FPGA Engineer, Intelligence Systems

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI‑powered operating system that turns thousands of data streams into a realtime, 3D command and control center.

As the world enters an era of strategic competition, Anduril is committed to bringing cutting‑edge autonomy, AI, computer vision, sensor fusion, and networking technology to the military in months, not years.

Anduril Intelligence Systems (AIS) is focused on positioning Anduril as a lead provider of specialized engineering and products for Intelligence Community (IC) customers. We work within the IC to understand their requirements, shape their concepts of operation, and deliver exquisite capability across their problem set. We aim to develop and deploy critically needed capabilities that address our customers’ most pressing national security requirements.

We are looking for a FPGA Engineer to join our rapidly growing team in Reston, Virginia. In this role, you will be responsible for rapidly developing, testing, and implementing FPGA designs using Xilinx SoC/FPGA. This will require skills in digital circuit design, VHDL/Verilog coding and simulation.

• Integrate third‑party vendors IP as necessary.
• Participate in the entire design life cycle: from requirements and concept, through design and hands‑on testing/board bring‑up.
• Implement a variety of signal types such as high‑speed communications (ethernet, serial), signal processing (analog, digital).
• Ensure designs meet all relevant safety and performance standards, with traceability back to top‑level system requirements, as necessary.
• Investigate and resolve bugs found during hands‑on testing (at HDL level and system level).

• 5+ years of experience preferred in FPGA/HDL hardware design. Experience with Xilinx SoC is highly preferred.
• Familiarity with design software like Vivado (preferred), Model Sim, or Quartus.
• Proficient in VHDL and/or Verilog.
• Ability to work in a fast‑paced, challenging environment.
• Excellent problem‑solving and organizational skills.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience in SoC hardware bring‑up, preferably on ARM‑based systems.
• Currently possesses and is able to maintain an active U.S. Secret security clearance.

• Working knowledge of designing for safety‑critical functions.
• FPGA interfaces and high‑speed busses.
• Experience with systems on a Chip (SoC).
• Low‑level firmware (C/C++) development for bring‑up and test.

US Salary Range: $146,000 — $194,000 USD.

At Anduril, we invest in our people. Our comprehensive, competitive benefits package (available at little to no cost to employees) ensures you’re supported in health, recovery, and whatever comes next.