Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Lead FPGA design and verification efforts for advanced microelectronics programs supporting a client mission in Lexington, Massachusetts. The role focuses on FPGA design solutions across design, verification, fabrication, packaging, and sustainment, and provides technical advice for advanced systems and sensor/processing technologies.

Experience Level

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

Responsibilities

Primary duties include technical leadership of FPGA and microelectronics efforts, system-level planning, and delivery of hardware designs and verification artifacts.

• Lead design, development, testing, and sustainment of advanced microelectronics systems and trust programs.
• Provide technical and programmatic advice for advanced systems, sensors, and computer processing technologies.
• Advise on technical assessments, strategic planning, and engineering evaluations.
• Develop hardware design specifications, perform circuit-level design, and conduct technical planning.
• Perform functional analysis, trade studies, and requirements allocation to meet customer needs.
• Lead and participate in architecture planning, generation of functional block diagrams, and hardware verification activities.
• Coordinate with fabrication, packaging, and sustainment teams as required by program needs.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills, security clearance, and program experience.

• 7+ years of FPGA development experience across multiple device families and platforms.
• Active Secret security clearance.
• Proven experience with Hardware Description Language (HDL) development and embedded design.
• Experience implementing HDL for systems-on-chip or FPGAs.
• Experience with hardware and design security concepts, including verification methodologies and test benches.
• Familiarity with alternatives to HDL in FPGA development (for example, HDL Coder or Xilinx System Generator).
• Experience producing hardware design specifications and performing circuit-level design and technical planning.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience performing verification for defense microelectronics systems.
• Familiarity with the microelectronics design and verification landscape, including various IP blocks.
• Experience with Universal Verification Methodology (UVM).
• Experience with continuous integration development practices.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is required. Master's or Doctorate in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering is preferred.

Apex Systems offers standard employee benefits including medical, retirement, and professional development resources.

About the Company

Company: Apex Systems

Headquarters: Glen Allen, Virginia, United States

Apex Systems is a global IT staffing and workforce solutions firm that provides consulting, contract, and permanent placement services, along with training, benefits, and career development resources for technology and business professionals.