Firmware Engineer - Space & Aerospace FPGA/HDL Specialist

TalentRemedy; Herndon (VA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TalentRemedy seeks an experienced Firmware Engineer to contribute to our client’s R&D division in Herndon, VA. You will develop, integrate, and test firmware for space-based electro-optical systems, collaborating with hardware engineers across the design lifecycle.

The role demands 5+ years in firmware, strong FPGA tool experience (Xilinx/Microchip), Python scripting, and proficiency with CI/CD workflows. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain secret clearance are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years relevant experience.
• BS/MS in EE, CE, or CS.
• Expertise with firmware, VHDL (RTL), System Verilog (Testing).
• Experience with Xilinx and Microchip FPGAs; and their development tools.
• Experience developing test benches and running simulations to verify designs.
• Experience interfacing with hardware designers during development, integration and test.
• Experience using schematics and block diagrams as inputs for firmware development.
• Experience in high-speed serial links: GTY/GTM, JESD204B/C, Ethernet, SpaceWire.
• Experience in memory interfaces: DDR3/4, QDR, FRAM, etc.
• Strong Python skills for build/test automation and data analysis.
• GitHub fluency, CI/CD for FPGA flows (GitHub Actions or equivalent).
• Proficient with VS Code.
• Requires the ability to obtain and maintain secret level clearance, which requires U.S. Citizenship.

Skills

Firmware development

VHDL RTL

SystemVerilog

FPGAs

High-speed serial interfaces

Memory interfaces

Python

GitHub CI/CD

Build/test automation

VS Code

Education

BS in EE/CE/CS

MS in EE/CE/CS

Tools

Xilinx FPGAs

Microchip FPGAs

VS Code

GitHub

FPGA toolchains

Job description

TalentRemedy seeks an experienced Firmware Engineer to contribute to our client’s R&D division in Herndon, VA. You will develop, integrate, and test firmware for space-based electro-optical systems, collaborating with hardware engineers across the design lifecycle.

The role demands 5+ years in firmware, strong FPGA tool experience (Xilinx/Microchip), Python scripting, and proficiency with CI/CD workflows. U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain secret clearance are required.