Electrical Engineer - Digital Hardware

Hidden Level is building airspace awareness through RF sensing technology for defense and commercial applications. The Digital Hardware Engineer will lead the design of custom hardware and firmware for sensor and communication systems, including circuit cards, FPGA solutions, testing, verification, and workflow automation.

Responsibilities

Design and implement custom multi-layer circuit cards by performing part selection, schematic design, and aiding in layout activities

Maintain component libraries and create new parts for schematic capture

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

Design HDL solutions for the latest Xilinx FPGAs and SoC devices

Perform timing closure and create well constrained, maintainable solutions that are easily extensible and employ an efficient use of resources

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

Preferred

Experience testing and validating analog and digital hardware using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc

Experience with modern Xilinx FPGAs and the Vivado design environment

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

Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux

Analog hardware testing

Digital hardware testing

Hardware validation

Oscilloscopes

Network analyzers

Logic analyzers

Spectrum analyzers

Xilinx FPGAs

Vivado

Communication systems

Sensor systems

Digital signal processing

Software-defined radios

RF system design

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

A desire to own project assignments and work creatively and collaboratively on cross-disciplinary teams to deliver solutions that impress our customers and move our industry forward

An open-minded approach to solving challenges, and proactive development of backup plans to ensure the team can hit the mark even when encountering the unexpected

A mindset trained on long-term goals and objectives, balanced with making demonstratable incremental steps along the way to meet the pace of our industry

Excellent written and verbal communication skills to efficiently convey complex ideas, coupled with an ability to listen, question, and understand stakeholder needs

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

0-5 years related professional experience

Understanding of digital and analog circuits

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

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

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

Experience testing and validating analog and digital hardware using oscilloscopes, network analyzers, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc

Experience with modern Xilinx FPGAs and the Vivado design environment

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

Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux

Required skills

Digital Circuits, Analog Circuits, VHDL, Verilog, FPGA Configuration, Xilinx FPGAs, Vivado, Hardware Testing and Validation, Digital Signal Processing, Software-Defined Radios, RF System Design, Python

Preferred skills

Experience with Matlab, Python, Linux