Eikon - Radar Software Engineer/C++ Developer (Huntsville, AL/Hybrid)

Alaska Northstar Resources, LLC

$120K — $140K *
Aerospace & Defense
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or Engineering, or 5+ years of relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
  • Must be a US Citizen.
  • Active DoD Secret Clearance or ability to obtain one is required.
  • 5+ years of experience with C++11 or later, CMake, and GCC for ARM and x86-64 targets.
  • Proficient in practical Linux usage and version control systems like Git.

Responsibilities

  • Develop software for radar algorithms, encompassing low-level signal processing to high-level tracking.
  • Create software to interface with embedded systems and microcontrollers, including tools for testing firmware.
  • Implement unit and integration tests for existing and new codebases.
  • Enhance software functionalities utilizing distributed message frameworks and message passing architectures.
  • Compose comprehensive documentation in various formats for product development.
  • Optimize performance of existing code for efficiency.
  • Engage in Agile practices through daily standups and sprint planning.

Benefits

  • Flexible work option, with the ability to work remotely and visit the office as needed.
  • Long-term opportunity to design and develop innovative radar systems.
  • Collaborative software engineering environment with Agile methodologies.
  • Opportunity to develop and improve documentation for product usage.
  • Potential involvement in diverse projects covering multiple programming languages and technologies.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Eikon Research team is expanding and we are currently seeking a Radar Software Engineer to join our team in Huntsville, Alabama or remote and coming on site periodically. This is a long-term opportunity to work with radar designs and build something new. The ideal candidate will offer design, development, and improvement of software for our family of ground-based radar systems. The successful candidate will take software designs/requirements and translate them into clear, well-documented, code. AA strong understanding of C++ language fundamentals, computer networking, and parallel processing paradigms is required.

The radar software engineer duties will include, but not limited to:
  • Develop software implementations of radar algorithms, from low-level radar signal processing to high-level tracking algorithms. Implementation targets may include virtual machines, embedded systems, etc.
  • Develop software to interface with embedded systems, microcontrollers, and FPGAs. Software may include command-line test tools, benchmarks, or other utilities to assist in testing firmware
  • Develop unit and integration tests for new and existing codebases
  • Develop new functionalities using distributed message frameworks and message passing architectures; add functionalities to interact with the radar user interface
  • Develop documentation in-code and in PowerPoint / Word for use in product documentation
  • Develop performance improvements to existing code
  • Participate in Agile development practices including daily standups and sprint planning / reviews
  • Utilize tools such as Git, GitLab, Jira, and Doxygen for code management, issue tracking, Agile planning, and documentation
  • Flexibility to assist on other projects at Eikon as needed. This may include development in other languages (C++/C, Java, MATLAB, JavaScript), participation in software architecture design discussions, documentation, code testing, code reviews, etc.


Requirements

Minimum Candidate Requirements

Candidate must have Bachelor's Degree in computer science or engineering-related field or 5+ years additional experience in lieu of a degree.

Candidate must be US Citizen

Candidate must have active DoD Secret Clearance, or ability to obtain DoD Secret Clearance

Candidate must have 5+ years experience with the following:
  • C++11 or later, CMake, and GCC for ARM and x86-64 targets
  • Practical Linux usage
  • Version Control Experience (Git, GitLab)
  • Ability to work in-office when performing hardware integration and testing
  • Ability to work in both a group and individual capacity

Desired Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
  • Background in radar, signal processing, or electrical engineering
  • Background in embedded systems and real-time software development
  • Background experience with AMD / Xilinx Zynq / Zynq Ultrascale MPSoC or RFSoC (Multi-Processor System-on-Chip or RF System-on-Chip), or AMD / Xilinx FPGAs (field-programmable gate arrays)"


The pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

Salary Description

$120,000 - $140,000

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