FPGA Design Engineer Sr. Staff

Job Description

You will be the FPGA Design Engineer for the FPGA & Digital Design team at Lockheed Martin's Chelmsford, MA campus. Our team is responsible for creating cutting edge digital and FPGA solutions that power multi function missile and fire control modules, wireless datalink communications, and high performance microwave systems.

What You Will Be Doing
As the FPGA Design Engineer you will help turn challenging concepts into reliable hardware and firmware that meet strict size, weight, power, and security requirements. You will collaborate with FPGA specialists, microwave experts, and cross functional groups to deliver end to end digital solutions. Your responsibilities will include:

Designing, coding, and verifying complex FPGA architectures that embed DSP, encryption, networking, and microwave circuit control.
Developing RTL logic, register transfer level (RTL) code, and supporting circuitry for multi function modules.
Creating and maintaining firmware and design requirement documents that define system architecture and performance targets.
Performing hardware and firmware debugging in the lab using state of the art test equipment and oscilloscopes.
Leveraging the latest FPGA families with embedded ARM processors to meet SW HW integration goals.
Conducting peer reviews of firmware code and digital designs to ensure quality, standards compliance, and traceability.
Selecting devices, evaluating part availability, and managing component obsolescence to keep designs manufacturable and affordable.
Working closely with test, mechanical, and manufacturing engineering teams to validate designs through prototypes, SIL/ HIL testing, and production hand offs.
Supporting wireless datalink communication system development for missile and fire control applications.
Contributing to continuous learning initiatives, sharing knowledge, and mentoring junior engineers in best practices.

Why Join Us
We are seeking a collaborative, innovative engineer who thrives on solving tough technical problems and enjoys working in a diverse, high performing environment. The ideal candidate brings strong FPGA and digital design expertise, hands on lab experience, and a passion for translating architecture into flight worthy hardware. You will have direct access to industry leading FPGA designers, technical leads, and microwave subject matter experts, giving you the platform to influence next generation defense technologies. Lockheed Martin offers flexible work schedules, a comprehensive benefits package, relocation assistance, and a culture that champions growth mind sets and teamwork. If you are ready to dream big, lead with curiosity, and make the impossible a reality, we invite you to apply and help build a better tomorrow.

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity:
This position is in Chelmsford. Discover more about our Chelmsford, Massachusetts location.

The selected candidate must be able to obtain a secret clearance. A company-sponsored Interim Secret is required to start.

Basic Qualifications

-A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college in a related technical discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education, with at least 8 years of professional experience.
-Firmware development experience using Verilog, SystemVerilog or VHDL is required.
-Firmware development using Matlab, Simulink, System Generator or HDL Coder as it applies to digital signal processing (DSP).
-The ability to create verification test-benches to simulate the firmware code using Siemens Modelsim/Questa, Synopsys VCS or equivalent simulation tools is required.
-FPGA design skills using software tools such as AMD Vivado, Microsemi Libero, Intel Quartus and Synplify or similar tools for synthesis is required.
-The ability to perform FPGA timing closure, power estimate and pin assignments is required.
-Ability to debug hardware and firmware issues in the lab using various test equipment such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and signal generators.
-The ability to work independently on firmware development tasks and seek out information to accomplish the tasks is required.
-The ability to follow our established LM firmware development best practices and design assurance process is required.
-Ability to develop firmware in a Windows and Linux OS environment.
-Experience documenting moderately complex engineering designs is required.
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills are required.
-Strong organizational skills are required.
-The ability to work effectively in a team environment and the ability to multi-task are required.
-Candidate must be able to obtain a Secret Clearance and have the ability to be granted an interim secret prior to start.

Desired skills

-A BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering with 10 years of professional experience is preferred.
-Prior experience developing and working with interfaces such as SPI, I2C, RS422, JESD204B is desired.
-Knowledge of GIT or Bitbucket for firmware code repository and code development process is desired.
-Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, TCL, Perl is desired.
-Some basic software development skills using C/C++ for system on a chip (SOC) within the FPGA.
-Experience with AMD Versal or Zynq Ultrascale RFSOC FPGA's.
-Knowledge in using Atlassian Jira tools or equivalent for firmware issue tracking and sprints.
-Worked with development boards from Xilinx, Microsemi or Intel.
-Demonstrated experience documenting complex engineering designs is desired.
-Knowledge of modulation and demodulation schemes as it applies to microwave RF.
-Prior engineering experience within the Aerospace, Aeronautics, Defense, Space, Automotive, or Electronics Sectors is desired.

EEO

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.
The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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Join us at Lockheed Martin, where your mission is ours. Our customers tackle the hardest missions. Those that demand extraordinary amounts of courage, resilience and precision. They're dangerous. Critical. Sometimes they even provide an opportunity to change the world and save lives. Those are the missions we care about.

As a leading technology innovation company, Lockheed Martin's vast team works with partners around the world to bring proven performance to our customers' toughest challenges. Lockheed Martin has employees based in many states throughout the U.S., and Internationally, with business locations in many nations and territories.

Other Important Information

By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Work Schedule Information

Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

National Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in California, Massachusetts, and New York (excluding most major metropolitan areas), Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Vermont, Washington or Washington DC is $145,200 - $255,990. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
(Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
This position is incentive plan eligible.

Premium Pay Statement

Pay Rate: The annual base salary range for this position in most major metropolitan areas in California, Massachusetts, and New York is $167,000 - $289,340. For states not referenced above, the salary range for this position will reflect the candidate's final work location. Please note that the salary information is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays.
This position is incentive plan eligible.