Senior FPGA Design Engineer Herndon, VA Posted: 11/5/2025
Job Description
Job ID#:
214219
Job Category:
Engineering
Position Type:
Associate - W2
Duration:
12 months
We have an outstanding Contract position for a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to join a leading Company located in the Herndon, VA surrounding area.
**US Citizenship is required.**
**Candidate must possess an Active Secret Security Clearance.**
Basic Hiring Criteria:
Bachelor of Science (BS) four-year degree, Master's (MS), or PhD from an accredited course of study in engineering, engineering technology (chemistry, physics, mathematics, data science, or Electrical/Electronics/Computer Engineering/Computer Science)
Minimum 4-6 years of VHDL experience
Active Secret Clearance
Experience with Xilinx FPGAs and Vivado
Experience with the Revision control system
Extensive FPGA design is going through the design and verification process
Ethernet framing and protocol experience in FPGA (Primarily working on the Ethernet side, but if they can demonstrate the PCIe, that would suffice) – Looking for the actual interface experience rather than just the algorithms
Good written, verbal, and presentation skills
Strong leader, able to lead design teams
Desired Qualifications:
Experience with mapping algorithms to architecture
Experience in C++ (OOP)
Experience with any of the protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP, PCIe, NVMe, USB
Experience with Xilinx SoC design with SDKs and PetaLinux OS
Experience with High-Level Synthesis (HLS) with Vivado HLX or Mentor Catapult
Experience with Earned Value Management (EVM) – understanding of the schedule, scope, time, etc, from an Agile environment
The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:
The California Fair Chance Act
Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers