Senior FPGA Engineer with Security Clearance

Radiance Technologies; Ruston (LA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Radiance Technologies is seeking an FPGA Engineer with a strong background in embedded systems and security to join our Advanced Technology Development Operation. You will work across ideation to production acceptance, turning up hardware prototypes and maturing them into deployable solutions for secure microelectronics and system-level security.

Candidates should have 10+ years in embedded design, proficiency in C, and experience with VHDL/Verilog.

Qualifications

• Active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain DoD clearance.
• 10+ years direct experience developing embedded systems.
• Understanding of schematics, lab tests, and custom electronics turn-up.
• Design, simulation, synthesis, closure and validation of IP.
• Embedded debugging/emulation and advanced C programming.
• Experience leading embedded projects and communicating results.

Responsibilities

• Turn up initial hardware prototypes and mature them into deployable solutions.
• Work within multi-disciplinary teams across design, verification and systems engineering.
• Convey design intent, provide technical leadership, and support customers.

Skills

Embedded systems

FPGA design

C programming

System security

Lab testing & debugging

IP design/validation

Cryptography knowledge

Education

B.S. or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

VHDL

Verilog

Job description

Radiance Technologies, a rapidly growing employee-owned company, is searching for talented scientists and engineers with interest in microelectronics security and systems security development to join our Advanced Technology Development Operation (ATDO). Modern embedded systems face physical security threats across the entire system lifecycle. Addressing these challenges requires individuals capable of out-of-the-box thinking, with an innovative mindset and the ability to work as part of multi-disciplinary engineering teams. ATDO is involved in the development and analysis of anti-tamper / protective technology capabilities and products, advancing the state-of-the-art in areas ranging from secure microelectronics packaging to system-level security for weapons systems. ATDO is looking for an FPGA Engineer with the breadth and versatility to work at all design and development stages, from ideation to formal production acceptance testing for electronics subsystems utilizing embedded commercial processors, ASICs, SoCs, GPUs and FGPAs. The candidate must have experience turning up initial custom hardware prototype designs, and maturing said prototypes into deployable solutions. Must work well as part of small, fast-paced and mission-driven team(s). Experience with system security architectures and cryptography is desirable but not required. Requirements: * B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field with 10+ years direct experience developing embedded systems (Advanced STEM degrees will substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis)

• Active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain a DoD security clearance
• Understanding of schematics, ability to perform lab tests on designs and components, experience with custom electronics turn-up, and troubleshooting and improving new and existing embedded designs
• Design, simulation, synthesis, closure and validation of IP
• Embedded Debugging / Emulation
• Advanced level C programmer
• FPGA: VHDL and / or Verilog Desirable Qualifications / Skills (some or all would be viewed positively): * Advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or relevant technical field with 15+ years of relevant work experience
• Active Top Secret clearance
• Demonstrated expertise as technical lead / architect for embedded projects - conceptualizing solutions to open-ended problems, deriving implementable requirements, and conveying design intent to a broader team.
• Entrepreneurial mindset - propose new ideas, processes, tools and solutions
• Excel at verbal and written communication with customers and team members by providing reports, technical documentation, and guidance as well as participation in the systems engineering process including architecture selection
• Microcode
• Secure Boot
• Real-time systems experience
• Hardware driver creation
• Design, simulation, synthesis, and test of IP for ASIC and FPGA projects
• Cryptographic algorithm implementation
• Development of cryptographic primitives beyond encryption
• Advanced knowledge of Roots of Security / Secure Processors. Hardware Security experience - tamper vulnerability research including hardware exploitation, side-channel attacks, fault-injection attacks, and nation-state level reverse engineering threat vectors
• Assisting ATDO in capturing additional business through customer interactions, proposal development, and authoring enhanced whitepapers
• Authoring of systems development plans
• Proficiency and willingness to mentor junior technical personnel Security Clearance: Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. Radiance Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.