Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Overview of Opportunity 

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Senior Embedded Design Engineer (FPGA/ASIC) to join our Wireless Division in Herndon, Virginia, where we push the limits of hardware and embedded security through advanced FPGA and ASIC design. As part of our elite team of hardware and security engineers, you’ll develop and prototype next-generation secure computing architectures, working at the intersection of digital design, embedded systems, and cybersecurity. You’ll collaborate with experts across hardware, firmware, and software disciplines to build resilient, mission-critical solutions and explore innovative approaches to protecting real-world embedded devices.

What you will do:

• Lead and contribute to RTL design, verification, and synthesis for FPGA or ASIC-based systems.
• Support bring-up, debug, and validation of designs in hardware.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate and test secure embedded solutions.

What you will need (Minimum Qualifications):

• 5+ years of RTL design and verification using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog (willingness to adopt SystemVerilog).
• 5+ years of RTL synthesis using tools such as Xilinx ISE/Vivado, Intel Quartus, or Microsemi Libero.
• 5+ years of RTL verification using simulation tools such as Xilinx XSim, QuestaSim/ModelSim, Synopsys VCS, or Cadence NCsim.
• Active Top Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance 
• Ability to work on-site in Herndon, Virginia.

Nice to Have (Preferred):

• Advanced expertise in SystemVerilog for FPGA or ASIC development.
• Familiarity with SoCs, design flow (place, route, and timing analysis), and hardware bring-up/debug.
• Hands-on experience with integration and test tools (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers).
• Knowledge of interface protocols: UART, USB, SPI/I2C, Ethernet, PCIe.
• Experience with Git or similar version control systems.
• Working knowledge of Linux.
• Proficiency with C/C++ programming.
• Experience with Makefiles and scripting (Python, Bash, TCL).

Security Clearance:

• Active Top Secret Clearance is required with the ability to obtain and maintain a TS/SCI security clearance.

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