Embedded Systems Engineer

HRL Laboratories, an IBM company, pioneers the next frontiers of physical and information science. Delivering transformative technologies in automotive, aerospace and defense, HRL advances the critical missions of its customers to help them remove limitations and create competitive advantage. HRL then transitions the work back to customers – ready for real-world application. For more than 70 years, HRL’s rich portfolio of scientific discoveries and engineering innovations continues to build on each other — often in unexpected, profound and far-reaching ways. As a private company owned by IBM, HRL prioritizes purpose over profit, significantly advancing the state of the art.

HRL Laboratories develops radiofrequency, millimeter-wave and electro-optical sensors using state-of-the-art materials and device fabrication processes to deliver agile, mission-ready systems. Our high-performance solutions are highly integrated, architecturally low cost, and optimized for size, weight and power efficiency while leveraging commercial, custom and novel mixed-signal innovations.

Essential Duties: 
•  Contribute technical expertise and work within a focused team that designs, fabricates, integrates, and tests RF and electromagnetic components and subsystems at frequencies below 0.1 to 200+ GHz. 
•  Work closely with scientists and engineers to provide support in developing state-of-the-art RF subsystems for communication, radar, and EW applications. 
•  Serve as subject matter expert for embedded control needs. Lead engineering and development work for embedded control portion of RF system development. 
•  Additional job functions include: solving customer problems, writing invention disclosures, publishing papers, briefing customers, participating in proposal activities, and assisting in marketing HRL expertise. 

Required Qualifications: 
•  B.S. or M.S. in Electrical and/or Computer Engineering.  
•  7+ years of Experience in low-level programming, especially for embedded platforms.   
•  Experience with HDL (Verilog/VHDL, HLS), C/C++, Python, other software experience is a plus. 
•  Experience with version control (Git/GitLab). Experience with software development best practices (Merge Requests, Code Reviews, CI/CD, Unit Testing etc.) is a plus. 
•  Experience with RF and high-speed digital test equipment. Experience with test automation is plus. 
•  Familiarity with different families of FPGAs, DSPs, and microcontrollers is desired. Specific knowledge of Xilinx SoCs is a plus. 
•  Working knowledge of RF components, communication systems, radar systems, and EW systems is a plus.   
•  Applicant must be able to interact professionally with program managers, co-workers, and customers 
•  Support system integration and test, providing rapid design updates as needed.   •  Document and enforce best practices and mentor junior engineers in the embedded area.