Secret-Cleared Digital Engineer

PGS Worldwide is seeking a Secret-Cleared Digital Engineer in Woodland Hills, CA for a one-year onsite contract role supporting a leading aerospace & defense company.

The Digital Engineer will support design and verification of digital systems on a safety-critical development program. This role supports advanced digital transformation efforts using model-based engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices. The position requires high-speed digital design and verification experience, FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation experience, and an active Secret clearance.

Required Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in a STEM field with 5+ years of relevant experience, master’s degree in a STEM field with 3+ years of relevant experience, or PhD in a STEM field with 1+ year of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship required.
• Active U.S. Government Secret clearance required.
• Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA.
• Experience with high-speed digital design and verification.
• Experience with FPGA, SOC, or ASIC implementation.
• Experience with VHDL, Verilog, synthesis, and timing closure.
• Experience with hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and production transition.
• Strong communication skills.
• Ability to interface with program leads, senior scientists, engineering teams, and manufacturing organizations.
• Ability to support safety-critical digital system development.

Preferred Skills

• Experience with verification and validation technologies such as SystemVerilog, UVM, or hardware-in-the-loop.
• Knowledge of computer architecture, including bus standards, interrupts, and memory.
• Experience with model-based engineering tools such as MATLAB or Simulink.
• Understanding of fixed-point and floating-point design considerations.
• Experience with sensors and digital signal processing.
• Cost Account Management certification or experience.
• Experience with safety-critical designs, including DO-254.
• Communication, team building, and facilitation skills.

What You’ll Do

• Support design and verification of digital systems for safety-critical development programs.
• Apply digital design and verification concepts throughout the program lifecycle.
• Support FPGA, SOC, and ASIC implementation activities.
• Work with requirements, processes, procedures, and tools supporting next-generation navigation, video, and cockpit products.
• Collaborate with development program leads, senior scientists, engineering teams, and manufacturing teams.
• Support model-based engineering, DevSecOps, Agile practices, and automation-focused development approaches.
• Contribute to hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and production transition.
• Help ensure digital systems meet technical, program, and safety-critical requirements.

Work Schedule / Shift

• 9/80A schedule.

Pay

• $94.05 per hour

Job ID: 1653

Military veterans and transitioning military members are encouraged to apply to all PGS Worldwide positions. All of our jobs are military-friendly, and we work with leaders in Aerospace who rely on your military expertise to support mission-critical programs nationwide. As a Veteran Founded company, we know that the military has given you the skills and training you need to succeed in positions like this, and we want to support your success in the civilian sector however we can. We thank you for your service and humbly offer our own in return by helping you take your career to the next level.