Senior TS/SCI Hardware Design Engineer ASIC/FPGA

Kaizen Approach, Inc.; Maryland; On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

4 weeks PTO

11 holidays

401k plan

Profit sharing

Paid training

Premium healthcare

Job summary

Kaizen Approach, Inc. is actively seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to design and test integrated circuits and hardware components for signal processing applications and government research efforts.

The role involves designing, documenting, and developing firmware for DSPs, ASICs, and FPGAs; analyzing existing hardware for reverse engineering; and modifying hardware to meet government requirements. Strong leadership and collaboration with engineers are essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 17 years hardware design experience.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with Polygraph.
• 12 years in hardware design or reverse engineering.
• Ability to lead design teams and coordinate with engineers.
• Experience with ASIC/FPGA place-and-route.

Responsibilities

• Design and test integrated circuits and hardware components.
• Develop firmware for DSPs and programmable devices (ASICs/FPGA).
• Document code and design processes for validation.
• Analyze existing ICs to support reverse engineering.
• Modify vendor hardware to meet government requirements.

Skills

ASIC design

FPGA design

Design leadership

Reverse engineering

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical/Computer Engineering

17 years hardware design experience in lieu of degree

Tools

P&R tools

EDA tools

Job description

Kaizen Approach, Inc. is actively seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to design and test integrated circuits and hardware components for signal processing applications and government research efforts.

The role involves designing, documenting, and developing firmware for DSPs, ASICs, and FPGAs; analyzing existing hardware for reverse engineering; and modifying hardware to meet government requirements. Strong leadership and collaboration with engineers are essential.