Lead Digital Hardware Engineer – FPGA, DSP, DoD

6 Degrees Search; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

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Job summary

6 Degrees Search in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to advance cutting-edge DoD sensing technology.

You will lead digital hardware design, develop FPGA-centered solutions with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and collaborate across engineering teams to drive next-generation products from concept to production.

The role offers competitive compensation, benefits, stock options, and opportunities to work on fast-paced, high-impact defense programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with analog and digital circuits including FPGAs, microcontrollers, memory, and high-speed interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers).
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and development of advanced digital hardware for next-generation products.
• Design multi-layer PCBs, develop schematics, and support board layout activities.
• Architect FPGA solutions using VHDL and/or Verilog on modern Xilinx platforms.
• Perform hardware integration, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Design high-speed digital interfaces, data acquisition systems, DSP, and communication architectures.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate engineering workflows and improve efficiency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams through the full product lifecycle.

Skills

FPGA design

Schematic design

Troubleshooting

Lab instrumentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related

Tools

Altium Designer

Xilinx Vivado

MATLAB

Python

Linux

VHDL

Verilog

Job description

6 Degrees Search in Syracuse, NY is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to advance cutting-edge DoD sensing technology.

You will lead digital hardware design, develop FPGA-centered solutions with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and collaborate across engineering teams to drive next-generation products from concept to production.

The role offers competitive compensation, benefits, stock options, and opportunities to work on fast-paced, high-impact defense programs.