FPGA Developer

Phase2 Technology; Bath Township (OH); Hybrid; USD 99,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton is seeking an experienced FPGA Developer to design, implement, and test FPGA-based processing architectures for next-generation satellite systems. You will translate system requirements into robust hardware and work across disciplines to ensure reliable on-orbit performance.

The role requires HDL-based digital design expertise, experience with Vivado, DSP math, MATLAB, and hands-on lab work with test equipment.

Qualifications

• Experience with FPGA design and HDL-based implementation.
• Ability to translate system requirements into hardware implementations.
• Experience with embedded system design tools and verification.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and test FPGA-based processing architectures for satellite systems.
• Translate real-world requirements into robust hardware solutions.
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines for system integration and verification.

Skills

Vivado

DSP

MATLAB

Oscilloscopes

Spectrum analyzers

RF components

RF signal propagation

Security clearance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

7+ years in digital design HDL/schematic

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

5+ years in digital design HDL/schematic (Master's)

Tools

EDA tools (ModelSim, Questa, Xcelium, VCS, Aldec)

Job description

Job Number: R0239364

FPGA Developer

The Opportunity

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big-picture thinking to make an impact on national defense? You understand your client's environment and how to develop the right systems to support their mission. Your ability to translate real-world needs into technical specifications makes you a key contributor to delivering client-focused engineering solutions.

As an experienced electrical engineer with a background in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, you will help solve complex challenges that drive the development of next-generation satellite systems. You will take on a hands-on role in designing, implementing, and testing FPGA-based processing architectures, while enhancing these systems through advanced technology solutions that meet demanding space and mission requirements.

You’ll apply your expertise while providing guidance to a cross-domain team focused on digital design, verification, and system integration. In this role, you will collaborate closely across engineering disciplines to ensure seamless integration of FPGA designs into spacecraft subsystems. Through this work, you will help translate system-level requirements into robust hardware implementations that enable reliable on-orbit performance.

Join our team and help shape the future of resilient space systems in support of national security.

You Have

• Experience using Vivado for embedded system design
• Experience with Digital Signal Processing mathematics and implementing algorithms in synthesizable HDL
• Experience with scientific analysis software, such as MATLAB
• Experience with benchtop equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, and vector signal generators
• Knowledge of commercial RF and digital component and assembly distributors for rapid prototyping
• Knowledge of wideband RF signal acquisition and generation, as well as FPGA development processes
• Knowledge of RF signal propagation chain configurations
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 7+ years of experience in digital design through HDL and schematic layout, or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience in digital design through HDL and schematic layout

Nice If You Have

• Experience with FPGA development tools, such as AMD Vitis or Intel Quartus
• Experience with EDA tools for HDL and RTL simulation, such as ModelSim, Questa, Xcelium, VCS, or Aldec
• Knowledge of satellite requirements and design
• Knowledge of space-specific requirements, including system hardening
• Knowledge of RADAR and Electronic Attack (EA) and Electronic Support (ES) concepts
• Knowledge of embedded Linux and RTOS development, including UBoot, Yocto, BitBake, OpenEmbedded, or device tree components
• Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Clearance

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

Salary range: $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Work Model

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.