Elect Design and Analy Engr

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Elect Design and Analy Engr 5 El Segundo,CA Posted:8/12/2026 Job Description Job #:224980

224980

Engineering

Associate - W2

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PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking an Elect Design and Analy Engr 5, in El Segundo, CA. Job

Job Description:

Regular and predictable attendance is required

Work statement is a non-managerial role, non-leadership role.

The contractor will inherit FPGA top-level design and be responsible for creating and adding new functional blocks and interfaces, including integrating third-party and in-house IP cores. Responsibilities include updating constraint files, performing synthesis, simulation, and Place & Route processes to ensure timing closure and design integrity. The candidate will program FPGA devices, primarily from the Xilinx Versal, Ultra scale, and Ultra scale+ families.

Additionally, the contractor will collaborate closely with the system engineering team to support hardware and software system integration as well as testing activities to deliver a fully functioning system. Therefore, on-site work is required.

Required Skills:

• 5+ years of FPGA and/or ASIC design experience;
• Strong Xilinx/AMD Vivado experience;
• Experience with Versal family devices;
• Verilog/System Verilog HDL proficiency required;
• Advanced FPGA implementation skills (synthesis, timing closure, constraints);
• Active U.S. security clearance

Preferred

Skills:

• 2+ years of FPGA design experience;
• Strong Xilinx/AMD Vivado experience;
• Verilog/System Verilog proficiency;
• Advanced FPGA implementation skills (synthesis, timing closure, constraints);

Across all positions, we are looking for engineers who:

• Demonstrate strong digital hardware fundamentals.
• Exercise sound engineering judgment.
• Work independently with minimal oversight.
• Communicate clearly and proactively.
• Produce high-quality technical documentation.
• Take ownership of their work and deliver maintainable engineering solutions.
• Recruiters should prioritize candidates who can clearly explain their personal technical contributions, design decisions, debugging approach, and ownership of deliverables, rather than simply listing tools or technologies used on a project.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and Daily Pay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Job Requirements Minimum Security Clearance:

Secret

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance