CareerPlan

Senior Firmware Engineer

USAFull-time$191k–$254k2026-11-14
Security clearance required

Core

Lead FPGA architecture, design, simulation, and integration into FPGAs and SoCs, including hardware/software integration and board support.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA engineer (RTL design & architecture)

Builds

Imaging product lines from design and prototypes through ground and flight testing

Domain

Aerospace/Defense hardware engineering

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, FPGA architecture, Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, hardware/software debugging, Git, AXI/AXI-Stream protocols, MIPS optimization

Preferred skills

multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory buses, Ethernet MAC/PHY, SPI, I2C, embedded Linux, device trees, Python, MATLAB, infrared image sensor technology

Technologies

Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Git, AXI, AXI-Stream, SERDES, DDR, Ethernet MAC/PHY, SPI, I2C

Responsibilities

Lead FPGA architecture and standards; Design, architect, simulate, and integrate VHDL designs; Collaborate on hardware/software integration and processor bring-up; Develop test benches and validate designs; Optimize algorithms for hardware acceleration; Develop new imaging product lines through testing and maturation

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC