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# FPGA Engineer, Senior

- **Company:** Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.
- **Location:** Lexington Park, MD, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $86,900.0 - $198,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Computer Engineering, Continuous Integration, Formal Verification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Description Language, Hardware Design, PIC Microcontroller, Fpga Hardware, SC Clearance
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9126507/fpga-engineer-senior

## About the Role

* 7+ years of experience with FPGA development and FPGA research across multiple device families and platforms
 * Experience working with Hardware Description Language ( HDL ) development and embedded design
 * Experience with implementing HDL for systems-on-chip or FPGAs in systems with or without microcontrollers
 * Experience with hardware and design security concepts, including verification methodologies and test benches and with embedded sof tware
 * Knowledge of alternatives to HDL in FPGA development, such as HDL Coder or Xilinx System Generator
 * Ability to develop hardware design specifications based on requirements or concept sketches and perform te chn ical planning, circuit level design, implementation, verification, formal Acceptance, and Production tests
 * Ability to perform functional analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation and interface definition to address customer requirements
 * Ability to lead and actively participate in hardware design, including architecture plan, and direct generation of functional block diagrams, state diagrams, and schematics
 * Secret clearance
 * Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Nice If You Have:

 * Experience with performing verification for Defense microelectronics systems
 * Experience with the microelectronics design and verification landscape, including varying types of IP Blocks
 * Experience with Universal Verification Methodology
 * Experience with continuous integration development practices
 * Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred; Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering a plus

## Description

Lead major microelectronics programs in the areas of design, verification, fabrication, packaging, te chn ology node access, integrity, t rus t, and assurance with Field Programmable Gate Array ( FPGA ) design solutions. Provide te chn ical and programmatic advice and lead services for a range of advanced systems, sensor, and computer processing te chn ologies and programs. Lead, advise, and assist the government with te chn ical assessments, strategic planning, and engineering evaluations. Lead the design, development, test, fielding, and sustainment of advanced microelectronics systems and asso cia ted t rus t and assurance programs. Demonstrate te chn ical expertise in the analysis and design of integrated circuit for critical te chn ologies for the DoD.


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