Senior Firmware Engineer
El Segundo, CA

Job Description

Requisition ID: 44809

All Locations: El Segundo, CA (California)

A trusted partner. A national resource. A leader in national security space. We are THE Aerospace Corporation. A team that takes pride in our readiness to solve some of the most complex technical challenges in existence. With challenges spanning government to commercial, you'll have the unique opportunity to work on projects that are literally evolving our nation's space and launch capabilities. We all share a common passion and aspiration - to serve a mission much bigger than ourselves. When you join our team, you'll be part of a rare collection of thought leaders and game-changing innovators. Are you ready to launch your career?

Responsibilities

The Embedded and Specialized Computing Department is seeking a Firmware Engineer interested in building leading edge software products and systems. Members of this group provide design and implementation support to a wide range of customers including internal Aerospace customers, national stakeholders, and global commercial customers.

Key Functions

* Seeking a software engineer with a blended skillset: digital hardware familiarity, firmware, code on Linux and other platforms, e.g., Android, cloud.
* We rapidly move ideas from basic concept to brass board demonstration in relevant environments using a variety of technologies and are always looking for quality minds.
* We value curiosity and the internal drive to learn.
* Previous projects within this group CubeSat spacecraft/payload development, Trusted execution environments, and edge computing platforms

Qualifications

This role can be filled as a Senior Firmware Engineer or a Lead Firmware Engineer.

Required for Senior Firmware Engineer

* Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering or another related technical area of study
* 5 or more years of professional industry experience in firmware or embedded engineering
* Proficiency in C/C++.
* Experience with ARM architecture
* Working knowledge of typical hardware interfaces: I2C, SPI, GPIO, UART, etc.
* Familiarity with laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, power supplies and multimeters.
* Effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.
* Ability to obtain a security clearance issued by the U.S. government. U.S. citizenship is required to obtain a security clearance.

Required for Lead Firmware Engineer

* Bachelor or Master of Science in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering
* 8 or more years of professional industry experience in firmware or embedded engineering
* Ability to complete complex tasking with little to no supervision.
* High aptitude for leadership and ability to mentor junior engineers.

Preferred

* Understanding of real-time, embedded, size and power constrained systems. Linux system bring-up a plus, e.g., U-Boot and Linux customization on Xilinx Zynq FPGA boards.
* FPGA development and HDL (Verilog, VHDL) experience.
* Deep experience with the Linux platform: kernel, file-systems, boot loaders, and device driver architecture.
* Working knowledge of typical subsystems (e.g., eMMC, raw NAND, etc.) and associated system level software integration.
* Working knowledge of typical networking stack and architectural principles: Ethernet, TCP/IP suite, HTTP, web services, e.g., REST.
* Board bring up experience is a plus.
* Familiarity with Trusted Execution Environments like ARM TrustZone and Intel SGX.
* Familiarity with distributed/edge computing.
* Experience with Agile/Scrum development (Jira/Confluence/Git)

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