Firmware Engineer, Array Labs
$150-400k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
Space-based radars
Job no longer available
Space-based radars
21-100 employees
Job no longer available
$150-400k
+ Equity
More information about location
Office located in Palo Alto, CA
21-100 employees
Company mission
To provide high-quality 3D imagery on a global scale.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelors in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related field
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills
- Learns new concepts rapidly, completely, and in a self-directed manner
- High levels of self-motivation and personal accountability
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment under significant time constraints
- Experience programming in C or C++ in embedded environments
- To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State
Desirable
- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field
- 4+ years of experience in the automotive, medical robotics, or similar regulated embedded device industry with a focus on safety and high availability
- Good understanding of multi-threaded embedded system concepts including tasks, priorities, and deadlocks
- Embedded software debugging experience including clock-level issues, bridges, delays, interrupts, clock gating, and polling using debuggers (Keil, J-Link)
- Experience building software for complex embedded systems or custom SoCs
- Hands-on coding experience with peripherals with interfaces such as UART, SPI, CSI-2, i2c, GPIO, USB, and PCIE
- Experience developing with modern Real-Time Operating Systems (FreeRTOS, ThreadX, VxWorks)
- Experience with embedded software design and debugging of boards with multiple processors (ARM/RISC-V, DSPs, MCUs)
- Experience with embedded software design and debugging using multiple peripheral interfaces (SPI, UART, GPIO, I2C, Ethernet)
- Experience with a variety of microprocessors (ARM, Nordic, Microchip, STM) and hardware modules
- Experience with debugging and coding in assembly language
- Working knowledge of networking stack (Ethernet, TCP/IP suite)
- Ability to read, interpret and modify schematic diagrams
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python and Bash
What the job involves
- Array Labs is building a distributed radar imaging constellation to power the first accurate, real-time 3D map of the world, and we need the help of a first-rate Firmware Engineer
- In this role, you’ll help shape the design of the world’s first formation-flying radar imaging constellation, which will deliver a quantum-leap in humanity's ability to rapidly and comprehensively understand our ever-changing world
- You’ll work closely with our radar, communications, and spacecraft teams to build cutting-edge hardware, rapidly moving all the way from clean-sheet designs to full operational deployment in space
- End-to-end ownership of low latency firmware code for radar, communication and flight control systems
- Implement high-efficiency data movement between our radar sensors, FPGA fabric, microprocessors, networking interfaces, and storage peripherals
- Design system-level solutions for complex multi-disciplinary challenges across all software layers
- Collaborate with radar, communications, RF and GNC engineering teams to deliver reliable embedded solutions
- Develop and implement test plans for hardware verification and validation
Application process
- We will conduct interviews via Zoom; the typical process takes around 2-4 weeks to complete from start to finish
Our take
3D imaging is a growing market important to a wide array of industries, including climate action, defence, and insurance analytics. However, data supply chains from the satellites that provide this imaging to the people processing it are slow and expensive. Array Labs is developing innovative satellite imaging that can be delivered to its users almost in real-time.
Array Labs has taken part in two reputable accelerators since it was founded in 2021, and is attracting investors thanks to its plans to create a multifunctional 3D imaging satellite constellation above the Earth. Whilst this idea has been in play for decades, it is only recently that the dataset technology has caught up with the concept, and Array Labs is paving the way.
There’s still much work to be done to realise Array's ultimate vision, but it has got off to a promising start and has good funding at its back. Taking on the work ahead of it will rely heavily on partnerships with preexisting satellite companies.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Oct 2022
$5m
SEED
Jun 2022
$0.2m
SEED
Total funding: $5.8m
Company HQ
Old Palo Alto, Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Andrew Peterson
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously a Senior Control Systems Engineer at Moog Space and Defense Group, and a GNC Engineer and Radar Software Engineer at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
Isaac Robledo
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously an Associate at Sunstone Properties Trust, a CMBS Associate at Morgan Stanley, and a Financial Analyst at JLL.
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