physical layer, and GateRocket hardware acceleration platforms.
  • Additionally, the candidate must be able to function proficiently in an exclusively UNIX based environment with a deep in-depth familiarity of UNIX based scripting, Xilinx ISE, Xilinx Vivado, Modelsim/Questa, laboratory test equipment, network test equipment, and source/revision control tools.
  • Should be able to develop implementation architectures from requirements documents or high-level specifications with limited direction.
  • Requires the use and maintenance of legacy IP and UNIX build environments.
  • Requires the ability to troubleshoot designs operating within an integrated system.
  • Experience with terrestrial network standards, and design and debug of complex circuit boards for high reliability and radiation tolerant systems
  • Experience with Signal Integrity tools in support of PCB design and development.

Education/Experience:

  • Bachelor's Degree

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