Senior Hardware​/Software Design Engineer

About ARSIEM Corporation

At ARSIEM Corporation we are committed to fostering a proven and trusted partnership with our government clients. We provide support to multiple agencies across the United States Government, leveraging an experienced workforce of qualified professionals committed to delivering the best possible support.

We are looking for an experienced Senior HW/SW Design Engineer to join a small team to design, develop, construct, and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems. This position requires expertise in FPGA development, digital signal processing implementation, and software–hardware integration to support mission‑critical requirements. The contractor will lead technical design efforts, implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware, integrate with existing Linux code bases, bridge FPGA to software stack connection, and document those efforts.

This role combines hardware design responsibilities (FPGA RTL development, timing closure, resource optimization) with software development (integration code, system‑level software) to deliver complete subsystem solutions. The position supports one of our government clients in Annapolis Junction, MD.

• Implement DSP and associated technical components in FPGA for code base integration.

• Strong experience required for FPGA coding, digital signal processing theory and application, and interfacing FPGA code with existing code bases and software.
• Knowledge of signal processing blocks and related DSP components, Linux OS, coding ability in C and C++.
• Bachelor's degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or equivalent.

• Additional experience with Vivado required.
• Experience with the Epiq Solution PDK preferred.

$167,000 - $187,000 a year

The ARSIEM 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) job responsibilities, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other laws.

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Clearance Requirement:
This position requires an active TS/SCI with a polygraph. You must be a U.S. citizen for consideration.

Candidate Referral:
If you know someone who would be great at this role, ARSIEM offers a $5,000 referral bonus for newly identified candidates who are successfully placed on one of our projects. The bonus is paid after the referred employee reaches six months of employment.

ARSIEM is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affluent Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.

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