Senior Fpga Verification Engineer with Security Clearance

Eager to join a team where your skills are valued, your growth is nurtured, and your impact is profound? Look no further than Markon, a premier consulting firm deeply dedicated to advancing our nation's most critical missions. At Markon, we don't just offer jobs - we offer opportunities for personal and professional transformation. Empowering our employees to lead, innovate, and excel, we foster an environment where new ideas are not just welcomed but celebrated. As a perennial Washington Post Top Workplace, we prioritize the well-being and success of our team members, ensuring they can bring their best selves to work. Headquartered in Falls Church, Virginia, Markon has garnered national recognition for our unwavering dedication to excellence in serving the intelligence community, as well as federal civilian and defense agencies. Our growing reach extends across 17 states, 116 countries, and 5 continents, where our team of dynamic professionals collaborates to deliver unparalleled program and project management services. Markon values people and the tremendous impact each individual can make - which is why we're consistently recognized as one of the best places to work in federal government consulting. Here, you can help solve the nation's most important challenges, surrounded by colleagues who help you grow, advance, and succeed. We are deeply dedicated to what matters - bringing out the best in each other to advance our clients' missions. Join us and make a meaningful impact. Markon is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. This job posting will remain open until the position is filled. Benefits Offered : Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Training and Tuition Assistance, Paid Time Off, and Holidays Description Markon's partner company is looking for an experienced FPGA Verification Engineer to join our classified hardware development team, helping to deliver next-generation, high-assurance digital systems. In this role, you'll be responsible for developing and executing comprehensive verification strategies that ensure our FPGA designs meet the highest standards of reliability and security. Responsibilities

• Develop and implement UVM-based verification environments for complex FPGA designs
• Create and execute formal verification test plans and perform formal property verification and equivalence checking
• Build automated test frameworks to support coverage-driven and regression testing
• Apply formal methods to validate security-critical design blocks
• Collaborate closely with RTL design engineers to ensure robust and high-quality designs
• Contribute to process improvements and best practices for formal and functional verification Qualifications
• Active TS/SCI with Full Scope Polygraph
• Bachelor's degree (or higher) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field
• 7 years of FPGA or ASIC verification experience
• Expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, and assertion-based verification
• Hands-on experience with formal verification tools (e.g., Cadence JasperGold or similar)
• Strong understanding of coverage-driven verification methodologies Preferred Qualifications
• Knowledge of security protocols and formal security proofs
• Proficiency with SystemVerilog Assertions (SVA)
• Background in mathematical logic and proof systems
• Experience working on classified or high-assurance hardware projects Salary Range USD $200,000.00 - USD $250,000.00 /Yr. The Markon pay range for this position is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.