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# Digital Engineer 3

- **Company:** CHIPTON ROSS
- **Location:** San Diego, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Systems Engineering, Communications Protocols, Software Debugging, Software Design Documents, Programming Tools, Electronic Design Automation, Ethernet, Firmware, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), PCI Express, System on a Chip, Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Vivado, Serial Peripheral Interface, SC Clearance, Software Defined Radio
- **Published:** July 8, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9016777/digital-engineer-3

## About the Role

* BS + 5 years of experience in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of experience.
 * Significant hands-on current experience in the field of VHDL design.
 * Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups.
 * Candidate must have working knowledge of formal engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.
 * An active Secret Clearance is required to start., * 8 or more years of professional technical experience.
 * Experience with VHDL design and OSVVM verification for FPGA firmware
 * Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, Versal family of devices.
 * Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)
 * Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim
 * Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
 * Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.
 * Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
 * Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.
 * Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's in Science is required.

School must be accredited., * Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.

 * Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
 * Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.

## Description

* Design, develop, integrate and test VHDL-based digital designs for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on software defined radio VHDL firmware code bases.
 * Work using FPGA programming development tools and environments
 * Work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test
 * Work in waterfall or Agile software development environment
 * Analyze system concept of operation, requirements and design documents to resolve functional, performance or timing issues.


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