{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"09bce7ddcc1ca0abf5c5fd3a","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/09bce7ddcc1ca0abf5c5fd3a","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/09bce7ddcc1ca0abf5c5fd3a","title":"FPGA Engineer","description":"Build technology that matters.\n\nAre you an FPGA engineer who enjoys solving complex technical challenges and seeing your designs through from architecture to hardware?\n\nLeidos’ Defense Space Business Area is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join our team in San Diego, CA . In this role, you’ll contribute to advanced sensor and space-related technologies supporting critical national defense missions while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers.\n\nThis is an opportunity to apply your expertise across the complete FPGA development lifecycle from architecture, design, and implementation through timing closure, integration, and hardware testing. We’re looking for engineers who thrive in fast-paced R&D environments and have a passion for developing and delivering high-tech solutions. Experience with space-qualified designs for LEO, MEO, and GEO is a plus, and we value and welcome experience working with organizations such as SDA, RCO, or DARPA.\n\nWhat You’ll Work On:\nYou’ll develop and test sophisticated FPGA designs for Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Space sensor systems for federal government customers.\n\nYou’ll also collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate DSP applications for modern System on a Chip (SoC) implementations, including technologies such as Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ and Xilinx RFSoC.\n\nAdditional responsibilities include:\n\nDevelop and execute FPGA test plans, determine root cause of test failures, and iterate with senior staff to determine design changes to improve FPGA performance.\n\nSupport electrical engineering activities including FPGA designs and system integration and testing with CAD and lab activities.\n\nAnalyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models.\n\nAble to synthesize, place and route, meeting timing requirements from high-speed FPGAs.\n\nAnalyze, design, simulate, and implement designs which interface to common signaling standards, typical IP hard macros such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, 10GBE Ethernet, LVDS, etc.\n\nUse judgment to perform technical troubleshooting and diagnosis of failed equipment and support root cause analysis.\n\nPerform data analysis and write technical reports.\n\nDevelop and maintain design documents, functional requirements and interface control documents.\n\nWhat You’ll Bring:\n\nBS and 5+ years of relevant experience as an electrical engineer or computer engineer in an R&D environment or Masters with 3+ year of relevant experience.\n\nUS Citizenship is required and must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret security clearance.\n\nExperience or coursework related to testing FPGA or CPLD designs in an electronics lab.\n\nFluent in Vivado, Modelsim or Riviera. Fluent in testbenches and self-checking verification methods.\n\nWorking knowledge of electronics test equipment like function generators, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and lab power supplies.\n\nWell-organized, reliable, attention to detail, demonstrated personal initiative. Ability to multi-task and prioritize workload. Good interpersonal skills and ability to coordinate work with others. Good oral and written communication skills.\n\nExperience working with cross-functional R&D development teams.\n\nMotivated self-starter able to work under minimal supervision and an entrepreneurial approach to roles and responsibilities.\n\nFamiliarity with GIT, JIRA, Agile, Scrum.\n\nEven Better If You Have:\n\nMasters’ degree or higher in Electrical/Computer Engineering with emphasis on digital/ASIC/FPGA design is a plus.\n\nBreadth of experience in a complementary discipline ability to develop image processing algorithms in Matlab and implement them in HDL, FPGA design, or embedded software is a plus.\n\nExperience with Microchip Polarfire and Libero tools is a plus.\n\nExperience reviewing and documenting technical data packages for military products.\n\nDemonstrated mid-level lead position in a large FPGA project.\n\nAn active security clearance.\n\nWhy Leidos?\nAt Leidos, we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers’ success. We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.\n\nLeidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services spanning land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Our solutions include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support.\n\nOur teams are solving some of the world’s toughest security challenges in support of customers with “can’t fail” missions.\n\nReady for your next engineering challenge? Bring your FPGA expertise to a team developing advanced technology in support of critical national defense missions.\n\nIf you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\n\nOriginal Posting\nAugust 17, 2026\n\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\n\nPay Range\nPay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00\n\nThe Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.\n\nAbout Leidos\nLeidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.\n\nPay and Benefits\nPay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.\n\nEmployment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.