Senior Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Hidden Level is transforming airspace safety through scalable drone detection and airspace technology that provides real-time, actionable data. The Senior Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware will lead the design, integration, testing, and production support of custom digital hardware, firmware, FPGA, and sensor and communication systems.

Responsibilities

Derive and document Digital Hardware system requirements working collaboratively with multiple technical disciplines

Define custom multi-layer PCB architectures and perform part selection, schematic design, and aid in layout activities

Perform functional test and verification activities for new hardware and aid in production transition and support

Architect and design HDL solutions for the latest Xilinx FPGAs and SoC devices such as Ultrascale+ and RFSoCs

Design and implement efficient solutions for data acquisition, digital signal processing, command and control, external hardware interfaces, and high-speed communication protocols

Use scripting languages such as Python and Bash to automate and improve workflows

Perform integration and test of hardware and HDL designs at subsystem and system levels

Provide information in support of project planning, execution, and oversight

Preferred

* Experience with Altium design environment

* Experience with modern Xilinx FPGAs and the Vivado design environment

* Experience with Communication and Sensor systems, Digital Signal Processing, Software Defined Radios, RF System Design

* Experience providing design oversight and detailed design review feedback

* Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux

Altium Design

Xilinx FPGAs

Vivado Design

Communication Systems

Sensor Systems

Digital Signal Processing

Software-Defined Radios

RF System Design

Design Oversight

Design Reviews

MATLAB

Python

Linux

Benefits

Health insurance

Paid parental leave

Flexible time off

401(k) with employer contributions

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Remote or hybrid work environment

Potential stock options

Company

Passive radar and RF airspace monitoring for drone detection

Syracuse, New York, USA

https://www.hiddenlevel.com/

Founded in 2018

51-200 employees

Qualifications

* Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

* 5+ years related professional experience

* PCB design experience including the design of digital and analog circuits including FPGAs, microcontrollers, memories, and high-speed data converters

* Familiarity with VHDL and/or Verilog to configure FPGAs and other embedded systems

* Applied experience testing and validating analog and digital hardware using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc

* 10% travel

only U.S. citizens can be considered for this position

Only U.S. citizens can be considered for this position

* Experience with Altium design environment

* Experience with modern Xilinx FPGAs and the Vivado design environment

* Experience with Communication and Sensor systems, Digital Signal Processing, Software Defined Radios, RF System Design

* Experience providing design oversight and detailed design review feedback

* Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux

Required skills

PCB Design, Digital and Analog Circuit Design, Xilinx FPGA/SoC Design, VHDL/Verilog, Hardware Testing and Validation, Digital Signal Processing, Communication and Sensor Systems, RF System Design, Altium, Xilinx Vivado, Python, Linux

Preferred skills

* Experience with Altium design environment, * Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux

Experience

5+ years