FPGA Firmware Design Engineer

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Summary: Leidos is seeking an FPGA DSP Firmware Engineer to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging DSP FPGA designs and RF sensor systems for Electronic Warfare. Highlights: 1. Design and integrate challenging DSP FPGA designs for EW sensor systems. 2. Lead design of innovative reconfigurable SDR architectures and Sensor Systems. 3. Keep the firmware team updated on technological developments and best practices. Apply Now Description The Electronic Warfare Division of Leidos is looking for a FPGA DSP Firmware Engineer to work with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers, scientists, etc) to design, develop, simule, and integre challenging DSP FPGA designs and RF sensor systems based on given program requirements.  The successful candide will have a strong background in firmware design, the ability to transle MATLAB designs into RTL and incorpore client feedback into firmware revisions.  This role will also support integrion, test, and verificion in the final products.   Primary Responsibilities •    Design, integre and test challenging DSP FPGA designs for EW sensor systems. •    Evalue a project’s firmware needs, designing a firmware solution to meet project needs and be able to communice th design to the program leadership. •    Develop and implement new firmware, debug firmware to ensure it functions properly, evalue performance and troubleshoot as needed. •    Incorpore client feedback into firmware revisions, manage budgetary and time constraints. •    Keep the firmware team up-to-de on technological developments and industry best practices. •    Lead the design and development of innovive reconfigurable Software-Defined Radio (SDR) architectures, Sensor Systems, Da Acquisition, from Air/Space to Ground deployments for government agencies •    Analyze schemic diagrams for high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry in associed FPGA-centric systems.  •    Develop and maintain requirements documents, engineering drawings and configurion management policies for FPGA project hierarchy. •    Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and field testing. •    Conduct experimental tests on lest FPGA and SoC evaluion boards, evalue results, and then develop specificions for selecting next-generion components for deliverable systems. •    Cree testbenches to accure simule designs in XSim, ModelSim, QuestaSim, etc •    Some travel and work remote sites for limited time periods may be occasionally required. •    Provide stus reports to project managers and/or division production manager as required. At Leidos, we offer competitive benefits http://www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits, including 4 or more weeks Paid Time Off, 11 paid Holidays, 401K with a 6% company mch and immedie vesting, Flexible Schedules, Discounted Stock Purchase Plans, Technical Upskilling, Educion and Training Support, Parental Paid Leave, and much more.  Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!  Basic Qualificions •    Active US government Secret clearance.   •    Ability to work full time facility site in Arlington, VA •    Experience with FPGA Integred Design Environment tool sets such as Xilinx Vivado and Mentor Graphics ModelSim. •    Experience with lest System on a Chip (SoC) implementions such as AMD/Xilinx Ultrascale+ /Versal series and Altera Agilex/MCP and Xilinx RFSoC. •    Proficiency in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog) and/or MATLAB model(s).  •    Experience optimizing designs to make them pass timing and fit on desired target. •    Ability to perform design constraints generion and verificion as well as evalue synthesis and timing performance reports. •    Hands on design and test experience with signal processing concepts such as FFTs, channelizers, digital filters, digital modulion, digital down/up-conversion, adaptive processing, etc and their implemention into new or existing modular HDL designs. •    Familiarity with common signaling standards, typical IP hard macros such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, JESD204B, LVDS, etc. •    Proficiency with hardware integrion, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.) •    Bachelors in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or similar field •    Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience  Preferred Qualificions   •    Experience writing test software in C/C++ or assembly language to valide design •    Experience with high-speed (> 20GHz) design techniques •    ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience •    Proven experience in the military/aerospace hi reliability electronic warfare product development, especially in the area of radiion hardened, space grade FPGA circuit card design, •    Subject mter expert in high-speed digital hardware, embedded firmware & software, and miniurized high-performance systems for EW applicions. •    Expertise in optimum thermal management for FPGA circuit card design for high altitude conduction cooled applicions •    Ability to obtain TS/SCI clearance     NKE ElectronicWarfare If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the stus quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares. Original Posting: April 20, 2026 For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipes th this job requisition will remain open for least 3 days with an anticiped close de of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting de as listed above. Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compension or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, educion, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market da, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law. About Leidos Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovions. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximely $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more informion, visit www.Leidos.com. Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. Th's why we craft compension packages th reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compension, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. 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If you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Commitment to Non-Discriminion All qualified applicants will receive considerion for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, nional origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic informion, pregnancy, family structure, marital stus, ancestry, domestic partner stus, sexual oriention, gender identity or expression, veteran or military stus, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws. Apply Now