Senior Digital Hardware Engineer – FPGA/VHDL (DoD)

United Future; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

United Future, based in Syracuse, NY, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join a DoD sensing technology team. You will design advanced digital hardware, FPGA systems, and multi-layer PCBs for next-generation products.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 5+ years of digital hardware experience, and FPGA work with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms. Strong lab skills and scripting (Python/Bash) are valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, Verilog/VHDL, high-speed interfaces.
• Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscope, logic analyzer, spectrum analyzer.
• U.S. Citizenship and 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 and develop 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 throughout the entire product development lifecycle.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

Verilog

PCB design

DSP

Python

Linux

lab troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Altium Designer

Xilinx Vivado

MATLAB

Job description

United Future, based in Syracuse, NY, seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to join a DoD sensing technology team. You will design advanced digital hardware, FPGA systems, and multi-layer PCBs for next-generation products.

The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 5+ years of digital hardware experience, and FPGA work with VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms. Strong lab skills and scripting (Python/Bash) are valued.