Senior FPGA & Embedded Firmware Engineer – Defense Systems

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

Job summary

Leidos is seeking a Senior Digital Firmware Design Engineer in our St. Petersburg, FL facility to contribute to secure, ruggedized military communications hardware and firmware. You will lead FPGA-based designs, integrate hardware and software, and support the full lifecycle from requirements to production.

Ideal candidates have deep FPGA/SoC experience, strong VHDL skills, and a history of delivering embedded, real‑time systems for defense applications within a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 6+ years of embedded hardware and digital design experience (8+ for Senior level).
• Strong VHDL and FPGA/SoC design experience.
• C/C++ for embedded real-time systems.
• Experience with full product lifecycle development.

Responsibilities

• Participate in a multi-disciplinary team developing secure, high-performance military communications hardware and firmware.
• Analyze system-level requirements into hardware design specifications with traceability.
• Write VHDL, perform synthesis, simulation, testbench generation, and hardware debugging for FPGA/CPLD devices.
• Architect and test embedded firmware/software within FPGA-based digital designs including signal processing and high-speed interfaces.
• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware/software, and integration issues across prototypes and production.
• Support design reviews, documentation, and configuration management.

Job description

Leidos is seeking a Senior Digital Firmware Design Engineer in our St. Petersburg, FL facility to contribute to secure, ruggedized military communications hardware and firmware. You will lead FPGA-based designs, integrate hardware and software, and support the full lifecycle from requirements to production.

Ideal candidates have deep FPGA/SoC experience, strong VHDL skills, and a history of delivering embedded, real‑time systems for defense applications within a multidisciplinary team.