Embedded Systems Engineer

Title: Embedded Systems Engineer

Hiring Organization: Connexion Systems & Engineering

Compensation, Benefits, and Employment Type

• Duration: Full-Time, Permanent
• Pay rate: $116k - $182k salary, plus a comprehensive benefits package
• Job Location: Lexington, MA
• Schedule: M-F, 1^st shift, potential for hybrid
• Security Clearance: Active Top-Secret Clearancepreferred. (Selected candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD clearance.)
• Job#: bh18717

Description:

About the Role

This role offers the opportunity to contribute to high-impact programs through hands-on design, development, integration, and fielding of embedded systems supporting novel space applications. You’ll collaborate across multidisciplinary teams while also independently solving complex technical challenges.

Occasional travel may be required to support field exercises, sponsor briefings, and related technical events.

What You’ll Do

• Design, develop, and field embedded systems for advanced space applications
• Decompose processing chains into modular components for development
• Develop synthesizable VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
• Implement FPGA designs in hardware, including constraint file creation
• Test and debug firmware in simulation and hardware environments
• Integrate digital interfaces (SPI, PCIe, Gigabit Ethernet, etc.)
• Perform circuit card assembly-level debugging and verification
• Support laboratory and hardware-in-the-loop testing activities
• Contribute to DSP analysis and/or implementation efforts

Required Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field with 2+ years of experience
  OR
• Bachelor’s Degree with 3+ years of relevant experience

Technical Experience:

• FPGA-based digital circuits and/or embedded systems
• Firmware testing and hardware debugging
• Digital interface implementation (SPI, PCIe, GigE)
• Laboratory test equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers)
• DSP analysis and/or implementation
• Implementing FPGA designs in hardware

Demonstrated Ability To:

• Solve complex technical challenges
• Communicate clearly with technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Work safely and responsibly in lab environments
• Quickly learn and apply advanced technical knowledge

Active Top Secret clearance highly desired
(Selected candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret-level DoD clearance.)

Desired Skills

• Computer architecture expertise (bare-metal vs. RTOS trade studies)
• Linux development environment
• Scripting/automation (Python, Bash, TCL, Perl)
• MATLAB, C/C++, Python, or similar scientific programming languages
• Revision control best practices
• Hardware design experience (schematic capture, layout, routing, bring-up)

Compensation

• Recent Graduate Hiring Range: $116,400 – $140,000
• Experienced Hiring Range: $116,400 – $182,200

Final compensation will be determined based on experience, education, scope of responsibilities, and internal equity considerations. Salary reflects base compensation only.

Benefits

Employees enjoy a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-funded pension plan
• 401(k) with employer match
• Generous paid leave (vacation, sick, parental, military, etc.)
• Tuition reimbursement and continuing education
• Mentorship programs
• Work-life balance options
• Additional voluntary benefits, discounts, and perks

Equal Opportunity

This employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability status, or genetic information. U.S. citizenship is required.