Senior Hardware Engineer (Digital Design & FPGA Development

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, aerial refueling, special air missions, aerial firefighting, and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing, building, and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive, asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Electromagnetic and Cyber Group (EM&C) is responsible for developing flexible and survivable advanced electronic warfare and secure communications equipment while providing the industry’s leading signals intelligence, electronic warfare, and cyber experts.

Metreaspecializes in signal classification, direction finding, advanced geolocation techniques, and waveform development including waveforms for MANET and LPI/LPD applications.

Metreaalso develops special purpose radios for government customers andlicensesDF and geolocation solutions to multiple OEMs.

Metrea Advanced Signals is seeking a highly skilled and self-driven Senior Hardware Engineer to take ownership of digital board designs from concept to production. This role combines traditional board-level hardware design with FPGA development, requiring a strong technical foundation in both domains. The ideal candidate will be capable of designing high-performance digital circuits, writing VHDL/Verilog code for FPGAs, and collaborating with manufacturing teams to bring products to life.

As a key technical contributor, the Lead Hardware Engineer is expected to promote best engineering practices, contribute to design process improvements, and ensure the development of robust, scalable, and high-quality products. This individual must be comfortable working independently while also mentoring others and contributing to a high-performing engineering culture.

• Own the entire design process from requirements through schematic capture, layout guidance, prototyping, validation, and production support
• Use lab test equipment (oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, etc.) to validate and troubleshoot hardware and FPGA designs
• Collaborate with manufacturing teams to ensure design for manufacturability, resolve production issues, and guide successful board builds
• Adhere to and promote solid design principles, industry standards, and engineering best practices
• Create and maintain comprehensive design documentation, including schematics, layout notes, BOMs, test plans, and FPGA code documentation
• Drive continuous improvement in design methodologies, tools, workflows, and lifecycle management practices
• Actively participate in and lead peer design reviews to ensure quality and consistency across projects
• Work closely with software, mechanical, and manufacturing teams to ensure product integration and performance
• Serve as a technical mentor to junior engineers and set an example for engineering rigor and professionalism

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years of hands‑on experience in hardware design, with a focus on digital systems
• Proven experience designing and validating complex digital boards (e.g., microcontrollers, FPGAs, SoCs, DDR, power supplies, digital interfaces such as USB)
• Strong understanding of signal integrity, power integrity, and high‑speed design techniques
• Proficient at VHDL or Verilog for FPGA development and simulation
• History of development using Intel (Altera) or Xilinx FPGAs
• Experience with EDA tools (e.g., OrCAD, Altium) and FPGA tool chains (e.g., Intel Quartus, Xilinx Vivado)
• Strong troubleshooting skills using lab equipment…