Leidos
Hardware Design Engineer
Arlington, VA · Part-time
No sponsorship$87k-$157kDetected 17 hours ago
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About the role
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
Responsibilities
- Proficient in schematic design and BOM generation for higher-speed digital and mix-signal circuit card designs.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers and scientists) to design and integrate challenging FPGA designs and RF sensor systems.
- Collaborate with a multi-disciplined design team to design and integrate DSP applications for latest System on a Chip (SoC) implementations such as AMD/Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale+, Intel Agilex, and AMD/Xilinx RFSoC.
- Analyze, design, and implement HDL test benches in hardware description languages, HDL (VHDL, Verilog), for code validation and validation against models.
- Perform design constraints generation and verification as well as evaluate synthesis and timing performance reports.
- Analyze, design, simulate, and implement designs which interface to common signaling standards, typical IP such as SERDES, PLLS, etc. and/or protocols such PCIe, JESD204B/C, LVDS, etc.
- Develop project test plans and test procedures, provide test planning support, and assist in the execution of both lab testing and occasional field testing.
- Conduct experimental tests on state-of-the-art FPGA and SoC evaluation boards, evaluate results, and then develop specifications for selecting next-generation components.
- The Electronic Warfare Division of Leidos is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to support Circuit Board and FPGA Firmware Design Engineering work with a multi-disciplined design team (electrical engineers, systems engineers, scientists, etc) to design, develop, simulate, and integrate challenging digital designs and RF sensor systems based on given project requirements.
- Candidate will have a strong background in high-speed digital design in support of a fast paced, multi-disciplinary design team.
Requirements
- Ability to be granted a security clearance
- Experience with at least one FPGA integrated design and simulation environment tool and such as Xilinx Vivado/Vitis and Siemens ModelSim
- Experience with at least one schematic entry and PCB Layout tool set such as Altium, KiCad, or Cadence Allegro/OrCad.
- Experience with hardware integration, test and debug tools (high-speed logic analyzers, scopes, spectrum analyzers, etc.)
- Proficiency in general computer skills such as Microsoft office Excel, PowerPoint and Word
- BS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related degree
- Minimum of 4 years of relevant experience
Nice to have
- MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or related
- Knowledge in the areas of performance characteristics of analog data converters, ADCs/DACs
- Familiarity with electrical and mechanical standards such as FMC and VPX
- Experience in signal processing theory and communications systems and the ability to apply theoretical knowledge in resolving real world problems
- Experience with MATLAB signal processing environment
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Compensation
- Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00 The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary.
- Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $17.2 billion for the fiscal year ended January 2, 2026.
- Pay and Benefits Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision.
- That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers.
- Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement.
Company info
- Join us and make a difference in Electronic Warfare Technology!
Visa & Work Authorization
- Basic Qualifications: • Ability to be granted a security clearance • Experience with at least one FPGA integrated design and simulation environment tool and such as Xilinx Vivado/Vitis and Siemens ModelSim • Experience w
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