: Electrical Engineer (Firmware Development)

Description

Job Description:

Leidos is seeking an experienced engineer with a background in firmware development to join a team that’s executing multiple contracts and research activities to develop and field maritime sensors, payloads, and supporting infrastructure for next generation.

Primary Responsibilities

• Developing battery powered devices that operate for extended duration and conduct testing to verify calculated battery life.
• Working with the hardware design team to select and understand critical design components and creating prototype sensor concepts for evaluation.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both laboratory developmental, acceptance, and at-sea testing.
• Conduct electronic testing on hardware for digital and analog circuitry in systems requiring custom signal processing, amplification, power management and conversion.
• Conduct experimental tests on equipment, evaluate results, and develop specifications for deliverable systems.
• Investigate and determine root cause of product issues during testing and determine appropriate resolution.
• Generate and maintain engineering drawings in support of manufacturing, review and create engineering change orders (ECOs), as required per ISO9001:2008 policies.
• Develop and execute test software and scripts on Linux/Windows environments.
• Ability to plan, prioritize and organize work without close supervision.
• Some travel and work at remote sites for limited time periods may be required.

Basic Qualifications

• Requires BS degree and 2 – 4 years of prior relevant experience or Masters with less than 2 years of prior relevant experience.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance.
• 3+ years of demonstrated coding and debugging with C/C++ using a structured development approach with coding standards and design reviews.
• Developing new and updating existing embedded firmware using C on 8-bit and 32-bit microcontrollers with minimal operating system implementations or bare metal.
• Using common tools such as debuggers, emulators, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and volt meters to test hardware and confirm that firmware is operating correctly.
• Experienced in the operation of electronic test equipment including oscilloscopes, multi-meters, power supplies, function generators, insulation resistance testers, etc.
• Experienced with programming languages for scripting such as C#, Java, and Python.
• Competent in use of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and Microsoft Project

Preferred Qualifications

• Active Secret Clearance or higher.
• Familiarity with agency testing standards including Military Standards (MIL-STDs), Underwriter’s Laboratory (UL), and IEEE standards.
• Familiarly with Delfino Series Microcontrollers or ARM-M core controllers and associated IDEs
• Previous experience with firmware development in the maritime environment including Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) and associated electronics/hardware.
• Familiarity with Altium Designer or similar electrical PCB design tools.
• Experience with RTL (VHDL/Verilog) firmware development.
• Working knowledge of MATLAB, VISIO, and LTSpice software packages.
• Experience with optics, optical telemetry and electro-optic components.

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