FPGA Firmware Engineer

fpga firmware engineer

location

us-sc-north charleston

category

software engineer

position type

regular full-time

application open date

8/12/2025

filling the technical position of field-programmable gate array (fpga) firmware engineer on the software defined radio systems (sdrs) program at the navy information warfare center (niwc) atlantic in charleston, sc

• working alongside industry experts in the fields of sdr, software development, tactical communications, and electronic warfare
• emphasizing hardware description language (hdl) and application development for system-on-chip (soc) hardware platforms but will span other aspects of embedded software development including documentation, design, implementation, integration, verification, review, toolchain automation, maintenance, etc.
• architecting software/firmware systems for embedded soc hardware platforms
• designing, developing, and maintaining new and legacy logic components for use on fpgas
• designing communications between distributed software components
• developing embedded linux applications and drivers to integrate fpgas with other software components
• packaging and using ip components in fpga block diagram design
• designing and developing test benches and test tools
• developing for and integrating with digital signal processors (dsps)
• designing for partial reconfiguration
• using containers to dynamically program fpgas
• automating software with scripts
• performing system demonstrations

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• experienced in developing and maintaining fpga firmware components

• proficient in vhdl and familiar with high-level programming languages (e.g. C/c++)

• comfortable developing in a linux operating environment

• highly motivated and able to work both independently and in a team

• effective complex problem solving skills

• effective communication and analysis skills

• in-depth knowledge of software development life cycles

• formal education or equivalent experience in a systems or software engineering discipline

• experience in software development for embedded general purpose processors (gpps) and/or dsps

• experience with embedded software development including embedded linux and soc-based architectures

• experience with xilinx fpgas and vivado/vitis toolchain

• experience with embedded os development such as yocto, buildroot, or petalinux

• experience with sdr platforms, frameworks, and software

• experience in scripting languages such as bash and tcl

• familiar with use of matlab for signal processing and modeling

• familiar with containerization and virtualization (e.g. Kubernetes, docker, vagrant, ansible, etc.)

• familiar with using modular open systems architectures such as cmoss, sosa, mora, victory, openvpx, etc. To achieve interoperability

src is a contractor for the u.s. Government, this position will require u.s. Citizenship as well as, a u.s. Government security clearance at the secret level

• occasional conus travel (