Job ID: 111429

The Leonardo DRS Airborne and Intelligence Systems business is a global leader and strategic partner committed to delivering world-class, full life-cycle defense and intelligence products that protect the security of our nation and our allies. From air combat training to state-of-the-art electronic warfare systems, our technology is deployed by virtually all U.S. military and government agencies around the world.

Job Summary

We're looking for a Digital Hardware/Firmware/FPGA Engineer II to join our Signal Solutions team in Frederick, MD. In this role, you'll design, develop, analyze, verify, and validate digital electronic products and subsystems covering a wide range of applications including signal and radar processing, network communications, and electronic warfare.

This is a hybrid role with some remote flexibility, and we work a 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.

Job Responsibilities

• FPGA/PLD digital logic design, System Simulation, Synthesis, Resource and Power Utilization analysis, Place and Route, Timing analysis, Verification, and Integration activities

• Design, build, and test of cutting-edge devices containing both digital and optical hardware

• Troubleshoot and diagnose malfunctions in existing products or systems and makes modifications as needed

• Compile and evaluate design and test data

• Analyze, develop and recommend design approaches

• Provide regular reporting of progress and status

• Support the program design to cost and design for manufacture requirements

• Develop prototypes to retire key development risks as directed

• Support, communicate, reinforce and defend the mission, values and culture of the organization

• Responsible for some aspects of requirement decomposition/definition/clarification, system design, system verification, associated documentation for digital electronics development, design revision control, and archival of design files

• Participate in the generation of test and verification plans establishing functional criteria to ensure requirements are correctly implemented

• Participate in the execution of verification plans and assist in development unit and system testing

• May participate in BD (Business Development) activities, including providing inputs to RFPs (Request for Proposals) and RFQs (Request for Quotes)

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or other related field with 2+ years of relevant experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience

• Firmware development Tools/Skills proficiencies:

• Implement high speed interface designs, low power architectures, embedded micro-processing systems, and complex memory designs, including protocols such as DDR, 10G/40G/100G Ethernet, Aurora, and PCIe in networking applications

• Implement novel DSP algorithms efficiently into FPGA structures

• Generate and execute constraint driven synthesis and timing closure techniques

• VHDL, with some familiarity with Verilog and SystemVerilog

• Various scripting languages and approaches such as tcl, bash, perl, etc.

• Mentor Graphics Questa or ModelSim simulation/verification tools, with some familiarity with constrained random verification approaches

• Subversion, CVS, GIT, or similar

• Xilinx Vivado, Intel Questa, Microsemi Libero SoC, etc.

• Digital Hardware design Tools/Skills proficiencies:

• Schematic capture and providing input to PWB/PCB design through layout, fabrication and assembly

• Manage bill of materials (BOMs), costs, and schedules

• Contribute to digital hardware requirements analysis, requirements definition, requirements management, functional analysis, performance analysis (e.g. signal integrity, power, etc.), interface analysis and definition for the design

• Contribute to the integration and verification of digital components, equipment, and systems for major programs and projects

• Involved in troubleshooting and design updates of existing

• Knowledge of high-speed serial and parallel interfaces such as 40GBASE-KR4, PCIe, DDR4, USB, SERDES, etc.

• Knowledge of lab practices and test using high speed measurement instruments such as VNAs, oscilloscopes, BERTs and TDR/TDT

*This position has the option of being either fully onsite in our Frederick facility or partly remote (onsite Tues-Thurs). Must live within commuting distance of the designated facility regardless of choice.

Taking care of our people is a top priority at Leonardo DRS. We are proud to offer competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, a company contribution to a health savings account, telemedicine, life and disability insurance, legal insurance, and a 401(k) savings plan. We champion wellness programs that focus on physical, emotional, and financial well-being. We develop our talent by offering programs and activities to support career-growth, professional development, and skill enhancement. And we understand there is more to life than work, and the importance of offering flexible work schedules with our 9/80 program, competitive vacation, health/emergency leave, paid parental leave, and community service hours.

*Some employees are eligible for limited benefits only

Leonardo DRS, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates are equal opportunity employers and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.#AIS