Associate FPGA Engineer (Comms/TVI)

Thales Defense & Security, Inc. (TDSI)Headquartered in Clarksburg, MD, is a U.S. company that has been serving domestic and international defense Air, Land and Sea domains for 60 years. With over 1,000 employees, TDSI and its four subsidiaries (Advanced Acoustic Concepts, Digital Receiver Technology, Tampa Microwave, and Trusted Cyber Technologies), supports U.S. Joint Services, special operations forces and multi-national partners with a variety of communication, visualization, signal intelligence/electronic warfare, and sensor/sonar capabilities. TDSI's key technologies include tactical handheld radios, expeditionary satellite terminals, helmet-mounted displays, optics and target recognition capability, advanced radars, undersea sensing and missile systems.Lives dependon what we do!

Top Benefits(Subject to terms of applicable policies/plans)

• Competitive Salary

• Yearly IncentiveCompensation Plan

• Medical insurance for self and eligible family members

• Generous 401(k) program- up to 7% company contribution and 100% immediate vesting

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Paid wellness, vacation, and holiday leave

• Paid maternity, paternity, and parental leave

• 9/80 Work Schedule (every other Friday off)

We are seeking an Associate FGPA Engineer towork in our Clarksburg, MD office. You will be part of small product development teams working with extremely talented, motivated people who take pride in knowing our products perform when it counts. You will also be able to see your design and development being manufactured right in our factory.

Responsibilities

• Participate in FPGA architecture design, defining module behavior, interfaces, and systemlevel integration requirements.
• Independently develop FPGA code in Verilog and/or VHDL, including RTL design, simulation and test bench development.
• Collaborate closely with software and hardware engineers to integrate FPGA designs into embedded systems, ensuring seamless systemlevel functionality.
• Conduct system integration and testing on target platforms, resolving complex crossdisciplinary issues involving digital logic, embedded software, and hardware.
• Evaluate system functions and performance in the lab, including debugging timing issues, validating signal processing algorithms, and characterizing communication subsystems.
• Participate actively in TDSI Agile/SCRUM software development process.
• Maintain a high ethical standard of practice, including compliance with all company procedures.
• Develop signal processing, communication protocol-related FPGA modules for an advanced communication system.

Qualifications

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• U.S. Citizenship required- Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.
• BSEE or MSEE
• Demonstrated expertise in FPGA programming using Verilog and/or VHDL.
• Experience in FPGA development tools such as ModelSim, Synplify Pro, and vendor tools from Intel/Altera, Xilinx, or Lattice.
• Understanding of meta-stability, timing closure, and advanced timing analysis.
• Systemlevel understanding of digital signal processing, embedded architectures, and communications theory; experience with wireless communication or MODEM development is a plus.
• Ability to work independently while thriving in a fastpaced, multidisciplinary team environment.
• Strong communication skills, selfmotivation, and proactive problemsolving abilities.
• Ability to comply with all Company guidelines, policies, procedures and embrace Company Core Values.

The annualized pay range for this role is $90,000.00 - $115,000.00 USD along with a target incentive compensation plan (ICP) of 5%. The pay range provided is a good faith estimate representative of the experience level for the role described above. TDSI considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate's work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

For specific questions about this job posting, candidates may contacttalent acquisitionat careers@thalesdsi.com.

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