Senior Hardware/Software Design Engineer

Benz Technology; Fort Meade (MD); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Benz Technology in Fort Meade, MD is seeking an engineer to design FPGA-based hardware and software for RF communications, leading design efforts from RTL to Linux integration and implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA. The role requires fluency in hardware and systems software.

Active TS/SCI security clearance is required; Benz Technology cannot sponsor clearances. U.S. citizenship is required. You will work in a small, focused team, bridging RTL, DSP, and software stacks in a Linux environment.

Qualifications

• FPGA development and RTL coding.
• DSP theory and applied implementation.
• FPGA-to-software integration experience.
• Knowledge of signal processing blocks and DSP components.
• Linux operating system.
• C and C++ programming.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test FPGA-based subsystems supporting RF communication and signal collection.
• Implement DSP algorithms and signal processing components in FPGA hardware.
• Develop RTL code with attention to timing closure and resource optimization.
• Integrate FPGA designs with existing Linux codebases and software stacks.
• Write integration and system-level software to bridge FPGA-to-software interfaces.
• Lead technical design efforts and produce supporting documentation for implemented solutions.

Skills

FPGA development

RTL coding

DSP theory

FPGA-to-software integration

Linux

C/C++ programming

Tools

Xilinx Vivado

Epiq Solutions PDK

Job description

Active TS/SCI security clearance required. Benz Technology is unable to sponsor clearances. U.S. citizenship required.

About the Role

Join a small, focused engineering team designing and developing FPGA-based hardware and software components for RF communication and collection subsystems. You will lead technical design efforts spanning RTL development through software integration, implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware and bridging them to Linux-based software stacks. This role demands equal fluency in hardware design and systems-level software development.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and test FPGA-based subsystems supporting RF communication and signal collection
• Implement DSP algorithms and signal processing components in FPGA hardware
• Develop RTL code with attention to timing closure and resource optimization
• Integrate FPGA designs with existing Linux codebases and software stacks
• Write integration and system-level software to bridge FPGA-to-software interfaces
• Lead technical design efforts and produce supporting documentation for implemented solutions

Required Qualifications

• FPGA development and RTL coding
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP) theory and applied implementation
• FPGA-to-software integration experience
• Knowledge of signal processing blocks and DSP components
• Linux operating system
• C and C++ programming

Desired Qualifications

• Xilinx Vivado design suite
• Epiq Solutions PDK