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Teledyne Technologies Incorporated provides enabling technologies for industrial growth markets that require advanced technology and high reliability. These markets include aerospace and defense, factory automation, air and water quality environmental monitoring, electronics design and development, oceanographic research, deepwater oil and gas exploration and production, medical imaging and pharmaceutical research.​

We are looking for individuals who thrive on making an impact and want the excitement of being on a team that wins.

Job Description

TESP designs, develops, qualifies and manufactures a variety of small, highly reliable products, which in many cases are intended to operate explosive devices such as EEDs (Electro-Explosive Devices), EB​Ws (Exploding BridgeWires), EFIs (Exploding Foil Initiators), and other similar devi​​ces. Product applications include Aircrew ​​Safety, Launch and Tactical Vehicles, and Energetic Devices.​​

​Our products include:

• Aircraft ejection seat solid sate sequencers

• Escape system controllers

• Associated field equipment

TESP is an operating unit of Teledyne Technologies. TESP is located in Chatsworth, California, and has been manufacturing products since 1986.

We are looking for a Firmware Engineer to join our team!

Summary
Designs, develops, tests, debugs, and implements embedded software and systems for time critical aerospace applications. Develops software and firmware source code in C/C++, Embedded C, and other languages. Understanding of common communication interfaces like SPI, I2C, USB, UART, and others. Utilizes version control, simulation, debugging, and other development tools. Collaborates cross functionally with hardware engineers. Provides engineering support for testing, deployment, and updates. Requires a bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, or related field.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Work with a multi-faceted team of Electrical and Mechanical engineers to analyze and develop robust solutions that fulfill customer and program requirements.

• Collaborate and contribute to the system design and component selection to ensure the best possible solution.

• Be the primary designer and developer for all aspects of the embedded firmware and/or software per program requirements.

• Ensure that the solution design meets regulatory requirements and that program documentary obligations are created and distributed in a timely manner.

• Be a subject matter expert and liaise with external program peers to ensure seamless system integration.

• Work with minimal supervision and be proactive with providing timely status updates and reports to program management.

• Support proposal preparation and customer presentations and meeting.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) from four-year college or university in Software/Electrical/Systems Engineering

• 5-10 years of directly related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• The applicant must be experienced in the design, coding, integration, validation and verification of both software and embedded firmware.

• Knowledge of software development and testing for aerospace applications (DO-178 standards) is desirable but not required. 

• The applicant shall be experienced in the formal design process of software and firmware from the concept, design, planning, requirements, description, and final report documentation perspective.

• Thorough understanding of microcontroller-based circuits, analog circuits, and embedded firmware languages like C, C++ and Assembly.

• The applicant must have previous design experience in embedded ethernet (IEEE802.11) bus implementation as well as serial bus communication via UART, SPI, I2C, I2S and CAN bus.

• Familiarity with integrated development environment (IDE) tools, viz. Visual Studio, MPLAB etc.

• Familiarity with using software configuration and change management tools.

• Some hardware design expertise to support digital logic design incorporating microcontrollers and/or programmable arrays such as FPGAs, analog circuitry to support environmental sensors such as pressure, temperature, and acceleration, plus voltage regulation. 

• The applicant should also be familiar with basic laboratory design and troubleshooting equipment such as Oscilloscopes, Counters, Data Acquisition equipment, power supplies, meters, logic analyzers, etc.

• PC Windows based applications like MS Outlook, MS Office, etc.

• Knowledge of National Instruments Labview is a plus.

Salary: Up to 140K

In our efforts to maintain a safe and drug-free workplace, Teledyne ESP requires that candidates complete a satisfactory background check and pass a drug screen prior to employment.

Due to the type of work at the facility and certain access restrictions, successful applicants must be a "US Person" (US Citizens, US Nationals, lawful permanent residents, asylees or refugees).

Please note the salary range posted is a general guideline for this job level and location. When extending an offer, a variety of factors are considered such as responsibilities of the position, relevant education and experience, certifications, knowledge and skills.

Salary Range:

Pay Transparency

The anticipated salary range listed for this role is only an estimate. Actual compensation for successful candidates is carefully determined based on several factors including, but not limited to, location, education/training, work experience, key skills, and type of position.

Teledyne conducts background checks on qualified applicants who receive a conditional offer of employment in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and ordinances. Background checks may include, but are not limited to, education verification, employment history and verification, criminal convictions, Motor Vehicle Report (MVR & driving history), reference check, credit checks/credit history and drug testing. All qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Teledyne and all of our employees are committed to conducting business with the highest ethical standards. We require all employees to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, rules and regulatory orders. Our reputation for honesty, integrity and high ethics is as important to us as our reputation for making innovative sensing solutions.

Teledyne is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other characteristic or non-merit based factor made unlawful by federal, state, or local laws. ​