Senior Embedded Cyber Systems Engineer & Team Leader

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory; Laurel (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Developer to tackle national-security challenges by building hardware-software solutions for constrained systems.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and develop firmware/HDL for cyber applications, expanding lab simulation and real-time testing capabilities.

Join a mission-driven group that values innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact for sponsors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• 6+ years of embedded hardware/software development experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, SoCs, RTOS, microcontrollers, or weapon systems assemblies.
• Proficient with Vivado/Vitis or similar toolchains.
• Proficient in VHDL/Verilog, C/C++/Rust.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a core team member on cybersecurity projects protecting mission systems.
• Lead small to medium multidisciplinary technical teams or projects.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide guidance in technical areas and professional development.
• Develop firmware/HDL for embedded cyber solutions.
• Expand and enhance simulation and emulation environments for laboratory experimentation.
• Lead hands-on experimentation and provide recommendations and technical insights.
• Provide hardware expertise across sponsor projects and internal research initiatives.
• Integrate system components with test, measurement, and analysis equipment to advance cybersecurity research and development.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA/SoC design

RTOS

VHDL/Verilog

C/C++/Rust

Hardware prototyping

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

Vivado Design Suite

Vitis

STM32Cube

Job description

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory in Laurel, MD, seeks a Senior Embedded Systems Developer to tackle national-security challenges by building hardware-software solutions for constrained systems.

You will lead multidisciplinary teams, mentor engineers, and develop firmware/HDL for cyber applications, expanding lab simulation and real-time testing capabilities.

Join a mission-driven group that values innovation, collaboration, and real-world impact for sponsors.