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FPGA Design Engineer

Arlington, VA, USFull-time$115k2026-10-21 → 2026-11-13
Hybrid · United StatesUnited States citizens onlySecurity clearance required

Core

Design, implement, and verify specialized FPGA systems and RTL components to support hardware-assurance research, interfacing directly with FPGA hardware and instrumentation.

Role type

Senior IC FPGA Design Engineer (Hardware Assurance)

Builds

Specialized FPGA systems, RTL components, and automated design/test flows for hardware assurance.

Domain

Defense/Research, FPGA, Hardware Security, EDA

Required skills

RTL design (VHDL/Verilog), FPGA EDA tools (Xilinx Vivado/Intel Quartus), Python/TCL scripting, FPGA hardware interfacing, timing analysis/closure

Preferred skills

AI/ML workload implementation on FPGAs, Open-source EDA tools, Large language model assisted design, Git version control

Technologies

Xilinx Vivado, Intel Quartus, Python, TCL, VHDL, Verilog, Linux, Git, AMD Vitis AI, Intel FPGA AI Suite

Responsibilities

Design and verify FPGA systems and RTL components; Perform synthesis, implementation, and timing closure; Interface with FPGA hardware and test instrumentation; Develop automation scripts for design flows; Extend commercial and open-source EDA tools; Collaborate on research prototypes; Document designs and technical progress.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC