Hardware/Software Design Engineer

Amentum • Annapolis Junction, MD

9d • $150,000 - $200,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Amentum is seeking an experienced senior HW/SW Design Engineer to join a small team to design, develop, construct, and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems. This position requires expertise in FPGA development, digital signal processing implementation, and software-hardware integration to support mission critical requirements. The contractor will lead technical design efforts, implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware, integrate with existing Linux code bases, bridge FPGA to software stack connection, plus document those efforts. This role combines hardware design responsibilities (FPGA RTL development, timing closure, resource optimization) with software development (integration code, system-level software) to deliver complete subsystem solutions.

Requirements

• Strong experience required for FPGA coding
• Digital Signal Processing theory & application
• Interfacing FPGA code with existing code bases and software
• Knowledge of signal processing blocks and related DSP components
• Linux OS
• Coding ability in C and C++
• TS/SCI Poly security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Additional experience with Vivado
• experience with Epiq Solution PDK preferred
• Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
• Knowledge of penetration testing or red team operations
• Experience utilizing and development with Splunk
• Experience with Nutanix
• Defensive Cyber Security Operations

Responsibilities

• Implement DSP and associated technical components in FPGA for code base integration.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off and holidays
• Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
• Educational reimbursement
• Parental leave
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Tax-saving options
• Disability and life insurance
• Pet insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior