Firmware Engineer

Firmware Engineer                                                                              

Canyon AeroConnect is located in the historic heart of the American West, Prescott, Arizona. Surrounded by Arizona’s natural beauty, we’re just a short drive from the majestic Grand Canyon, the iconic red-rocks of Sedona and the exciting desert-metropolis of Phoenix.

Canyon AeroConnect stands as one of the world’s leading suppliers of avionic-standard aircraft communications, navigation and audio/intercom systems. Canyon’s products have been widely adopted and proven in-service across a wide range of civilian, paramilitary and military fixed-wing and rotorcraft applications. Over the years, we’ve become known as the benchmark in aircraft tactical communication and audio equipment for Air Ambulance, Law Enforcement, SAR, EMS, Electronic News Gathering, Military and Marine applications. Products include digital and analog radio/audio management systems, Tac/Com, VHF/UHF radio systems, intercoms, data interface accessories, and aural warning.  

This position must meet Export Control compliance requirements, therefore a “US Person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 is required. “US Person” includes US Citizen, lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.  In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.

General Description:

The successful candidate will be responsible for design, simulation, coding, and implementation of signal processing, control algorithms and general purpose I/O utilizing FPGA technology.  This position will be part of a team developing a suite of commercial avionics communication and navigation equipment based on software defined radio methodologies

Position located in Prescott, AZ.   Reports to the Hardware Engineering manager

Key/Core Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to design and implement complex algorithms using FPGAs, adeptly handling placement, routing, and timing constraints.
• General knowledge of current FPGA technologies, have worked with a major suppliers products; Xilinx, Altera, Actel, Lattice, Atmel, etc.
• Experience with bench equipment; network/spectrum/vector analyzers, oscilloscopes, etc.
• Experience working in a requirements based environment
• Works to and supports schedules and metrics
• Experience mentoring junior engineers
• BSEE
• Proficient in VHDL or Verilog (prefer VHDL)
• 5+ years of experience in radio development

Preferred Qualifications:

• While knowledge of communications systems, modulation, demodulation, digital signal processing, discrete-time math, various waveforms; AM, FM, D8PSK, C4FM, PI/4DQPSK, etc…is a plus, this design position is focused on the following general purpose FPGA development:
  • FSM (Finite State Machines)
  • Serial communications links: SPI, I2S, I2C, USB
  • High level protocol interfaces such as: PCIe, PCI
  • General purpose I/O
  • General purpose register, memory interfaces
  • General purpose command/status/control registers and memory data buffers (Ring, FIFO, LIFO)
  • CODEC audio interface and control
  • Protocol translation: USB – SPI, PCIe – USB, PCIe – Discrete I/O
• Design experience of software defined tactical radios (preferred), and/or Com/Nav designs
• Experience with Requirement Management tools
• Experience developing under FAA certification environment, e.g., DO178b and DO-254
• General Avionics or helicopter pilot experience
• Knowledge of the following technologies/skills is a plus:
  • P-25 system and C4FM/CQPSK modulation techniques
  • Tetra system and PI/4DQPSK modulation techniques
  • Radio navigation and communications standards; DME, ILS, VOR, GPS, etc.
  • Mesh radio’s, WiFi, Codec, 3G/4G LTE