Fpga Engineer

Posting/External Job Title
FPGA Design Engineer (SME)
Location
Huntington Beach, CA, CA 92647 US (Primary)
Remote/Onsite/Hybrid
100% Onsite
Job Type
Full-time
# of Hires Needed
1
Education
Bachelor's Degree
Travel
Security Clearance Required
Secret
Pay Range (All offers will be based on experience)
$160,000.00 - $300,000.00/yr
Position Introduction/Key Duties
Cimarron is seeking a Subject Matter Expert (SME) FPGA Design Engineer to support an Electro-Optical (EO) / Infra-Red (IR) Mission Systems team in Huntington Beach, CA. The selected candidate for this position will help lead the development of next-generation electronics for optical sensing systems for airborne and space platforms.
Key Duties:

• Develop and optimize firmware for FPGAs, running advanced algorithms in firmware for real-time data processing.
• Design and optimize processing and firmware architectures.
• Write and optimize HDL code for FPGAs.
• Provide technical leadership of FPGA development teams, including task assignment, schedule inputs, and status reporting.
• Provide technical oversight and guidance, including mentoring and coaching team members.
• Technical reports and presentations to customers and senior leadership.
• Support multiple programs and multiple departments/business units.

Required/Desired Skills, Experience, and Education
Required Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Due to facility security requirements, only U.S. citizens are eligible for consideration at this time.
• Active Secret Clearance with the ability to obtain a TS/SCI Clearance.
• 10 or more years of experience developing firmware for embedded applications (FPGA, etc.).
• Experience with integrating and testing firmware/FPGA design with hardware and software.
• Experience with developing and executing tests to validate system functionality against specifications.
• Bachelor's degree in a related technical discipline.

Desired Skills, Experience, and Education:

• Active TS/SCI Clearance.
• 15 or more years of experience developing firmware for embedded applications (FPGA, etc.).
• 5 or more years of experience leading engineering teams.
• Experience supporting space-based sensor or weapons systems.
• Experience with the design and implementation of real-time software, gateware, firmware for digital communications, and/or signal processing algorithms.
• Experience with project management duties (e.g. status reporting, schedule and budget development and analysis, risk/opportunity assessment, etc.).
• Experience with HDL coding for Xilinx FPGAs using Vivado.
• Experience Autocoding from Simulink.
• Cybersecurity experience.

Business Profile:
Cimarron is a global solutions company with a strategic partnering approach to satisfying customer-driven requirements. We ensure customer success with a modern approach and experienced leadership. Driven by an entrepreneurial spirit, Cimarron is fueled by highly skilled employees, developing new innovative technologies, and delivering superior products and services. We believe in recognizing employees' worth by offering competitive salaries and benefits, including health, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) contributions, educational reimbursement, and much more. From company communication through Company-wide information meetings led by our President and CEO, to an Awards program designed to recognize our amazing employees and their accomplishments, you will not only feel like you are a part of a team, you will be a valued member of the Cimarron family. Cimarron is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer, M/F/Disability/Veteran.