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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Digital Design Engineer - **Company:** Actalent - **Location:** Los Angeles, CA, United States - **Salary:** $72,800.0 - $145,600.0 - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Digital Arts, Logic Synthesis of Circuits, Digital Technology, Formal Verification, Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), Hardware Design, Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation, MATLAB, Simulink, Software Requirements Analysis, Verification and Validation (Software), SystemVerilog, Verilog, VHSIC Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Application Specific Integrated Circuits, Safety Critical Systems, Devsecops - **Published:** September 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.beyondlosangeles.com/job.asp?id=3380050257&tx=KR10201LFU&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54 ## About the Role * Bachelor's degree in a STEM field with at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a master's degree in a STEM field with at least 3 years of relevant experience, or a PhD in a STEM field with at least 1 year of relevant experience. * Extensive experience with high-speed digital design and verification. * Hands-on experience with FPGA, SoC, and ASIC implementation, including VHDL and Verilog design, synthesis, and timing closure. * Experience with hardware design processes, including hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and transition to production. * Strong understanding of digital design principles and verification methodologies for safety-critical systems. * Ability to work effectively with cross-functional engineering and manufacturing teams across the program lifecycle. * Strong communication skills, with the ability to interface with development program leads and technical stakeholders. * U.S. Citizenship. * Current and active U.S. Government Secret Clearance. * Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA., * Experience with verification and validation technologies such as SystemVerilog, UVM, and hardware-in-the-loop environments. * Knowledge of computer architecture, including bus standards, interrupts, and memory subsystems. * Experience with Model-based Engineering and model-based development using tools such as MATLAB and Simulink. * Familiarity with fixed-point versus floating-point implementations in digital designs. * Experience working with sensors and digital signal processing applications. * Cost Account Management (CAM) certification or practical CAM experience. * Experience with safety-critical designs and compliance with standards such as DO-254. * Strong communication, team-building, and facilitation skills that support collaborative, cross-functional work. * Experience with digital signal processing and model-based development workflows. * Comfort with continuous learning and adopting new tools, processes, and automation techniques in a digital engineering environment. ## Description This role offers the opportunity to serve as a Principal Digital Design Engineer on a safety-critical development program focused on next-generation navigation, video, and cockpit products. You will contribute to an enterprise-wide digital transformation by applying Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices to deliver advanced digital systems for critical defense applications. The position emphasizes collaboration, transparency, and continuous improvement while working closely with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle., * Design and verify complex digital systems for a safety-critical development program, ensuring compliance with performance, reliability, and safety requirements. * Apply extensive knowledge of high-speed digital design and verification to develop robust and efficient digital architectures. * Implement FPGA, SoC, and ASIC solutions using VHDL and Verilog, including synthesis and timing closure activities. * Define hardware requirements and translate them into conceptual and detailed digital designs that support future generations of navigation, video, and cockpit products. * Develop and execute verification plans, including simulation, testbench development, and hardware-in-the-loop testing where applicable. * Support the full hardware design lifecycle, including requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, and transition to production. * Collaborate with development program leads, scientists, engineering teams, and manufacturing organizations throughout the program lifecycle to ensure technical alignment and successful integration. * Integrate appropriate processes, procedures, and tools to support model-based development and digital engineering practices. * Contribute to the adoption of Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile methodologies to improve efficiency, quality, and speed of delivery. * Communicate technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders and participate in technical reviews, design discussions, and problem-solving sessions. * Provide technical foresight and guidance to influence future digital product architectures and technology roadmaps. * Support cost and schedule objectives by participating in planning activities and, where applicable, contributing to cost account management., This role is based onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA, within a collaborative engineering environment focused on mission-enabling solutions for global security. You will work closely with multidisciplinary teams in engineering, science, and manufacturing, leveraging Model-based Engineering, DevSecOps, and Agile practices to support an enterprise-wide digital transformation. The work involves advanced digital design for safety-critical systems, including navigation, video, and cockpit products, and uses technologies such as FPGA, SoC, ASIC, VHDL, Verilog, SystemVerilog, UVM, MATLAB, and Simulink. The culture emphasizes openness, transparency, team empowerment, shared responsibility, flexibility, continuous learning, and a strong focus on automation. 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