Digital Design Engineer
Our DoD/Aerospace client is looking to fill a Digital Design Engineer position within their high-technology defense systems team. This role offers an exciting opportunity to support the design, development, verification, and validation of advanced digital electronics and FPGA-based systems used in mission-critical defense applications. The position is based in Manassas, VA and is fully on-site.
Location: Manassas, VA (Onsite)
Position: Digital Design Engineer
Contract Length: 12–24 months with possibility of going direct
Pay: $67.39 per hour
Education/Experience: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related STEM field with 5+ years of experience OR Master’s Degree with 3+ years of experience
Schedule: First Shift
Clearance Requirement: Secret Clearance Obtainable (U.S. citizenship required)
In this role, you will use your technical and interpersonal skills to:
- Design advanced digital electronics including FPGA development and circuit card design.
- Define, design, verify, and document digital hardware solutions.
- Determine architecture, perform system simulation, and establish detailed design approaches.
- Define module interfaces and support all aspects of device design and simulation.
- Evaluate design processes including high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power utilization.
- Develop and execute test and simulation plans to validate functionality and performance.
- Verify test results and analyze system performance.
- Perform verification and validation activities on target hardware platforms.
- Provide technical leadership on interdisciplinary engineering projects.
- Collaborate with systems and software engineering teams to ensure system-level functionality.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives and identify opportunities to leverage AI and automation technologies.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong experience with FPGA development and digital circuit design.
- Knowledge of all phases of circuit card and hardware design.
- Experience with hardware simulation, verification, and validation methodologies.
- Understanding of synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power optimization.
- Ability to quickly learn and apply new technologies and engineering concepts.
- Experience handling complex technical assignments with minimal supervision.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
- Experience reverse engineering existing hardware designs and modifying functionality to meet new requirements.
- Strong collaboration skills with systems and software engineering teams.
- Understanding of System-on-Chip (SoC) architectures with embedded processors on FPGA platforms.
Preferred:
- Experience programming embedded processors within FPGA-based systems.
- Knowledge of defense, aerospace, or mission-critical hardware development environments.
- Experience supporting interdisciplinary engineering teams through full product lifecycle development.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
About Our Client
Our client is a mission-critical DoD–Aerospace defense contractor developing solutions that will lead, serve, and protect our country. They develop strategic systems for defense, civil government, intelligence, and cyber end users on an international basis.
About APR Consulting
Since 1980, APR Consulting, Inc. has provided professional recruiting and contingent workforce solutions to a diverse mix of clients, industries, and skill sets nationwide.
We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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