Senior Firmware Engineer

Intellisense Systems, Inc. innovates what seemed impossible.  We are a fast-growing Southern California technology innovator that solves tough, mission-critical challenges for our customers in the aerospace and defense markets.  We design, develop, and manufacture advanced products for ground, maritime, and airborne applications.  Our products have been deployed in every extreme environment on Earth! 

We are seeking a highly motivated and skilled Sr. Firmware Engineer to join our growing Tactical Systems Department. Our Tactical Systems department develops cutting-edge, ruggedized military hardware to support operations via air, land, or sea. Our department focuses on tightly integrated, compact sensing and computing technologies to deliver mission critical information. Our products have been deployed and proven across all seven continents in the harshest environments on the planet.

This role will work on projects such as new vehicle mounted embedded computers, advanced sensors and electronics for military vehicles, single-board computer applications and algorithm development for sensor development.  This role will develop firmware, identify, and debug issues, and test solutions for a variety of products from conception to production.

Responsibilities:

Design & Development:
 

• Lead end-to-end development of various designs that involve electronics system architecture, embedded firmware development, and testing for diverse applications.
• Deliver efficient, yet innovative solutions for data processing and handling for unique customer challenges with complete responsibility and ownership of system and performance requirements on individual and team-based projects.
• Develop reliable electronics systems and devices (including architecture, component selection, circuit design, layout, fabrication, testing, and rapid iteration) for new and ongoing research efforts at prototype and production levels.
• Develop and implement innovative embedded control, communications, and data processing algorithms and systems using microcontrollers (PIC, STM, etc.) and embedded code (in C), analog and mixed signal circuits, and peripherals and components (ADCs, DACs, FPGAs, CPLDs, sensors, drivers, GPS, Bluetooth and wireless radio modules, cameras, memory) for a wide variety of applications.
• Identify, evaluate, and decide on key design details throughout the development process to ensure that specified requirements will be met with minimized risk.

Peer Review & Project Support:
 

• Complete ownership of “cradle-to grave” firmware development on technical projects with the opportunity to assume larger project management responsibilities.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to other engineers and scientists in the department.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Technical Skills:
 

• BS or advanced degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or related field. 
• 5-8+ years end-to-end firmware design and development.
• Ability to complete end-to-end development of systems from physical principals to conceptual design, prototype, final testing, and validation for production-ready systems.
• Fluent with C in embedded and standard computer architectures.

People & Communication Skills:
 

• Excellent communications skills – verbal and written.

Nice to Haves:
 

• Provide cross-disciplinary solutions to include mechanical, software and optical designs
• Work in sensor systems and/or military hardware
• Fluent in VHDL or Verilog
• Development with SOM’s and SBC’s

What You Can Expect:
 

• Collaborate with industry-leading scientists and engineers in a high-performance culture.
• Work in a research environment with a precision focus on product development.
• Partner with trusting leadership that approaches tasks and requests with urgency.
• Enjoy the freedom to take risks, to innovate, and to be rewarded.
• Deliver products that are continually recognized as industry disruptors.

Pay Range:

$103,000-$160,000
However, base salary for this position will vary based on your skills, qualifications, and experience.

Benefits:
 

• Alternative Work Schedule (9/80-Alternating Fridays Off)
• 4 Weeks PTO a year (including 40 hours of PTO your first day)
• 10 paid holidays 
• 401(k) with 100% employer matching up to 4% of salary (no vesting period)
• Free Coffee, Tea, and Coldbrew
• Great Work Perks Employee Discount Program
• Multiple options for Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance plans
• Health Savings Accounts
• Flexible Spending Accounts 
• Tuition Assistance (30% of Tuition with a minimum grade)
• 100% Paid Employee Assistance Program (