Early-Career Embedded Systems Engineer (ASIC/FPGA)

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 85,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking engineers to join the Miniature Device Technologies Group to develop miniature wireless systems, low-power ASICs, and embedded software, with board-level integration and testing.

You will collaborate across disciplines, perform prototype testing and field evaluations, and present findings to sponsors. A Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/Physics/Math is required, with travel and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance noted.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Math or similar major.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work independently and collaborate effectively.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers).
• Experience in Analog/Digital ASIC, C/C++ development, Verilog/VHDL, DSP (MATLAB) and scripting (Python, LabView).
• Willing and able to travel.
• Able to analyze data, present findings, and solve moderately complex problems.
• Eligible for Secret clearance (U.S. citizenship).

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of miniature wireless systems through design, implementation and test of low power ASICs, embedded software applications, and board-level integration.
• Support evaluation of prototype devices and systems through laboratory testing.
• Develop and execute test plans to verify system performance.
• Identify and resolve challenging issues through active debugging.
• Participate in field evaluation of applications.
• Rapidly modify relevant subsystem according to test results and evolving requirements.
• Document work in technical reports and memoranda.
• Present work to sponsors and the technical community.

Skills

C/C++ development

Verilog/VHDL

MATLAB

Python

Lab equipment

Team collaboration

Clear communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Physics, Math

Master's degree or PhD (preferred)

Tools

Cadence tools

Synopsys tools

Siemens tools

ARM Cortex-M assembly

FPGA tooling

GitLab

Jira

Jenkins

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory is seeking engineers to join the Miniature Device Technologies Group to develop miniature wireless systems, low-power ASICs, and embedded software, with board-level integration and testing.

You will collaborate across disciplines, perform prototype testing and field evaluations, and present findings to sponsors. A Bachelor's degree in EE/CE/Physics/Math is required, with travel and eligibility for a U.S. security clearance noted.