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Senior FPGA Development Engineer

Echodyne · Kirkland, WA · On-site

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About Echodyne

Defense, Security, Autonomy — Learn why Echodyne is a trusted leader, advancing radar tech that serves new applications. If ESA radar was the size of a paperback book, you would use it everywhere. Now you can. Ultra-low SWaP. Backed by NEA, Lux and Madrona.

About the role

In this role, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to create radar systems solutions thought high-performance, secure software solutions. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • Proficient at communicating your ideas, plans and designs to teammates
  • Skilled at delineating scope, preparing work plans, resolving design conflicts, and overseeing design implementation steps
  • Solid understanding of FPGA architectures (DSP, SoC), their hardware/software interfaces, and memory interfaces (DDR, SRAM, Flash)
  • Embedded systems debugging, troubleshooting, and code-testing knowledge using JTAG debuggers, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multi-meters, spectrum analyzers
  • Knowledge of Python, tcl, or other scripting languages for development and testing automation
  • Knowledge of software development life cycle, and good coding practices
More about this role

Echodyne offers the world’s first compact solid-state true beam-steering radar for a wide range of industries and applications. Our high-performance radars work in all weather and are designed for autonomous vehicles, uncrewed aircraft & drones, and security of borders, critical infrastructure, and smart cities. The company combines the patented technology of metamaterials with powerful software to create a radar sensor with unprecedented performance at commercial price points. Echodyne offers its radars to companies working in Automotive, Transportation, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Border Security, Smart Cities, Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), and Airspace Management including Urban Air Mobility (UTM).

In this role, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary team to create radar systems solutions thought high-performance, secure software solutions.

You will work closely with colleagues to design and build FPGA solutions, mentor junior engineers, and play a key role in shaping the HDL development practices of the team. This role demands technical ownership, systems knowledge, and a strong quality embedded development mindset. You must be responsive, flexible,...

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