Hardware Design Engineer

About the role

The Electronic Warfare Division of Leidos is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to support Circuit Board and FPGA Firmware Design Engineering work with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers, scientists, etc) to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging digital designs and RF sensor systems based on given project requirements.

Responsibilities

• Proficient in schematic design and BOM generation for higher-speed digital and mix-signal circuit card designs.
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement algorithms in hardware descriptor languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), based on customer requirements and/or model(s).
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers and scientists) to design and integrate challenging FPGA designs and RF sensor systems.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate DSP applications for latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Agilex, and AMD/Xilinx RFSoC.
• Analyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models.
• Perform design constraints generation and verification as well as evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.
• Analyze, design, simulate, and implement designs which interface to common signaling standards, typical IP such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, JESD204B/C, LVDS, etc.
• Analyze schematic diagrams for either custom or commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) electronic hardware involving high-speed digital and/or analog circuitry in associated FPGA-centric systems.
• Develop and maintain requirements documents, functional specification documents, interface control documents, etc.
• Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and occasional field testing.
• Conduct experimental tests on state-of-the-art FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and then develop specifications for selecting next-generation components.
• Work on problems of diverse scope, determining methods and procedures to be used on new assignments, and provide feedback and recommendations to other technical personnel.
• Some travel and work at remote sites for limited time periods may be occasionally required.

Qualifications

• Ability to be granted a security clearance.
• Experience with at least one FPGA integrated design and simulation environment tool and such as Xilinx Vivado/Vitis and Siemens ModelSim.
• Experience with at least one schematic entry and PCB Layout tool set such as Altium, KiCad, or Cadence Allegro/OrCad.
• Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.).
• Proficiency in general computer skills such as Microsoft office Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related degree.
• Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Bonus Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related.
• Experience writing test software in C/C++ or other language to validate design.
• Knowledge in the areas of performance characteristics of analog data converters, ADCs/DACs.
• ARM or RISC-V embedded processor based SoC design experience.
• Familiarity with electrical and mechanical standards such as FMC and VPX.
• Experience in signal processing theory and communications systems and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in resolving real world problems.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

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