Sr. Hardware Design/FPGA Engineer

Grammatech; Annapolis, Northern (MD, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401(k) plan with company contribution

Paid holidays and PTO

Performance bonuses

Job summary

GrammaTech is seeking a Sr. Hardware Design/FPGA Engineer to work onsite in Central Maryland (Ft. Meade or Annapolis). This full-time role requires a Full Scope Poly clearance and 12+ years in IC or microelectronic design. Strong FPGA design, HDL (Verilog/VHDL), and C/C++/Python skills are essential.

You will lead hardware design tasks, collaborate across teams, and develop P&R flows while interfacing with vendors and internal stakeholders. Competitive salary and benefits provided.

Qualifications

• 12 years of IC or microelectronic design experience required.
• Full Scope Poly clearance required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or Computer Engineering is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist in designing new products and processes and improve existing products.
• Conduct design analysis to ensure cost efficiency, manufacturability, and reliability.
• Coordinate with engineering teams to ensure project completion.

Skills

C/C++

Python

Assembly

HDL Verilog/VHDL

FPGA Design

Ghidra

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Job description

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Sr. Hardware Design/FPGA Engineer

Full Time MD, US

14 days ago Requisition ID: 1006

Salary Range: $170,000.00 To $205,000.00 Annually

Overview

GrammaTech is a provider of software solutions and software research, development, and engineering services solving some of the world’s most complex security problems.

GrammaTech is looking for a Sr. Hardware Design/FPGA Engineer to work onsite at customer locations.

Important: Candidates must have a Full Scope Polygraph clearance and work onsite in Central Maryland (Ft. Meade or Annapolis).

Responsibilities

• Assists with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Conducts design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
• Communicates with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
• Applies ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs
• Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows
• Designs new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Integrates new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government’s computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and assists other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks
• Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges
• Performs the deprocessing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures
• Leads the designs of new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Provides technical leadership to less experienced engineers
• Directs and checks the work of other hardware design engineers
• Acts as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects
• Develops novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component type

Qualifications

• Twelve (12) years of experience in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Full Scope Poly clearance
• Required Skills:
  • Significant experience developing in C/C++
  • Python
  • Assembly (Intel or other)
  • Hardware Description Language experience (Verilog or VHDL)
  • FPGA Design
  • Knowledge of Ghidra
• Preferred:
  • Knowledge/experience with algorithms for digital EDA tool development
  • Experience with hypervisor / container development
  • Experience with RoT techniques including TPM
  • Experience with firmware-level code
  • FPGA physical design
  • Experience with device characterization or PUF techniques
  • Experience with ASIC analog and/or digital design

The base salary range for this position is $170,000 - $205,000 per year. This range is based on the Company's good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual salary will take into consideration various factors such as role level, experience, expertise, and education.

We offer a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability benefits, life insurance and a 401(k) plan with company contribution. The total rewards package includes paid holiday and PTO and eligibility for merit increases and performance bonuses.

GrammaTech, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Disability/Veterans employer.