FPGA Engineer, Senior

Precision Solutions; Lexington Park (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Precision Solutions is seeking a Senior FPGA Engineer to lead major microelectronics programs in Lexington Park, MD. The role focuses on FPGA design, verification, and secure hardware practices within DoD-related projects.

A secret clearance is required to engage across design, testing, fielding, and sustainment activities.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of FPGA development and FPGA research across multiple device families and platforms.
• HDL development and embedded design experience.
• HDL for SoC/FPGA in systems with/without microcontrollers.
• Knowledge of hardware security concepts, verification methodologies, test benches and embedded software.
• Awareness of HDL alternatives (HDL Coder, Xilinx System Generator).
• Ability to develop hardware design specs from requirements, perform planning, design, verification, and production tests.
• Ability to lead hardware design with architecture planning and block/state diagrams.

Responsibilities

• Lead major microelectronics programs involving FPGA design solutions for DoD-related systems.
• Provide technical and programmatic guidance and lead assessments, planning, and evaluations for complex hardware projects.
• Design, develop, test, field, and sustain advanced microelectronics systems and trust/assurance programs.

Skills

FPGA design

HDL development

Embedded design

Hardware security

Verification methods

SoC/FPGA design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering (preferred)

Doctorate in Electrical/Computer Engineering (a plus)

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

HDL Coder

Xilinx System Generator

Job description

Overview

FPGA Engineer, Senior

On-site | Lexington Park, MD

Secret clearance required

Summary

Lead major microelectronics programs in the areas of design, verification, fabrication, packaging, technology node access, integrity, trust, and assurance with Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design solutions. Provide technical and programmatic advice and lead services for a range of advanced systems, sensor, and computer processing technologies and programs. Lead, advise, and assist the government with technical assessments, strategic planning, and engineering evaluations. Lead the design, development, test, fielding, and sustainment of advanced microelectronics systems and associated trust and assurance programs. Demonstrate technical expertise in the analysis and design of integrated circuit for critical technologies for the DoD.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience with FPGA development and FPGA research across multiple device families and platforms
• Experience working with Hardware Description Language (HDL) development and embedded design
• Experience with implementing HDL for systems-on-chip or FPGAs in systems with or without microcontrollers
• Experience with hardware and design security concepts, including verification methodologies and test benches and with embedded software
• Knowledge of alternatives to HDL in FPGA development, such as HDL Coder or Xilinx System Generator
• Ability to develop hardware design specifications based on requirements or concept sketches and perform technical planning, circuit level design, implementation, verification, formal Acceptance, and Production tests
• Ability to perform functional analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to address customer requirements
• Ability to lead and actively participate in hardware design, including architecture plan, and direct generation of functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics
• Secret clearance
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Preferred Requirements

• Experience with performing verification for Defense microelectronics systems
• Experience with the microelectronics design and verification landscape, including varying types of IP Blocks
• Experience with Universal Verification Methodology
• Experience with continuous integration development practices
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred; Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering a plus

Education/Certification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Clearance Requirements

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

About Us

Northern Virginia-based Precision Solutions is an expert in staffing solutions for companies of any size that open the door to new opportunities and seek outstanding talent. We pride ourselves on being versatile enough to tailor our relationships to the needs of each individual client, being agile in the fast-paced marketplace, and being precise in meeting the needs of any company.