Senior FPGA & Digital Hardware Engineer – DoD Tech

Keystone Distinction Group; City of Syracuse (NY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Keystone Distinction Group in Syracuse is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to lead the design of advanced digital hardware, FPGA, and high-speed electronic systems for DoD sensing technologies.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, develop FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and assist with board design, testing, and production support across the full product lifecycle.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years of digital hardware design experience.
• Experience with FPGAs, microcontrollers, memory and high-speed interfaces.
• Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, and lab equipment.
• Experience with VHDL and/or Verilog.
• U.S. Citizenship with ability to obtain/maintain a U.S. Government 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.
• Collaborate with cross-functional engineering teams throughout the product lifecycle.

Skills

Digital hardware design

FPGA

VHDL/Verilog

Python

Bash

Lab equipment

Education

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

Tools

Altium Designer

Xilinx Vivado

MATLAB

Job description

Keystone Distinction Group in Syracuse is seeking a Senior Electrical Engineer – Digital Hardware to lead the design of advanced digital hardware, FPGA, and high-speed electronic systems for DoD sensing technologies.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, develop FPGA solutions using VHDL/Verilog on Xilinx platforms, and assist with board design, testing, and production support across the full product lifecycle.