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FPGA Developer - TS/SCI w/ Poly

Parsons Corporation
Columbia, MD Full Time
POSTED ON 4/30/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/28/2026
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Job Description

Parsons' Unconventional Access is looking for an amazingly talented, fully cleared (TS/SCI) FPGA Developer to join our team! This immediate opening is positioned in some of the most sought-after work in this development and engineering community. In this role you will work to design, test, and analyze integrated circuits and hardware components as a part of a multidisciplinary engineering team building custom hardware and software products.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Design, document, and develop firmware and code for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware
  • Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs
  • Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges
  • Integrate new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government’s computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks
  • Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers
  • Participate in and moderate peer reviews


What Required Skills You'll Bring

  • Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
  • A minimum of twelve (12) years of experience as a HDE in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or a related field OR five (5) years of additional experience in hardware design engineering may be substituted for a Bachelor’s Degree
  • Strong software development background (C/C , Python etc.)
  • Experience using version control tools (e.g. SVN, GIT)
  • Working knowledge of FPGA design (e.g. Xilinx, Altera, Lattice)
  • Working knowledge of FPGA functional simulation (e.g. Modelism, Xilinx, Altera)
  • Experience working within formal engineering processes (configuration management, requirements tracking, design reviews)
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on lab environment


Security Clearance Requirement

An active Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph security clearance is required for this position.

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range: $176,900.00 - $332,400.00

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!

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Salary : $176,900 - $332,400

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