Digital Design Engineer

Digital Design Engineer.

3-year contract.

Active Secret clearance required.

100% on-site with some flex.

Pay Range: $90-$107/hr. DOE

Responsibilities include but not limited to:
-Designs and implements firmware for embedded devices and systems from requirements to production/deployment.
-Designs, develops, codes, tests, and debugs Hardware Design Language (HDL) code for FPGAs embedded within a large system consisting of RF subsystems, embedded processors, and general-purpose computing. The FPGAs will interface directly with hardware elements, as well as, general purpose computing.
-Involved in specifications, design and development of embedded HDL in engineering projects.
-Analyzes and enhances efficiency, stability and scalability of system resources.
-Integrates and validates new product designs.
-Supports firmware and system quality assurance.
-Provides post development support including integration, testing, and verification at the system level.
-Will support both HDL and system level debugging. Experience in hands-on development and troubleshooting on embedded targets.

Required Experience:
-Bachelor's degree is required for this role
-Multiple years of experience with the FPGA firmware development process is required, including VHDL code development, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and FPGA verification.
-Verilog experience
-Must be proficient in all aspects of FPGA design and verification.
-In-depth familiarity with Xilinx FPGAs, particularly the Virtex family, and in-depth knowledge of Synplicity, Xilinx ISE, Modelsim, Unix, laboratory test equipment, and source/revision control tools.
-Experience developing implementation architectures from requirements documents or high level specifications.
-Requires use and maintenance of legacy IP.
-Requires ability to troubleshoot designs operating within an integrated system.
-Knowledge of Verilog, Matlab, C/C++, Perl, XST, system C, system Verilog, Altera FPGA device technology, and/or RF system performance analysis.
-Proven experience in embedded systems design with preemptive, multitasking real-time operating systems.
-Knowledge of reading schematics and data sheets for components.
-Strong documentation and writing skills.
-Requires ability to communicate and work with teams on multiple-person chip developments.

Preferred Skills:
-Master's degree is preferred
-Experience with wireless communications systems, digital signal processing, and/or communication theory is desired.
-Experience in the design and debug of complex circuit boards, and/or design involving embedded DSPs or general purpose microprocessors is also desired.

-Active clearance is required to start.

-This position is 100% onsite with some periodic flexibility

 

Qualification	Assessment
Must Have
Degree Level
Bachelor's Degree	Yes
Design
Experience with complex, high-speed HDL based implementations of algorithms	15 years
Experience with design/HDL analysis, including high speed and low power design	15 years
Electrical/Electronics
Xilinx FPGA	15 years
Experience
Implementing FPGA designs in hardware, including the creation of constraint files	15 years
Hardware
Firmware	15 years
Programming
Embedded Software	10 years
FPGA Development (VHDL/Verilog or SystemVerilog)	15 years
FPGA Programming	15 years
Software Design/Development	10 years
Signal Processing
ASICs, FPGA, VLSI, and Mixed Signal Circuit Design	5 years
Software
Multithreaded  and Multiprocessor Applications	1 years
Software Tools
Xilinx Toolsets (Vivado, Vitis)	3 years
Systems
System Integration and Validation	5 years
Nice to Have
Degree Level
Masters Degree	Yes
Design
Circuit Design	0 years
Experience
Digital and Wireless Radio/Communications Technology	0 years
Signal Processing
ASIC Design	0 years
DSP, Processor, Micro Controllers	0 years