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# FPGA Firmware Engineer

- **Company:** Scientific Research Corporation
- **Location:** North Charleston, SC, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Bash Shell, UClibc (C Standard Library), C++ (Programming Language), Linux, Linux on Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, MATLAB, Ansible, Signal Processing, Software Engineering, Systems Architecture, System on a Chip, Systems Integration, Tcl (Programming Language), Toolchain, Vagrant, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Scripting, Containerization, Yocto, Kubernetes, Software Defined Radio, Docker, Programming Languages
- **Published:** May 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/8943327/fpga-firmware-engineer

## About the Role

* 5-8 years experience
 * Experienced in developing and maintaining FPGA firmware components
 * Proficient in VHDL and familiar with high-level programming languages (e.g. C/C++)
 * Comfortable developing in a Linux operating environment
 * Highly motivated and able to work both independently and in a team
 * Effective complex problem solving skills
 * Effective communication and analysis skills
 * In-depth knowledge of software development life cycles
 * Formal education or equivalent experience in a systems or software engineering discipline

Desired Skills

 * Experience in software development for embedded general purpose processors (GPPs) and/or DSPs
 * Experience with embedded software development including embedded Linux and SoC-based architectures
 * Experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Vivado/Vitis toolchain
 * Experience with embedded OS development such as Yocto, Buildroot, or PetaLinux
 * Experience with SDR platforms, frameworks, and software
 * Experience in scripting languages such as Bash and TCL
 * Familiar with use of MATLAB for signal processing and modeling
 * Familiar with containerization and virtualization (e.g. Kubernetes, Docker, Vagrant, Ansible, etc.)
 * Familiar with using modular open systems architectures such as CMOSS, SOSA, MORA, VICTORY, OpenVPX, etc. to achieve interoperability

## Description

* Filling the technical position of Field-programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Firmware Engineer on the Software Defined Radio Systems (SDRS) program at the Navy Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic in Charleston, SC
 * Working alongside industry experts in the fields of SDR, software development, tactical communications, and electronic warfare
 * Emphasizing hardware description language (HDL) and application development for system-on-chip (SoC) hardware platforms but will span other aspects of embedded software development including documentation, design, implementation, integration, verification, review, toolchain automation, maintenance, etc.
 * Architecting software/firmware systems for embedded SoC hardware platforms
 * Designing, developing, and maintaining new and legacy logic components for use on FPGAs
 * Designing communications between distributed software components
 * Developing embedded Linux applications and drivers to integrate FPGAs with other software components
 * Packaging and using IP components in FPGA block diagram design
 * Designing and developing testbenches and test tools
 * Developing for and integrating with digital signal processors (DSPs)
 * Designing for partial reconfiguration
 * Using containers to dynamically program FPGAs
 * Automating software with scripts
 * Performing system demonstrations


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