Job Description:

IERUS Technologies is seeking a Firmware Engineer to join a diverse and flexible team. The ideal candidate will have two or more years of experience in the following position responsibilities.

Position Responsibilities:
• Design, manufacture, and test electronic hardware and/or firmware for RADAR, high-power, and high speed applications;
• Develop circuit board designs for engineering and operational systems;
• Develops, documents and maintains electronic and electrical system requirements according to customer desires and contract requirements;
• Develops technical performance specifications;
• Conduct technical analysis to verify designs meet performance specifications and compatibility;
• Develops test plans/procedures and supports the execution test events;
• Supports the execution of various methods of testing and analysis to support design and production and to ensure system designs meet operational and functional requirements;
• Conducts formal trade studies and literature research to support future product designs; and
• Develops solutions to routine technical problems of limited scope.

Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor, Master or Doctorate of Science degree from an accredited course of study, in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, or Physics;
• 2+ years of experience developing system architecture, circuit design, component selection, and Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout for analog, digital, or mixed-signal applications;
• Experience with PCB layout software such as Altium, Mentor Graphics, Allegro, or KiCad, Ansys, HFSS, LTSpice, Xilinx Vivado/Intel Quartus;
• Experience testing and troubleshooting electronic systems;
• Experience with digital, analog, power, and Radio Frequency (RF) electronics;
• Must be a U.S. Citizen; and
• Active Secret Security Clearance or higher.

Desired Qualifications:
• Excellent communication, analytical, and organizational skills;
• Ability to work in a team environment;
• Knowledge of PCB design and manufacturing processes;
• Knowledge of antennas, wave guides, gimbals, filters, complex electronics, RF signal processing, RF amplifiers, RF transceivers, Intermediate Frequency Processing, and/or serial rapid Input/Output (I/O) interfaces (SRIO);
• Knowledge of digital and RF test equipment including signal generators, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes;
• Experience in one or more of these focused areas: analog/digital circuits, gimbal design/control, power supply and distribution, firmware/Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), LabView, control systems, RF theory, electromagnetic compatibility;
• Experience with MATLAB; and
• Familiarity with IPC electronic fabrication and assembly standards.

Location:

Huntsville, AL