ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – E2

Job Title

ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – E2

Role Summary

Mid-career firmware engineer responsible for FPGA and custom digital board design for signal processing and high-speed communications. Works on architecture, implementation, verification, and documentation across the FPGA/ASIC development flow.

Experience Level

Mid-level (2–5 years of relevant FPGA architecture and design experience).

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include system architecture, implementation, verification, and team coordination.

• Perform FPGA firmware architecture and custom digital board design.
• Design digital signal processing, messaging, control, and high-speed communications logic.
• Define architecture, logic design, system simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, timing and power analysis.
• Develop, verify, and document ASIC and FPGA designs.
• Estimate, break down, plan, and coordinate firmware work for the team.
• Interface and collaborate regularly with program leadership and teammates.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience. Education requirements are summarized separately below.

• 2–5 years of professional experience in FPGA architecture and design.
• Extensive VHDL firmware programming experience on FPGA devices.
• Experience with Xilinx, Intel (Altera), or Microsemi FPGA devices and toolflows (Vivado, Quartus, Libero).
• Familiarity with Mentor Questa HDL simulator and UVM verification techniques.
• Ability to implement designs with minimal direction and manage multiple tasks toward program completion.
• Strong oral, written, and presentation skills.

Nice-to-have:

• MATLAB modeling, Simulink HDL Coder, Xilinx System Generator.
• Nvidia CUDA or OpenCL experience.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, or Computer Engineering) was specified in the source posting.

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.