Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware

Software Placement Group, SPG; City of Syracuse (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

Stock options

Benefits

Job summary

Software Placement Group (SPG) in Syracuse, NY seeks a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead digital hardware development for next-generation DoD sensing technology. You will own FPGA design, high-speed interfaces, and multi-layer PCB work in a fast-growing, collaborative environment.

The role combines hands-on hardware development with scripting in Python and Bash, and requires US citizenship with the ability to obtain a security clearance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, microcontrollers, and high-speed interfaces.
• Hands-on lab experience with oscilloscopes and analyzers.
• US 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, schematics, and support board layout activities.
• Architect FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms.
• Perform hardware integration, testing, validation, troubleshooting, and production support.
• Design high-speed digital interfaces, data acquisition, DSP, and communication architectures.
• Develop Python and Bash scripts to automate engineering workflows.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Digital hardware design

FPGA development

VHDL/Verilog

High-speed interfaces

Python scripting

Lab instrumentation

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Altium Designer

MATLAB

Job description

Location: Syracuse, NY | Schedule: full-time, on-site | Compensation: $110,000 - $136,000

Overview

A fast-growing manufacturer of advanced DoD sensing technology is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer to lead digital hardware development for next-generation products. This role offers the chance to work on innovative digital hardware, FPGA, and high-speed electronic systems alongside a highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineering team.

What you'll do

• 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, digital signal processing (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

Required qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience
• Experience designing analog and digital circuits including FPGAs, microcontrollers, memory, and high-speed interfaces
• Hands-on experience using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and similar lab equipment
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills
• U.S. Citizenship required with the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Security Clearance

Preferred qualifications

• Altium Designer
• Xilinx Vivado
• RF Systems or Software Defined Radio (SDR)
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• MATLAB, Python, and Linux
• Experience performing design reviews and providing technical leadership

Compensation and benefits

• Competitive pay, benefits, and attractive stock options

Why this role

This is an opportunity to work on innovative digital hardware, FPGA, and high-speed electronic systems with a highly skilled, multidisciplinary engineering team developing next-generation products at a fast-growing company.