Embedded Systems Engineer

HII's Mission Technologies division•Roanoke, VA

1d•$72,497 - $246,509•Onsite

About The Position

This opportunity resides with Warfare Systems (WS), a business group within HII’s Mission Technologies division. Warfare Systems comprises cyber and mission IT; electronic warfare; and C5ISR systems. HII works within our nation’s intelligence and cyber operations communities to defend our interests in cyberspace and anticipate emerging threats. Our capabilities in cybersecurity, network architecture, reverse engineering, software and hardware development uniquely enable us to support sensitive missions for the U.S. military and federal agency partners. Leadership Mindset at HII – Mission Technologies Leadership at HII is a mindset, not a title. Through our Leadership Capability Framework, we define how every employee grows, leads, and contributes—regardless of role. It sets the standard for how you can develop yourself and what you can expect from leaders across our organization. We look for candidates who want to grow in alignment with these capabilities: Know & Grow Your People – Commit to learning and supporting team success. Build Relationships – Communicate openly, collaborate well, and build trust. Take Ownership – Deliver on commitments and take pride in your work. Customer First – Focus on the mission and those we serve. Shape the Future – Bring ideas, curiosity, and continuous improvement. Act with Urgency – Take initiative and follow through with purpose. These capabilities guide how all employees contribute to our shared success across Mission Technologies. Are you driven by curiosity, energized by complex challenges, and motivated to dissect the unknown? Join a cutting‑edge team where your expertise directly shapes mission outcomes and national security. We’re looking for engineers who excel at uncovering how systems work (and why), thrives in an environment where innovation moves fast and the stakes are high. If you enjoy pushing boundaries, experimenting with new approaches, and delivering solutions that make a measurable impact — this is the role for you. HII Mission Technologies is seeking out-of-the-box thinkers who can uncover difficult-to-activate corner-case bugs and vulnerabilities in the gate-level netlists of FPGA and ASIC designs. Candidates for this position will contribute to the team by utilizing industry-standard functional verification tools (e.g., Questa, VCS, Verdi), logical equivalence tools (e.g., OneSpin 360EC), and proprietary software tools to verify design function and integrity. Common verification targets include embedded processors, DSPs, filters, transceivers, data links, systems-on-chip, and decoders. Experience in the cybersecurity, electronic warfare, encryption, radar, and/or satellite communications domains is a plus.

Requirements

US Citizenship
Willingness to obtain a Top-Secret security clearance
Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field
Experience with modern digital verification and modeling languages: SystemVerilog, SystemC, C/C++, Matlab, etc.
Directed, constrained-random, and assertion-based verification techniques at the gate, interface, and transaction levels
Experience with modern, commercial-grade, functional simulators (e.g., Xcelium, Incisive, Questa, VCS, Riviera-Pro, etc)
Writing scripts for batched verification tasks: Python, Bash, Tcl, make files.
Revision control systems for maintaining, sharing, and deploying code: Perforce, git, SVN, etc.
Familiarity with debugging and isolating issues with gate-level netlists

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with object-oriented, embedded, assembly, or machine code programming
Software or hardware reverse-engineering (e.g., IDA Pro, Ghidra)
FPGA design or verification
Active Top Secret security clearance
Familiarity with testing and verification techniques for IC trust, assurance, or security
Experience with logical equivalence checkers (e.g., OneSpin 360-EC, ESP, Conformal EC)
Experience with formal ABV

Responsibilities

Develop models, transactors, stimuli, monitors, and test benches for simulating and uncovering hidden behaviors in gate-level digital netlists.
Produce clear documentation and test cases demonstrating identified bugs or deviations from the specification.
Collaborate effectively with teammates to produce cohesive results and create improved processes.