Digital Design Engineer

Datrose; Manassas (VA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 92,000; Part time

Job summary

Datrose is seeking a Digital Design Engineer in Manassas, VA to contribute to defense/aerospace hardware development. The contractor role will require DoD Secret clearance at hire and involves FPGA design, SoC-enabled embedded processing, and thorough verification across the hardware design lifecycle.

The position emphasizes design leadership, circuit card expertise, and the ability to translate complex designs into practical, validated hardware implementations for rigorous environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field and 5+ years of relevant experience; or Master's degree with 3+ years of relevant experience.
• Experience with FPGA development and circuit card design.
• Ability to work across design, verification and documentation phases.
• Understanding of SoC design with embedded processors on FPGA.
• Willingness to obtain DoD Secret security clearance.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design of digital electronics including FPGA development and circuit design.
• Definition, design, verification and documentation of hardware modules.
• Architectural definition, system simulation and detailed design approach.
• Interface definition and device design/simulation aspects.
• Evaluate design flow: high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power.
• Create test and simulation plans and verify results.
• Perform verification/validation on target hardware.
• Provide leadership on inter-disciplinary design efforts.

Skills

FPGA development

Circuit design

SoC design

Embedded programming

System verification

Technical leadership

Communication

Reverse engineering

AI for improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Master's degree (optional)

Job description

Job Details

Digital Design Engineer

Manassas, VA

Posted: 6/9/2026

Job Description

Job ID#: 16218

Job Category: Engineering

Position Type: Contractor

Client: Defense-Aerospace

Hourly Rate: up to $67/hr W2, non-benefited

Length: Temp-to-Perm

Location: Manassas, VA

Clearance: Ability to obtain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance is required at time of hire.

Description

• Design of digital electronics including Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) development and circuit design
• Responsible for definition, design, verification and documentation
• Determines architecture, system simulation, and detailed design approach
• Defines module interfaces and all aspects of device design and simulation
• Evaluates the process flow including but not limited to high level design, synthesis, place and route, timing and power utilization
• Creates test and simulation plans that establish functional criteria
• Verifies test results and analyzes performance
• Verification and validation on target hardware
• Leadership on inter-disciplinary design efforts

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Solid proficiency and able to perform all responsibilities associated with the position
• Knowledge and experience with all phases of circuit card design
• Grasps and applies new information quickly
• Solid ability to handle more complex assignments
• Shows initiative on assignments, exercises independent judgment and professionally executes projects with little direction
• Ability to understand and explain designs using non-technical terms
• Ability to "reverse engineer" existing designs and understand/update functionality for new requirements
• Ability to work with Systems and Software Engineering to ensure system-level functionality
• Understanding of System-On-Chip (SoC) design with embedded processor on FPGA
• Ability to perform application programming on embedded processor is a plus
• Identifies opportunities to apply AI for continuous improvement and innovation

Required Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or a related Science, Engineering or Mathematics field, plus a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience; or Master's degree plus a minimum of 3 years of relevant experience.