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Senior Firmware Engineer

Waltham, MA (WMA-01)💼 Full-time💰 $191,000–$191,000🗓 2026-09-24 → 2026-09-26

Core

Designing and integrating FPGA architectures and HDL firmware for advanced imaging systems used in defense and military applications.

Role type

Senior IC firmware engineer (FPGA/RTL)

Builds

Imaging systems with computer vision and sensor fusion capabilities for war fighters and allies

Domain

Defense technology / Hardware engineering

Deliverable

production ML models | product features

Required skills

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

Preferred skills

Multi-gigabit SERDES, DDR memory busses, Ethernet MAC/PHY, SPI/I2C, embedded Linux, Python, MATLAB, infrared image sensor technology

Technologies

Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, AXI, AXI-Stream

Responsibilities

Lead FPGA architecture and development processes; Design, architect, simulate, and integrate VHDL designs into FPGAs/SoCs; Collaborate on hardware/software integration and processor bring-up; Develop test benches and validate designs against specifications; Optimize algorithms for hardware acceleration

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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