Firmware Design Engineer

The Leidos Defense Sector in Beavercreek, OH is seeking a Firmware Design Engineer to join a growing, high-performance team responsible for solving some of our customers’ most challenging and interesting problems. The successful candidate will utilize their technical expertise and leadership/communication skills to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and rewarding environment. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to design and implement solutions for a variety of FPGA and DSP applications.

In addition to design and implementation of firmware, you will collaborate with other engineers on related DSP and software tasks, all with the goal of making a positive impact for our customers.

• Review and understand current firmware designs and implementations
• Modify existing and create novel firmware designs to function on new hardware systems
• Define requirements for new firmware and DSP systems
• Collaborate with other firmware developers to implement, improve, and validate designs
• Support field test activities by operating equipment and troubleshooting issues

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Experience with the following:
  • Verilog/VHDL
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • MATLAB, C/C++
  • Laboratory test equipment – Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator
  • Digital, analog, and radio frequency circuits
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Scripting languages
• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to clearly articulate conclusions via technical reports and documents

• Active Secret (or higher) security clearance
• Familiarity or experience with the following:
  • Embedded software design
  • Revision control (git, SVN)
  • Vivado/Vitis
  • Modelsim/Questasim
  • RHEL (or similar)
  • Open Systems Architectures

All 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. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.