Digital Engineer Security Clearance

Position: Digital Engineer 3 with Security Clearance
Chipton-Ross is seeking a Digital Engineer 3 for a contract opportunity in San Diego, CA. BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)
* BS + 5 years of experience in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of experience.

* Significant hands-on current experience in the field of VHDL design.

* Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups.

* Candidate must have working knowledge of formal engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.

* An active Secret Clearance is required to start. POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES
* Design, develop, integrate and test VHDL-based digital designs for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on software defined radio VHDL firmware code bases.

* Work using FPGA programming development tools and environments

* Work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test

* Work in waterfall or Agile software development environment

* Analyze system concept of operation, requirements and design documents to resolve functional, performance or timing issues. PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)
* 8 or more years of professional technical experience.

* Experience with VHDL design and OSVVM verification for FPGA firmware

* Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, Versal family of devices.

* Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)

* Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools:
Vivado, Quartus, Questa Sim

* Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.

* Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.

* Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.

* Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.

* Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems. REQUIRED EDUCATION Bachelor's in Science is required. School must be accredited. WORK HOURS 9/80 workweek. 1st shift. ADDITIONAL Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
* Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
* Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
* Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.