FPGA Developer

The Opportunity:

Are you looking for an opportunity to combine your technical skills with big‑picture thinking to make an impact on national defense? You understand your client’s environment and how to develop the right systems to support their mission. Your ability to translate real‑world needs into technical specifications makes you a key contributor to delivering client‑focused engineering solutions.

As an experienced electrical engineer with a background in Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) design, you will help solve complex challenges that drive the development of next‑generation satellite systems. You will take on a hands‑on role in designing, implementing, and testing FPGA‑based processing architectures, while enhancing these systems through advanced technology solutions that meet demanding space and mission requirements.

You’ll apply your expertise while providing guidance to a cross-domain team focused on digital design, verification, and system integration. In this role, you will collaborate closely across engineering disciplines to ensure seamless integration of FPGA designs into spacecraft subsystems. Through this work, you will help translate system‑level requirements into robust hardware implementations that enable reliable on‑orbit performance.

Join our team and help shape the future of resilient space systems in support of national security.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

• Experience using Vivado for embedded system design

• Experience with Digital Signal Processing mathematics and implementing algorithms in synthesizable HDL

• Experience with scientific analysis software, such as MATLAB

• Experience with benchtop equipment, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, arbitrary waveform generators, and vector signal generators

• Knowledge of commercial RF and digital component and assembly distributors for rapid prototyping

• Knowledge of wideband RF signal acquisition and generation, as well as FPGA development processes

• Knowledge of RF signal propagation chain configurations

• Secret clearance

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 7+ years of experience in digital design through HDL and schematic layout, or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience in digital design through HDL and schematic layout

Nice If You Have:

• Experience with FPGA development tools, such as AMD Vitis or Intel Quartus

• Experience with EDA tools for HDL and RTL simulation, such as ModelSim, Questa, Xcelium, VCS, or Aldec

• Knowledge of satellite requirements and design

• Knowledge of space‑specific requirements, including system hardening

• Knowledge of RADAR and Electronic Attack (EA) and Electronic Support (ES) concepts

• Knowledge of embedded Linux and RTOS development, including U‑Boot, Yocto, BitBake, OpenEmbedded, or device tree components

• Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering

Clearance:

Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; Secret clearance is required.

Compensation

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Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $99,000.00 to $225,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

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Work Model
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• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.

• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.

• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.