Embedded Systems Engineer (Mid-Level) – FPGA & PCB Design

ARA Brand; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks highly skilled electrical engineers to develop cutting-edge hardware and firmware for national‑importance projects in the Military Embedded Systems and Applications group.

You will work on custom circuit cards, high‑speed interfaces, and wearable devices for the US Army and other users, contributing from architecture through verification. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in this field, US citizenship, and experience with PCIe/USB 3.x, DDR/LPDDR memory,

Qualifications

• US Citizenship is required.
• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering, or related technical field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant experience.
• Experience in development of custom circuit cards from architecture through prototype bring-up and verification.
• Experience in cards with USB 3.x and DDR/LPDDR interfaces.
• Experience with standard lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters).

Responsibilities

• Design complex embedded systems including architecture development, detailed design, schematic capture, and PCB layout.
• Develop hardware and firmware solutions for DoD applications in military embedded systems.
• Leverage FPGA RTL development and simulation to meet performance requirements.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA RTL development

C programming

Rust programming

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

OSVVM

VHDL

Job description

Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) seeks highly skilled electrical engineers to develop cutting-edge hardware and firmware for national‑importance projects in the Military Embedded Systems and Applications group.

You will work on custom circuit cards, high‑speed interfaces, and wearable devices for the US Army and other users, contributing from architecture through verification. Ideal candidates have 5+ years in this field, US citizenship, and experience with PCIe/USB 3.x, DDR/LPDDR memory,