Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - ELSYS - (Open Rank)
georgia tech research instituteAtlanta, GA
Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer - ELSYS - (Open Rank)
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Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesSoftware PublishersComputer Systems Design ServicesAbout the role
Overview:
The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit, applied research division of the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech).Founded in 1934 as the Engineering Experiment Station, GTRI has grown to more than 2,900 employees, supporting eight laboratories in over 20 locations around the country and performing more than $940 million of problem-solving research annually for government and industry. GTRI's renowned researchers combine science, engineering, economics, policy, and technical expertise to solve complex problems for the U.S. federal government, state, and industry. Georgia Tech's Mission and Values Georgia Tech's mission is to develop leaders who advance technology and improve the human condition. The Institute has nine key values that are foundational to everything we do: Students are our top priority. We strive for excellence. We thrive on diversity. We celebrate collaboration. We champion innovation. We safeguard freedom of inquiry and expression. We nurture the wellbeing of our community. We act ethically. We are responsible stewards. Over the next decade, Georgia Tech will become an example of inclusive innovation, a leading technological research university of unmatched scale, relentlessly committed to serving the public good; breaking new ground in addressing the biggest local, national, and global challenges and opportunities of our time; making technology broadly accessible; and developing exceptional, principled leaders from all backgrounds ready to produce novel ideas and create solutions with real human impact. Project/Unit Description The Applied Embedded Systems (AES) division of the Electronic Systems Laboratory (ELSYS) supports multiple research products and projects in concert with development teams who are building complex, multi-faceted embedded and electronic systems. AES predominantly focuses on the research, development, testing, and deployment of embedded electronic and electromechanical systems. These systems provide our sponsors with technological solutions in the fields of Electronic Warfare (EW), Radar, command and control, communications, avionics, entertainment, physiological monitoring, and other applications. This research position will support electronic hardware development needs of the Open Systems Development Branch (OSDB). This includes developing hardware from existing open standards such as OpenVPX as well as developing hardware that is driving new open standards.
Job Purpose:
The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer is responsible for developing algorithms and code for real-time signal processing to include communication and data transfer between system level hardware and embedded hardware. The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer develops designs based on embedded firmware systems, such as Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), microcontrollers/computers, Application-Specific Integrated Circuits/systems (ASICs), and or Graphics Processor Units (GPUs). These designs also require development of documentation to support future reviews of design and enhancements. This position requires extensive knowledge of development environments for Xilinx and Altera (Intel) technologies, software development and configuration skills, and computer operating systems. The Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer applies engineering principles to firmware software creation and implementation of real-time hardware interface firmware and analysis, debugging, and testing of these systems.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, test, and develop software applications to meet requirements Supervise lower-level researchers and students Follow embedded software development processes and verify managed developers are following embedded development processes Contribute to research reports, white papers, and competitive proposals Provide level of effort estimates for tasks Develop and maintain software and scripts to support embedded software development and processes Additional Responsibilities Lead the development and composition of new/updated open architectures and standards Lead technical meetings with GTRI and sponsor personnel, and support issue tracking and hardware development planning Lead proposal efforts or new research areas suitable for internal research and development (IR&D) funding Lead teams of software/firmware, electrical, and mechanical researchers in support of sponsored research efforts Required Minimum Qualifications Experience with the definition and utilization of open architectures and standards such as OpenVPX, SOSA, HOST, OMS/UCI, Big Iron, AMS GRA, UC2, NIEM, OCI, etc. Experience developing software/firmware/hardware for embedded environments, including but not limited to FPGA designs, embedded microcontroller designs, embedded Linux, RTOS implementations, etc. Knowledge of computer architectures as it relates to embedded hardware and communications standards (e.g., Ethernet, PCI Express) Familiarity with Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and the utilization of SysML to execute the Systems Engineering 'V' Preferred Qualifications Active Secret Clearance Experience architecting/developing mission systems and/or safety-critical systems Experience with full system lifecycle development from requirements definition to verification and validation within an MBSE environment Experience architecting/developing reference architectures with an MBSE environment Experience architecting/developing containerized software systems Experience architecting/developing RF and EO/IR sensor systems Knowledge of avionics protocols and interfaces, including but not limited to ARINC- and VITA-standard protocols, high-speed serial, discrete signal, MIL-STD-1553 and analog interfaces Travel Requirements
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JOB OVERVIEW
Experience level
Lead
Location
Atlanta, GA
Occupation
Software Developers
Industry
Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
Posted
5 days ago
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