Firmware Engineer presso Mercury Systems

Job Summary:

Mercury Systems is seeking a Firmware/Software Engineer to work as part of a collaborative product team to design, develop, integrate, and test firmware and software in embedded and enterprise secure processing solutions.

This role is part of Mercury Systems' Secure Processing team. A team which creates sophisticated software, firmware, and hardware security products that protect critical IP on systems and applications from both domestic and international nation-state threats. Given the widespread use of mission critical software in military systems and industry today, it is essential that these systems be protected against the threats of tampering and reverse engineering by unauthorized entities.  We have built a dynamic, team-oriented, and highly creative work environment.

Job Responsibilities:

• Designing and developing functional IP blocks for Intel, Microchip, and AMD (Xilinx) FPGAs
• Integrating and testing functional IP blocks against product requirements
• Performing design verification for complex FPGAs through simulation, timing analysis, device debug, and performance characterization. 
• Modernizing existing FPGA firmware products for technology updates
• Collaborating with engineering teams to design and develop system architectures and hardware interfaces
• Designing modular embedded software interfaces to meet the requirements of open-architecture standards
• Developing and maintaining software and firmware test suites to verify system capabilities and requirements
• Optimizing system performance to meet demanding customer requirements
• Applying secure coding practices to new and legacy designs
• Writing documentation of product and program solutions
• Designing and testing Linux applications
• Collaborating with engineering teams to develop and improve test infrastructure
• Working with the test engineering, systems engineering, and customer support team to reproduce and resolve customer issues
• Supporting design teams in bring-up and system-level validation of software and firmware products 
• Communicate project status and risks to management team

Required Qualifications:

• Typically requires a minimum of 2-3 years of applicable hands-on experience, B.S. Degree in Computer Science, Electrical or Computer Engineering (would consider equivalent work experience in lieu of a degree as well).
• Active Secret Clearance required on day 1.
• Proficient in either Verilog, System Verilog, or VHDL
• Familiar with Vivado, Libero, and/or Quartus design tools and workflow
• Ability to build and setup scalable simulation / verification environment
• Ability to write and review technical documentation
• Ability to exercise judgement in selecting methods and techniques to create solutions

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Security Analysis and designing Security Solutions
• Experience with Python/TCL scripting languages
• Experience with UVM
• Experience with FPGA development boards
• Experience with line kernel and/or Linux driver development
• Experience with microcontrollers
• Experience with Agile development and the Atlassian tool suite
• Experience with collaboration tools such as Confluence and Microsoft Teams
• Experience with lab equipment for data collection and processing
• Proficient in C/C++ & Linux environments

“This position requires you to have or obtain a government security clearance. Security clearances may only be granted to U.S. citizens.”