FPGA Engineer, Senior

Job Title

FPGA Engineer, Senior

Role Summary

Lead technical and programmatic efforts for advanced microelectronics programs using FPGA design solutions. Provide design, verification, fabrication, packaging, technology-node access, trust, and assurance guidance for sensor and processing systems supporting DoD customers.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 7+ years of FPGA development and research experience across multiple device families and platforms.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Lead design, verification, test, fielding, and sustainment of FPGA-based microelectronics systems.
• Provide technical assessments, strategic planning, and engineering evaluations for customers.
• Develop hardware architecture, functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics.
• Translate requirements or concept sketches into hardware design specifications and technical plans.
• Oversee implementation and integration of HDL/SoC designs, including designs with or without microcontrollers.
• Define and execute verification, formal acceptance, and production test strategies and test benches.
• Coordinate fabrication, packaging, technology-node access, and trust/assurance activities.

Requirements

Must-have qualifications:

• 7+ years of FPGA development and research across multiple device families and platforms.
• Practical experience with Hardware Description Languages (HDL) and embedded design.
• Experience implementing HDL for systems-on-chip or standalone FPGAs.
• Familiarity with hardware and design security concepts, verification methodologies, and testbench development.
• Knowledge of alternative FPGA development tools such as HDL Coder or Xilinx System Generator.
• Ability to perform functional analysis, trade studies, requirements allocation, and interface definition.
• Proven ability to lead hardware design activities and direct technical teams.
• Active Secret security clearance required.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with verification for defense microelectronics systems and knowledge of IP block types.
• Familiarity with Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) and continuous integration practices.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is required. A Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering is preferred; a Doctorate in those fields is a plus.

About the Company

Company: Booz Allen & Hamilton

Headquarters: McLean, Virginia, United States

Management and technology consulting firm providing analytics, engineering, cyber, digital, and mission services to U.S. government agencies (especially defense and intelligence) and commercial clients.