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Firmware Engineering Lead

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Cypress, CA
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Cypress, CA
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Lead firmware development for embedded and enterprise systems, define architecture and test plans, manage team tasks and status, support design bring-up and system validation, present status to leadership/customers, and collaborate with test, systems, and support teams to reproduce and resolve customer issues. Requires security clearance eligibility.
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Job Summary & Responsibilities

 

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems is seeking a Firmware Engineer to join a collaborative engineering team focused on designing, developing, integrating, and testing firmware solutions for embedded and enterprise systems. This role offers hands-on experience across the full development lifecycle in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment. Firmware at Mercury is considered as Register-Transfer Level (RTL) or programmable logic.

 

 

Job Responsibilities:

 

  • Lead firmware development team in task planning and status:
    • Manage large projects or processes.
    • Limited oversight from manager.
    • Coaches, reviews, and delegates work for lower-level professionals.
    • Influences others regarding policies, practices and procedures. 
  • Define firmware development plan, define firmware test plan, and design firmware architecture.
  • Present project firmware status and design to senior leadership and customers.
  • Support design teams in bring-up and system-level validation of products.
  • Collaborate with Integrated Product Team (IPT) to enhance and support product development.
  • Partners with test engineering, systems engineering, and customer support teams to reproduce, troubleshoot, and resolve customer issues.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in relevant technical discipline.

  • Typically requires 10+ years relevant work experience.
  • Experience with Verilog and VHDL.
  • Experience with AMD FPGAs and/or Altera FPGAs.
  • “This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.”

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bachelor degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Computer Science.
  • Experience with Radio Frequency (RF) and Digital Signal Processing (DSP).
  • Preferred EW experience in radar technology.
  • Preferred experience in high-speed ADC and DAC technologies
  • Preferred experience in high density memories
  • Familiar with lab equipment such as signal generator and spectrum analyzers.
  • Candidates will need to possess strong analytical, problem-solving, and troubleshooting skills with the ability to work effectively both individually and collaboratively.
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
  • Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills.
  • Experience with Atlassian Jira, Bitbucket, and Confluence.

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"This position requires you to access information that is subject to U.S. export regulations. You may only access such information if you are a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. government.

Preferred Qualifications
Why should you join Mercury Systems?

Mercury Systems is a technology company that makes the world a safer, more secure place. We push processing power to the tactical edge, making the latest commercial technologies profoundly more accessible for today's most challenging aerospace and defense missions. From silicon to system scale, Mercury enables customers to accelerate innovation and turn data into decision superiority. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, Mercury employs more than 2,300 people in 24 locations worldwide. To learn more, visit mrcy.com

Our Culture

We are committed to making Mercury a great place to work, no matter where our employees are located. We offer a casual and enjoyable atmosphere that allows employees to learn and grow. We help and care for one another and work as one to achieve results for us and for our customers. We value communication and transparency, and strive to foster two-way dialogue at all levels of the organization. We are committed to lifelong learning, offering comprehensive skills training and tuition reimbursement. Whether you're just starting out on your career journey or you are an experienced professional, it's important to us that you feel recognized and rewarded for your contributions.

To find out more about Why Mercury?, or visit the Mercury Community or find answers to general questions at Mercury FAQs

Mercury Systems is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, creed, citizenship, disability, protected veteran or marital status.

As an equal opportunity employer, Mercury Systems is committed to a diverse workforce. In order to ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact the number below for assistance.

(978) 256-1300

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