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Radar Firmware Engineer

  • Department:Engineering
  • Employment Type:Full time
  • Location:Dresden, Germany

About Xneural

Xneural develops next-generation airspace surveillance systems that protect civil and critical infrastructure, based on distributed radar sensors and cloud-based AI perception. Our mission is to make the lower airspace visible through Drone Detection as a Service deployed on existing telecommunications infrastructure.

We are building a highly scalable radar perception platform capable of detecting, tracking, and classifying airborne objects in complex real-world environments.

Role Overview

As our Radar Firmware Engineer, you work on the firmware that runs the radar signal chain on our sensor nodes. You implement waveform control and signal processing algorithms bare metal on an NXP radar SoC driving our 77 GHz front end, verify them against measurements in the lab, and help keep the chain inside its timing, memory, and power budget. Our Senior Radar Firmware Engineer and Radar Systems Architect set the firmware architecture and the algorithm designs, and you bring them onto the target.

Key Responsibilities

  • Implement radar signal processing algorithms bare metal on the DSP cores of our NXP radar SoC
  • Implement waveform generation, timing, and control for the 77 GHz front end
  • Verify algorithm behaviour against lab measurements, including the test setups needed for it
  • Measure and improve runtime, memory, and power consumption on the target hardware
  • Contribute to the micro-Doppler data products the perception team's classification models consume
  • Debug firmware and hardware interactions on the bench together with our hardware engineers
  • Work with the embedded Linux team on interfaces, build integration, and firmware updates

Required Qualifications

  • 2+ years of embedded C development, or a degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related field with hands-on firmware work from projects, a thesis, or an internship
  • Solid C skills, and comfort working from a datasheet or reference manual
  • Working understanding of digital signal processing basics: sampling, FFTs, and filtering
  • Experience debugging on real hardware with a debugger, logic analyzer, or oscilloscope
  • Interest in radar, and readiness to learn the signal chain on the job

Nice to Have

  • Coursework or project experience with radar, FMCW, or RF systems
  • Familiarity with DMA, interrupts, and memory layout on microcontrollers or SoCs
  • Experience with fixed-point arithmetic
  • Python for test automation and measurement data analysis
  • Experience with Git and CI
  • Contributions to open-source signal processing or embedded projects
  • German language skills are beneficial but not required

What We Offer

  • Competitive compensation package including VSOP participation
  • Mentoring from our Senior Radar Firmware Engineer and Radar Systems Architect
  • Room to grow into ownership of parts of the radar firmware
  • Work on radar, embedded, AI, and cloud technology
  • Direct collaboration with experienced founders and industry experts
  • Short decision paths
  • Flexible hybrid working model

How to Apply

Please send your application to jobs@xneural.ai and include:

  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Short motivation (max. one page)
  • Links to relevant projects, publications, or GitHub profile (optional)

Xneural is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social origin, religion, disability, age, or sexual identity. You do not need to meet every point above to apply.