Senior Principal FPGA & Digital Signals Processing Engineer

• Lead the FPGA firmware architecture for Dragonfly, defining signal-processing partitioning across FPGA, GPU, and CPU to meet latency, throughput, and SWaP requirements
• Migrate GPU-based DSP algorithms into efficient FPGA implementations, including floating-to-fixed-point conversion, quantization analysis, word-length optimization, and bit-accurate verification
• Design reusable, portable FPGA IP for AMD/Xilinx RFSoC, Versal, Ultra Scale+, and Zynq platforms
• Develop real-time FPGA implementations for RF signal processing, including digital down conversion, filtering, FFTs, channelization, synchronization, demodulation, and protocol exploitation
• Implement and optimize wireless protocol processing for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, LoRa, LTE, and 5G
• Develop FPGA capabilities for direction finding, beamforming, geolocation, and multichannel phase-coherent signal processing
• Establish FPGA verification methodologies, including simulation, automated regression testing, timing closure, hardware validation, and over-the-air testing
• Support hardware bring-up, integration, production validation, and field testing of Dragonfly systems
• Serve as technical authority for FPGA firmware and DSP architecture; conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, and establish engineering best practices
• Contribute to product roadmaps, customer engagements, technical proposals, IRAD efforts, and emerging EW/SIGINT capability development

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
• 10+ years of FPGA development experience supporting RF, SDR, SIGINT, radar, wireless communications, or Electronic Warfare systems
• Demonstrated ownership of FPGA architecture from concept through deployed production systems
• Active Secret clearance required
• Ability to obtain or maintain TS/SCI preferred
• Expert proficiency with VHDL and/or System Verilog, RTL design, pipelining, finite state machines, clock domain crossing, and timing closure
• Extensive experience with AMD/Xilinx development tools including Vivado, Vitis, Vitis HLS, and RFSoC or Versal platforms
• Strong background in DSP, including FFTs, digital down/up conversion, FIR/IIR/CIC filters, multirate processing, fixed-point design, CORDIC, and AGC
• Experience with high-speed interfaces including AXI, PCIe, Ethernet, DDR memory, Aurora, and JESD
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• Proficiency with MATLAB and/or Python for algorithm development and hardware verification, plus C/C++ development in Linux environments
• Experience with FPGA simulation, debugging, board bring-up, and RF laboratory validation using industry-standard tools
• Familiarity with Git, Agile development methodologies, and cross-functional hardware/software engineering teams
• Experience developing CUDA or GPU-based DSP algorithms and migrating them to FPGA implementations preferred as an additional qualification
• Experience with beamforming, direction finding, geolocation, MUSIC/ESPRIT, TDOA, or FDOA algorithms preferred as an additional qualification
• Knowledge of LTE, 5G , Wi-Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, LoRa, or other modern communications waveforms preferred as an additional qualification
• Experience with HLS, Simulink, MATLAB HDL Coder, or Model Composer preferred as an additional qualification
• Familiarity with RFNoC, GNU Radio, OpenCPI, SOSA, or CMOSS architectures preferred as an additional qualification

Demonstrates expertise in FPGA firmware architecture and DSP, with a strong focus on real-time implementations for RF signal processing and wireless protocols. Proficient in VHDL, System Verilog, and AMD/Xilinx development tools, with a proven track record in leading projects from concept to production.

• FPGA Firmware Architecture
• VHDL/System Verilog Proficiency
• DSP Algorithm Development
• AMD/Xilinx Development Tools
• Active Secret Clearance

• FPGA Development
• Signal Processing
• Real-Time Implementations
• Digital Down Conversion
• FFT
• Wireless Protocol Processing
• FPGA Verification Methodologies
• Pipelining
• Timing Closure
• Fixed-Point Design

• Mentoring
• Technical Authority
• Collaboration

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering
• Active Secret Clearance
• TS/SCI Clearance Preferred

• RF
• SDR
• SIGINT
• Electronic Warfare
• 5G
• Wi-Fi
• Bluetooth/BLE
• Lo Ra
• LTE
• High-Speed Interfaces

• Vivado
• Vitis
• MATLAB
• Python
• C/C++
• Git
• Agile Development