Information Assurance Hardware Design Engineer

the-swift-group; Maryland; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Swift is seeking an Information Assurance Hardware Design Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD to design and test ICs and hardware components for signal processing applications and research.

The role involves developing firmware, documenting design processes, applying P&R tools, and ensuring security verification per Type I IA standards; levels 1–4 define experience requirements and substitutions, with citizenship and TS/SCI clearance required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering; Level 1 requires 1 year HDE experience.
• Level 2 requires 6 years HDE experience; degree as stated; 4 years substitution allowed.
• Level 3 requires 12 years HDE experience; degree required; 5 years substitution allowed.
• Level 4 requires 15 years HDE experience; degree required; substitutions allowed; Master’s/PhD may substitute for years.
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Assist with designing new products and processes and improving existing products.
• Communicate with other engineers to coordinate design and assure project completion.
• Conduct design analysis to ensure cost efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route tools to create physical implementations.
• Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows.
• Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products.
• Perform Security Verification Testing and Certification to meet Type I IA standards.
• Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.

Skills

ASIC design

FPGA design

VHDL

Security verification

Documentation

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Tools

ASIC tools

FPGA tools

P&R tools

Job description

Swift is a privately held, mission-driven and employee-focused services and solutions company headquartered in Reston, VA. Our capabilities include Software Development, Engineering & IT, Data Science, Cyber Enablement, Logistics, and Training. Founded in 2019, Swift supports Civilian, Defense, and Intelligence Community customers across the country and around the globe.

We are looking for a Information Assurance Hardware Design Engineer in Annapolis Junction, MD. Seeking Level 1-4 engineers.

The IA Hardware Design Engineer designs and tests integrated circuits andhardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research.Designs, documents, and develops code (toinclude firmware) for digital signalprocessors or other programmable hardwaredevices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA)hardware. Designs, tests, simulates, andverifies new integrated circuits or hardware components. Provides detailed engineeringreports, datasheets, test plans, and any other engineering documents needed to describethe hardware design. Document the designprocess.

Responsibilities

• Levels 1-4
  • Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
  • Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
  • Conduct design analysis on components and assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable
  • Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs
  • Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows
  • Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software
  • Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
  • Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges
  • Integrate new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government’s computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks
  • Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products
  • Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers
  • Perform Security Verification Testing and Certification to meet Type I Information Assurance Certification standards
• Levels 3-4:
  • Produce security evaluation documentation to support new ASIC and FPGA designs
  • Review Very High Speed Integrated Circuit (VHSIC) Hardware Description Language (VHDL) code and provide security recommendations
  • Perform full scan to test an ASIC and FPGA
  • Evaluate, review, and test security code
• Level 4:
  • Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers
• US citizenship and an active TS/SCI with Polygraph security clearance required

Requirements

• Level 1:
  • One (1) year of experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design is required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required
  • Four (4) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Level 2:
  • Six (6) years of experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design is required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required
  • Four (4) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Level 3:
  • Twelve (12) years of experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design is required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required
  • Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
• Level 4:
  • Fifteen (15) years of experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design is required
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required
  • Four (4) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree
  • A Master’s degree in Engineering or Computer Science may be substituted for two (2) years of experience
  • A PhD in Engineering or Computer Science may be substituted for four (4) years of experience