Staff FPGA Engineer, Intelligence Systems
Core
Developing, testing, and implementing FPGA designs on Xilinx SoC/FPGA platforms for U.S. Intelligence Community customers to address national security requirements.
Role type
Staff FPGA Engineer (Defense/Intelligence)
Builds
Specialized engineering products and capabilities for the Intelligence Community
Domain
Defense technology / FPGA hardware design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
VHDL, Verilog, digital circuit design, Xilinx SoC design, HDL simulation, SoC hardware bring-up, high-speed comms (Ethernet, serial), signal processing
Preferred skills
SystemVerilog, safety-critical function design, FPGA interfaces and high-speed busses, team leadership, full lifecycle product development
Technologies
Xilinx SoC, Vivado, ModelSim, Quartus, ARM-based systems
Responsibilities
Integrate third-party vendor IP; participate in the entire design life cycle from requirements to board bring-up; implement signal types including high-speed comms and signal processing; ensure designs meet safety and performance standards; investigate and resolve bugs at HDL and system levels
Seniority
Staff, hands-on IC with strategic impact