Hybrid ASIC/FPGA Hardware Engineer — Embedded Security

Battelle; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 85,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid/or flexible work arrangement

Tuition assistance

Paid time off

401(k) retirement plan

Job summary

Battelle’s Cyber Advanced Microsystem Solutions unit seeks an early‑career ASIC/FPGA/Hardware Engineer to work in Columbus, Ohio. From silicon to systems, we unite physics, CS, electrical engineering, and math to deliver embedded security solutions for government and industry clients.

Join a multi‑disciplinary team in state‑of‑the‑art labs, tackling challenging security problems with agile, small teams across RTL, hardware testing, and software prototyping.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 0-6 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• Experience in the full life cycle of Integrated Circuit Design including processes such as, Simulation, Synthesis, Layout, and Fabrication
• Experience in the full FPGA development flow including RTL design, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing closure, and on-board validation/debug
• Experience writing Hardware Design Languages (VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog) for Register Transfer Logic (RTL), behavioral modeling, and testbench creation
• Knowledge of hardware validation, debugging, and sign-off methodologies including analysis of simulation results, timing reports, code coverage, equivalence checking, static analysis, etc.
• Ability to work independently and in a multi-disciplinary environment
• Must be a US Citizen with eligibility to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Advanced Microsystem Solutions team to assess the security, reliability, and trustworthiness of electronic devices, integrated circuits, and embedded systems
• Perform and support digital circuit analysis throughout various stages of the design lifecycle (RTL, netlist, layout, firmware, bitstreams, etc.) using techniques such as static analysis, formal methods, simulation, and hardware testing/troubleshooting
• Prototype and develop software implementations for novel research theories
• Conduct and/or participate in assigned technical tasks and activities with minimum supervision and within time and budget constraints
• Identify and articulate strengths and weaknesses of solutions, conclusions, and problem approaches during technical discussions
• Present technical findings to internal and external stakeholders tailored to the client's mission
• Contribute to rapid prototyping efforts supporting Internal Research and Development (IR&D) studies and mission-driven timelines
• Document designs, testing, and integration processes to support reproducibility

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field

Master’s degree

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Siemens

Xilinx Vivado

Altera Quartus

Questa

Modelsim

Icarus Verilog

Verilator

Job description

Battelle’s Cyber Advanced Microsystem Solutions unit seeks an early‑career ASIC/FPGA/Hardware Engineer to work in Columbus, Ohio. From silicon to systems, we unite physics, CS, electrical engineering, and math to deliver embedded security solutions for government and industry clients.

Join a multi‑disciplinary team in state‑of‑the‑art labs, tackling challenging security problems with agile, small teams across RTL, hardware testing, and software prototyping.