388 Senior Hardware/Software Design Engineer

ARSIEM is looking for a an experienced Senior HW/SW Design Engineer to join a small team to design, develop, construct, and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems.  This position requires expertise in FPGA development, digital signal processing implementation, and software-hardware integration to support mission critical requirements. The contractor will lead technical design efforts, implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware, integrate with existing Linux code bases, bridge FPGA to software stack connection, plus document those efforts.  This role combines hardware design responsibilities (FPGA RTL development, timing closure, resource optimization) with software development (integration code, system-level software) to deliver complete subsystem solutions. This position will support one of our government clients in Annapolis Junction, MD.

Responsibilities

• Implement DSP and associated technical components in FPGA for code base integration. 

Minimum Qualifications

• Strong experience required for FPGA coding, Digital Signal Processing theory & application, Interfacing FPGA code with existing code bases and software.
• Knowledge of signal processing blocks and related DSP components, Linux OS, coding ability in C and C++.
• Bachelor's degree plus 8-years of relevant experience or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional experience with Vivado required.
• Experience with Epiq Solution PDK preferred.

The ARSIEM pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other laws.

Benefits:
For an overview of our benefits, please visit our benefits tab.
https://www.arsiem.com/careers/

Original Posting Date:
2026-08-28