Senior Firmware Engineer

Senior Firmware Engineer

Location: Parsippany, NJ

Salary: $95,000-$110,000

Type: Direct

Enser is an Engineering Services Company that provides Staffing Support. This position is not internal to Enser. Please No Agencies.

Overview:

Essential Functions

The Senior Firmware Engineer position is responsible for the development and testing of mission critical firmware in our Power & Actuation Systems (PAS) group.  This individual will be part of a development team creating embedded firmware for the manipulation and control of flight actuation systems.  Activities for this role include requirements gathering and definition, firmware development, code management, code review, firmware testing, release documentation and system validation.  This individual will play a key role on high priority programs and have significant interactions with system engineers and test engineers.

Minimum Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering

Development experience in VHDL

Experience developing firmware using a formal Firmware Development Life Cycle process.

Experience developing firmware tests and performing firmware verification.

5+ years of experience developing firmware.

Experience debugging embedded systems (JTAG, emulators)

Experience with test equipment such as logic analyzers and oscilloscopes

Strong documentation and writing skills.

Ability to work closely with a team of engineers and technicians and comfortable in laboratory environment.

Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance.

Must be a US Citizen

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with one of the FPGA vendors (Intel, Lattice, Xilinx and Microchip)

Experience with other programming languages Verilog HDL/C

Experience with RTCA DO-254 complex hardware certification process

Experience in code coverage, static timing, and power analyses

Ability to read and follow electronic schematics.

Work Environment

This job interacts in a professional office environment, engineering lab, and manufacturing environments.  This role uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, hand tools, test equipment, as well as environments inclusive of the appropriate eye, hearing, ESD and foot protection (as required).

Overtime and weekend work could be required if job duties demand.

Minimal travel expected for this position (<10%).

General Physical Requirements

Frequent verbal communications

Specific vision capabilities may be required including close vision and depth perception.

Job may require Lab bench work, including manipulation of small objects and use of hand tools and test equipment.

The employee may be required to lift and/or move items weighing up to 25 pounds.

Must be able to remain in a stationary position 90% of the time during prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.