FPGA & High-Speed Digital Hardware Engineer

Leidos; Virginia (MN); Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Time Off

Holidays

401K with company match

Flexible schedules

Stock purchase plan

Technical upskilling

Education and training support

Parental Paid Leave

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer in its Electronic Warfare Division to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging digital and RF sensor systems. You’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-speed digital designs and FPGA firmware that meet project requirements, with potential telecommuting options depending on the candidate.

The role involves HDL development, FPGA design collaboration, and system integration across SoC implementations (Xilinx/AMD, Intel).

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain a security clearance.
• Experience with FPGA design and simulation environments (Xilinx Vivado/Vitis, ModelSim).
• Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (Altium, KiCad, Cadence).
• Experience with hardware integration and test/debug tools.
• BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering; 4+ years of relevant work.

Responsibilities

• Proficient in schematic design and BOM generation for high-speed digital designs.
• Analyze, simulate, and implement HDL designs in VHDL/Verilog.
• Collaborate to design FPGA and RF sensor systems.
• Develop and evaluate DSP/SoC implementations (Zynq Ultrascale+, Agilex, RFSoC).
• Create HDL test benches and validation against models.
• Generate design constraints and evaluate timing reports.
• Interface with high-speed signaling standards (SERDES, PCIe, LVDS).
• Prepare requirements, specs, and test procedures; support lab and field testing.

Skills

Security clearance

FPGA design

Schematic entry

PCB Layout

Hardware debug tools

MS Office

Communication skills

4+ years experience

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado/Vitis

Siemens ModelSim

Altium KiCad OrCad

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer in its Electronic Warfare Division to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging digital and RF sensor systems. You’ll work with a multi-disciplinary team to deliver high-speed digital designs and FPGA firmware that meet project requirements, with potential telecommuting options depending on the candidate.

The role involves HDL development, FPGA design collaboration, and system integration across SoC implementations (Xilinx/AMD, Intel).