Job Description
Salary: $104,650 - 189,175 per year Requirements:
- Active US government Secret clearance.
- Ability to work full-time at our facility in Arlington, VA.
- Experience with FPGA Integrated Design Environment toolsets such as Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Graphics ModelSim.
- Familiarity with the latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations including Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Stratix-10, and Xilinx RFSoC.
- Proficiency in hardware description languages, such as HDL (VHDL, Verilog) and/or MATLAB models.
- Competence in generating and verifying design constraints, in addition to evaluating synthesis and timing performance reports.
- Hands-on design and testing experience with signal processing concepts such as FFTs, channelizers, digital filters, digital modulation, and their integration into new or existing modular HDL designs.
- Knowledge of common signaling standards, typical IP hard macros like SERDES, PLLS, and protocols such as PCIe, JESD204B, LVDS, etc.
- Expertise in hardware integration, testing, and debugging tools including high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, and spectrum analyzers.
- A Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 8 years of relevant experience, with at least 2 years in a technical leadership role.
Responsibilities: - Lead a firmware design team to create, integrate, and test complex DSP FPGA designs for Electronic Warfare (EW) sensor systems.
- Assess project firmware needs and craft solutions to meet those needs, effectively communicating designs to program leadership.
- Develop and implement new firmware, troubleshoot to ensure proper function, and assess performance as needed.
- Integrate client feedback into firmware revisions while managing budget and time constraints.
- Keep the firmware team informed of technological advancements and industry best practices.
- Spearhead the design and development of innovative reconfigurable Software-Defined Radio (SDR) architectures, sensor systems, and data acquisition for government agencies, covering diverse deployment environments.
- Analyze schematic diagrams for high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry in FPGA-centric systems.
- Create and maintain requirements documents, engineering drawings, and configuration management policies for FPGA projects.
- Formulate project test plans and procedures, providing both test planning support and assistance in lab and field testing execution.
- Conduct experimental tests on the latest FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, analyze results, and develop specifications for selecting next-generation components for deliverable systems.
- Be prepared for occasional travel and work at remote sites for limited durations.
- Provide status reports to project managers and/or division production managers as needed.
Technologies: - ARM
- Embedded
- FPGA
- Firmware
- Hardware
- Support
- LVDS
- Matlab
- PCIe
- Verilog
- VHDL
More:
At Leidos, we pride ourselves on offering competitive benefits, including a minimum of 4 weeks of Paid Time Off, 11 paid holidays, a 401K with a 6% company match and immediate vesting, flexible schedules, discounted stock purchase plans, technical upskilling opportunities, education and training support, parental paid leave, and more. We invite you to join us and make an impact in the realm of Advanced Warfare Technology!
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in writing test software using C/C++ or assembly language for design validation.
- Familiarity with high-speed design techniques (greater than 20GHz).
- Experience in SoC design based on ARM or RISC-V embedded processors.
- Proven expertise in the development of military/aerospace high-reliability electronic warfare products, particularly for radiation-hardened, space-grade FPGA circuit card design.
- Subject matter expert in high-speed digital hardware, embedded firmware & software, and miniaturized high-performance systems for EW applications.
- Expertise in optimal thermal management for FPGA circuit card designs intended for high-altitude conduction-cooled applications.
- Capability to obtain TS/SCI clearance.
We are not your typical tech company—when challenges arise, you can count on us to find innovative solutions. Join us in creating smarter technologies for a better future!
last updated 44 week of 2025
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