Senior FPGA & Digital Design Engineer

Leonardo DRS; Frederick, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Principal Digital Design Engineer in Frederick, MD to lead complex FPGA-based designs and system integration. You will drive constraint-driven synthesis, timing closure, and verification while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with manufacturing and program teams.

Responsibilities include reviewing customer specs, supporting design-to-cost objectives, and developing prototypes to mitigate key development risks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field with a minimum of 8 years of experience.
• Demonstrated mastery across multiple engineering disciplines.
• Experience with FPGA design, system simulation, and timing closure.

Responsibilities

• Involved in FPGA design, system simulation, synthesis, resource and power analysis, place and route, timing analysis, verification and integration.
• Mentor and coach other engineers; collaborate with manufacturing and program teams.
• Review customer specifications and translate them into robust digital designs.
• Support design-to-cost targets and design for manufacture requirements.

Skills

FPGA design

System simulation

Synthesis

Timing analysis

Verification

Digital hardware

Mentoring

Design for manufacture

Verilog/VHDL

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field

Tools

HDL tools

Simulation tools

Job description

Leonardo DRS is seeking a Principal Digital Design Engineer in Frederick, MD to lead complex FPGA-based designs and system integration. You will drive constraint-driven synthesis, timing closure, and verification while mentoring junior engineers and coordinating with manufacturing and program teams.

Responsibilities include reviewing customer specs, supporting design-to-cost objectives, and developing prototypes to mitigate key development risks.