Hardware Design 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

The Electronic Warfare Division of Leidos is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to support Circuit Board and FPGA Firmware Design Engineering work with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers, scientists, etc) to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging digital designs and RF sensor systems based on given project requirements. Candidate will have a strong background in high-speed digital design in support of a fast paced, multi-disciplinary design team. This role will also support integration, test, and verification in the final products. This position is expected to be part-time or full-time and could support telecommuting options depending on the candidate.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Proficient in schematic design and BOM generation for higher-speed digital and mix-signal circuit card designs.
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), based on customer requirements and/or model(s).
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers and scientists) to design and integrate challenging FPGA designs and RF sensor systems.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate DSP applications for latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Agilex, and AMD/Xilinx RFSoC.
• Analyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models.
• Perform design constraints generation and verification as well as evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement designs which interface to common signaling standards, typical IP such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, JESD204B/C, LVDS, etc.
• Analyze schematic diagrams for either custom or commercial-off-the shelf (COTS) electronic hardware involving high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry in associated FPGA-centric systems.
• Develop and maintain requirements documents, functional specification documents, interface control documents, etc.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and occasional field testing.
• Conduct experimental tests on state-of-the-art FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and then develop specifications for selecting next-generation components.
• Work on problems of diverse scope, determining methods and procedures to be used on new assignments, and providing feedback and recommendations to other technical personnel.
• Some travel and work at remote sites for limited time periods may be occasionally required.

At Leidos , we offer competitive benefits http://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits, including 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Education and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more. Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!

Basic Qualifications:

• Ability to be granted a security clearance
• Experience with at least one FPGA integrated design and simulation environment tool and such as Xilinx Vivado/Vitis and Siemens ModelSim
• Experience with at least one schematic entry and PCB Layout tool set such as Altium, KiCad, or Cadence Allegro/OrCad.
• Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
• Proficiency in general computer skills such as Microsoft office Excel, PowerPoint and Word
• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related degree
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
• Excellent oral and written communication skills

Bonus Qualifications:

• MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related
• Experience writing test software in C/C++ or other language to validate design
• Knowledge in the areas of performance characteristics of analog data converters, ADCs/DACs
• ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience
• Familiarity with electrical and mechanical standards such as FMC and VPX
• Experience in signal processing theory and communications systems and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in resolving real world problems
• Experience with MATLAB signal processing environment
• Existing Secret (or above) clearance

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Original Posting:

July 22, 2026

Pay Range:

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline onlyand not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.