Hardware Design Engineer

Assertive Professionals•Hanover, MD

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Assertive Professionals is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer to support a National Security Customer near Hanover, MD. This is a funded and immediate position. The role involves designing and testing new integrated circuits and hardware components for signal processing applications, designing and developing code (including firmware) for digital signal processors and programmable hardware devices like ASICs and FPGAs. It also includes analyzing existing hardware for reverse engineering, modifying vendor-manufactured hardware for government needs, conducting design analysis for cost efficiency and reliability, and communicating with engineering personnel for project coordination. The engineer will apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools, develop documentation for P&R design flows, assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving firmware/software, integrate new P&R tools and libraries into the government's CAD environment, and work with vendors to resolve P&R design challenges. The position also requires performing de-processing of electronic components and retrieving firmware/software, leading designs, providing technical leadership, and directing/checking the work of other hardware design engineers. The role includes acting as an internal consultant and overseeing de-processing procedures, as well as developing novel reverse engineering procedures.

Requirements

TS/SCI with ability to pass a Polygraph
Twelve (12) years experience as a hardware design engineer in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university
Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree
14 Years of experience Programming in VHDL/FPGA
Programming on Xilinx FPGAs - any combination of VIRTEX-II Pro, VIRTEX-4, VIRTEX-5, or VIRTEX-6 (8 years)
Programming on Linux platforms (5 years)
Experience with Xilinx ISE, Synplify Pro, and Modeltech's Modelsim (5 years)
Writing pin-level VHDL and clocking constraint files (8 years@ 50%)
Programming in one or more of the following scripting languages: PERL, sh, bash, csh, or python (1 year)
Using Linux or Unix for day-to-day activities (5 years)

Responsibilities

Designs and tests new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research.
Designs, documents, and develops code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware.
Analyzes the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware.
Conducts the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies.
Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products.
Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable.
Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion.
Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs.
Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows.
Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.
Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products.
Integrate new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government's computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks.
Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers' P&R design challenges.
Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.
Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products.
Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers.
Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures and develops improved procedures.
Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers.
Act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects.
Oversee the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures.
Develop novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component types.