Electrical Engineer II — Embedded & FPGA Firmware

Leonardo DRS; Danbury (CT); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer II to design, develop, and analyze embedded firmware and software for electronic systems. You will work on microcontrollers, FPGA designs, and real-time embedded applications, ensuring robust hardware/software integration and troubleshooting across prototype and production stages.

The role requires a BS in electrical/computer engineering, 3+ years in firmware/embedded domains, and experience with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering.
• Minimum of 3 years of related work experience in firmware, embedded systems, or a closely related area.
• Experience with VHDL, Verilog or System Verilog.
• Familiarity with microcontrollers, embedded processors and hardware/software interfaces.
• Experience with common communication interfaces and protocols such as UART, SPI, I2C, CAN, USB or Ethernet.
• Familiarity with industry-standard embedded development tools, debug methods and software development methodologies.
• Experience troubleshooting embedded and FPGA-based systems using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
• Experience with version control tools such as Git or similar systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team environment.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, integrate, analyze, document, and support testing of firmware, embedded software, products, systems, or subsystems.
• Develop and maintain low-level firmware using industry-standard programming languages, tools, and methodologies.
• Support hardware/software integration, bring-up, and debug of prototype and production hardware.
• Use industry-standard development and analysis tools such as AMD Xilinx Vivado, Vitis, ModelSim/Questa, Integrated Logic Analyzer - ILA, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, debuggers, and version control systems in the performance of assignments.
• Support the full FPGA development lifecycle including requirements analysis, architecture definition, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, implementation, timing closure, integration, and lab debug.
• Review customer specifications and requirements and, under direction, develop firmware and FPGA designs to best support technical, schedule, reliability, and cost objectives.

Skills

VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog

Embedded firmware/software

Microcontrollers/embedded processors

UART/SPI/I2C/CAN/USB/Ethernet

FPGA development tools

Git/version control

Cross-functional collaboration

Strong communication skills

Microsoft Office Suite

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering or computer engineering

Tools

Vivado

Vitis

ModelSim/Questa

ILA / debugging tools

Oscilloscopes

Logic analyzers

Debuggers

Git

Job description

Leonardo DRS Naval Power Systems is seeking an Electrical Engineer II to design, develop, and analyze embedded firmware and software for electronic systems. You will work on microcontrollers, FPGA designs, and real-time embedded applications, ensuring robust hardware/software integration and troubleshooting across prototype and production stages.

The role requires a BS in electrical/computer engineering, 3+ years in firmware/embedded domains, and experience with VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog.