Senior FPGA Engineer

Job Title

Senior FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Join the Advanced Technology Development Operation (ATDO) to develop and mature secure embedded electronics and FPGA-based subsystems. Work spans ideation, prototype turn-up, and production acceptance for systems using commercial processors, ASICs, SoCs, GPUs and FPGAs.

The role supports development and analysis of anti-tamper and system-protection technologies for defense applications and requires close collaboration with small, multidisciplinary engineering teams.

Experience Level

Senior — the posting specifies 10+ years of direct experience developing embedded systems; advanced STEM degrees may substitute for experience on a year-for-year basis.

Responsibilities

Primary tasks and scope of work:

• Lead hardware bring-up and turn-up of custom prototypes and mature them into deployable solutions.
• Design, simulate, synthesize, and validate IP for FPGA/ASIC projects and support closure to meet system requirements.
• Perform schematic review, lab testing, debugging, and troubleshooting of new and existing embedded designs.
• Develop and execute embedded debugging and emulation strategies.
• Implement and maintain low-level software such as advanced C code and hardware drivers for embedded platforms.
• Collaborate in systems engineering activities including architecture selection, documentation, and technical reporting.
• Mentor junior engineers and participate in technical leadership as needed.

Requirements

Must-have skills and qualifications:

• 10+ years direct experience developing embedded systems.
• Active Secret clearance or ability to obtain a DoD security clearance.
• Practical experience with schematic interpretation, lab testing, and debugging of custom electronics.
• Experience with FPGA development using VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Experience in design, simulation, synthesis, and validation of IP.
• Embedded debugging and emulation experience.
• Advanced-level C programming skills and experience creating hardware drivers.

Nice-to-have:

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Technical lead / architect experience on embedded projects, including requirements derivation and conveying design intent.
• Experience with microcode, secure boot, real-time systems, and cryptographic algorithm implementation.
• Background in hardware security: tamper vulnerability research, side-channel analysis, fault-injection attacks, or reverse-engineering threat vectors.
• Experience authoring proposals, systems development plans, technical reports, and mentoring junior staff.

Education Requirements

B.S. or higher in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a relevant technical field. The posting notes advanced STEM degrees (e.g., M.S., Ph.D.) and states advanced degrees may substitute for years of experience on a year-for-year basis.

About the Company

Company: Radiance Technologies

Headquarters: Huntsville, AL, USA

Employee-owned engineering firm specializing in advanced technology development for national security, focusing on microelectronics and systems security, anti-tamper/protective technologies, secure packaging, and embedded systems for defense customers.