ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – E2

Job Title

ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – E2

Role Summary

Design and implement FPGA-based architectures for mission-critical defense systems within Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. The role covers end-to-end FPGA development: architecture, RTL implementation, verification, synthesis, board integration, and cross-discipline collaboration to meet performance, timing, and reliability targets.

Experience Level

Entry-level — requires approximately 1+ year of professional FPGA design and verification experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include delivering FPGA designs from requirements through lab integration and verification.

• Translate system requirements into FPGA specifications and architecture diagrams.
• Develop self-checking testbenches; perform unit, functional, and regression verification.
• Run synthesis, place-and-route, and timing analysis; iterate designs to meet constraints.
• Perform trade-off studies on device utilization, power, and thermal considerations.
• Design high-speed serial interfaces and data-path architectures.
• Collaborate with software, hardware, and systems teams to define requirements and optimize architecture.
• Participate in design assurance reviews and maintain design documentation and version control.
• Conduct board-level integration, lab debugging, and troubleshooting.
• Apply circuit-design techniques to validate signal integrity and power distribution.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security eligibility, and practical experience.

• Minimum ~1 year professional FPGA design and verification experience.
• HDL experience: VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD FPGAs and toolsets (e.g., Vivado).
• Familiarity with FPGA simulation and verification tools (e.g., Synopsys VCS, UVM).
• Strong understanding of digital design fundamentals including timing analysis and signal integrity.
• Experience with hardware-software integration and system validation.
• Version control and configuration management experience (Git/GitLab).
• Proficiency with software languages used for test/utility development (C, C++, or Python).
• Effective communication, collaboration, and presentation skills.
• Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or a related STEM field (specified in the posting). No alternate-equivalent wording was provided.

About the Company

Company: Lockheed Martin

Headquarters: Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Lockheed Martin is a global aerospace and defense company that specializes in the development of innovative technologies for national security, aerospace, and space exploration. With a commitment to harnessing the potential of space, Lockheed Martin aims to cultivate innovation, reduce costs, and advance holistic solutions across military and civilian sectors, focusing on future-ready technologies.