\n\nMore details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.\n\nSecuring Your Data\nBeware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.\n\nIf you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.\n\nCommitment to Non-Discrimination\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 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In this role, you’ll contribute to advanced sensor and space-related technologies supporting critical national defense missions while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of engineers.\n\nThis is an opportunity to apply your expertise across the complete FPGA development lifecycle from architecture, design, and implementation through timing closure, integration, and hardware testing. We’re looking for engineers who thrive in fast-paced R&D environments and have a passion for developing and delivering high-tech solutions. Experience with space-qualified designs for LEO, MEO, and GEO is a plus, and we value and welcome experience working with organizations such as SDA, RCO, or DARPA.\n\nWhat You’ll Work On:\nYou’ll develop and test sophisticated FPGA designs for Chemical, Biological, Radiation, Nuclear, and Space sensor systems for federal government customers.\n\nYou’ll also collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate DSP applications for modern System on a Chip (SoC) implementations, including technologies such as Xilinx Zynq UltraScale+ and Xilinx RFSoC.\n\nAdditional responsibilities include:\n\nDevelop and execute FPGA test plans, determine root cause of test failures, and iterate with senior staff to determine design changes to improve FPGA performance.\n\nSupport electrical engineering activities including FPGA designs and system integration and testing with CAD and lab activities.\n\nAnalyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models.\n\nAble to synthesize, place and route, meeting timing requirements from high-speed FPGAs.\n\nAnalyze, design, simulate, and implement designs which interface to common signaling standards, typical IP hard macros such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, 10GBE Ethernet, LVDS, etc.\n\nUse judgment to perform technical troubleshooting and diagnosis of failed equipment and support root cause analysis.\n\nPerform data analysis and write technical reports.\n\nDevelop and maintain design documents, functional requirements and interface control documents.\n\nWhat You’ll Bring:\n\nBS and 5+ years of relevant experience as an electrical engineer or computer engineer in an R&D environment or Masters with 3+ year of relevant experience.\n\nUS Citizenship is required and must be able to obtain/maintain a Top Secret security clearance.\n\nExperience or coursework related to testing FPGA or CPLD designs in an electronics lab.\n\nFluent in Vivado, Modelsim or Riviera. 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We empower our teams, contribute to our communities, and operate sustainably. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers, our people, and our community. Our Mission, Vision, and Values guide the way we do business.\n\nLeidos Defense provides a diverse portfolio of systems, solutions, and services spanning land, sea, air, space, and cyberspace for customers worldwide. Our solutions include enterprise and mission IT, large-scale intelligence systems, command and control, geospatial and data analytics, cybersecurity, logistics, training, and intelligence analysis and operations support.\n\nOur teams are solving some of the world’s toughest security challenges in support of customers with “can’t fail” missions.\n\nReady for your next engineering challenge? Bring your FPGA expertise to a team developing advanced technology in support of critical national defense missions.\n\nIf you’re looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.\n\nOriginal Posting\nAugust 17, 2026\n\nFor U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.\n\nPay Range\nPay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00\n\nThe Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.\n\nAbout Leidos\nLeidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.\n\nPay and Benefits\nPay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.\n\nEmployment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.\n\nMore details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.\n\nSecuring Your Data\nBeware of fake employment opportunities using Leidos’ name. Leidos will never ask you to provide payment-related information during any part of the employment application process (i.e., ask you for money), nor will Leidos ever advance money as part of the hiring process (i.e., send you a check or money order before doing any work). Further, Leidos will only communicate with you through emails that are generated by the Leidos.com automated system - never from free commercial services (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, Hotmail) or via WhatsApp, Telegram, etc. If you received an email purporting to be from Leidos that asks for payment-related information or any other personal information (e.g., about you or your previous employer), and you are concerned about its legitimacy, please make us aware immediately by emailing us at LeidosCareersFraud@leidos.com.\n\nIf you believe you are the victim of a scam, contact your local law enforcement and report the incident to the U.S. Federal Trade Commission.\n\nCommitment to Non-Discrimination\nAll qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. 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