FPGA Engineer

HII Mission Technologies Division (HII‑MT) is seeking an FPGA Engineer in Dayton, Ohio, to design, implement, and optimize FPGA‑based solutions for cutting‑edge projects in domains such as signal processing.

This position is located at Wright Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio and is within commuting distance of Beavercreek, Fairborn, Dayton, and Riverside.

Responsibilities include technical planning, system integration, verification and validation, cost and risk analysis, and supportability and effectiveness analyses for total systems. Responsibilities also involve functional and timeline analysis, detail trade studies, requirements allocation, interface definition studies, and translating customer requirements into hardware and software specifications.

• 5 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s in a related field; 3 years with a Master’s; 0 years with a PhD or JD; or High School Diploma with 9 years relevant experience.
• Interest in either Radar or Electronic Warfare System design and/or testing.
• Tasking includes RF chain analysis and radar system performance analysis, as well as all aspects of test execution.
• Interest in EW and Radar Signal Processing Techniques, Sensor System Integration and Test, and Electronic Warfare and Radar Performance Analysis Tools such as MATLAB is required.
• Hands‑on test, integration, and verification support across lab facilities requiring skills in algorithms, software, hardware, and networking.
• Support technical publications in developing customer releases, test planning, test procedures, and test reports.
• Support technical and functional leadership through the identification of risk.
• Must be willing to travel for extended periods; deployment times typically last between two and three weeks.
• Must be able to bend, reach, stoop and lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able and willing to work outside in adverse weather conditions.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance with advanced security checks.
• Secret clearance minimum to start.

May require working in an office, industrial, shipboard, or laboratory environment. Capable of climbing ladders and tolerating confined spaces and extreme temperature variances.

HII offers competitive benefits, including best‑in‑class medical, dental, and vision plan choices; wellness resources; employee assistance programs; a 401(k) savings plan; financial planning tools; life insurance; tuition reimbursement; early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships; and occasional bonuses or other non‑recurrent compensation for qualified positions.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Additionally, you may call for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.