Senior FPGA & Embedded Firmware Architect

Leidos Inc; Saint Petersburg (FL); On-site; USD 87,000 - 157,000; Full time

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Digital Firmware Design Engineer in St. Petersburg, FL to design, integrate, test and optimize ruggedized military hardware and firmware for secure defense systems.

Ideal candidates have deep FPGA-based digital design expertise, hands-on hardware/software integration, and a track record across the product lifecycle from requirements to production. Security clearances and US citizenship are preferred expectations.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 6+ years of experience in embedded hardware and digital design (8+ preferred for Senior level).
• Experience supporting full product development lifecycle including requirements analysis, system design and hardware implementation, integration and test.
• Firmware/software architecture development for embedded systems, including FPGAs and SoCs.
• Technical documentation and formal design reviews.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a multi-disciplinary engineering team developing secure, high-performance military communications hardware and firmware.
• Analyze and decompose system-level requirements into detailed hardware design specifications with full traceability.
• Perform Logic Design; write VHDL code, perform synthesis, logic simulation, test bench generation, functional testing and hardware debugging of designs within FPGA/CPLD devices.
• Architect, implement and test embedded firmware/software within FPGA-based digital designs including signal processing, control logic, and high-speed interfaces on a variety of platforms.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex hardware, firmware/software and integration issues across prototype and production phases.
• Support design reviews (SRR, PDR, CDR), technical documentation, and configuration management processes.
• Provide technical input for cost estimates, schedules, and risk assessments.
• Collaborate closely with Firmware, Software, RF, systems, and test engineering teams throughout the development lifecycle.

Skills

FPGA design

VHDL

SoC design

C/C++

Xilinx Vivado

Vitis

ModelSim

FPGA debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Vitis

Altera Libero SoC

Libero SoC

ModelSim

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Altium

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Digital Firmware Design Engineer in St. Petersburg, FL to design, integrate, test and optimize ruggedized military hardware and firmware for secure defense systems.

Ideal candidates have deep FPGA-based digital design expertise, hands-on hardware/software integration, and a track record across the product lifecycle from requirements to production. Security clearances and US citizenship are preferred expectations.