Hardware Design/FPGA Engineer (CI Poly Clearance Required)

Overview:

Under guidance of a principle investigator (PI) and/or customer, this person will contribute to platform-level security research projects providing FPGA design, software development, and testing support. This person will need to be able to cross seamlessly between software and hardware tasks along with demonstrating knowledge of hypervisor and firmware-level software.

Important:  Candidates must have an Active TS/SCI polygraph clearance (CI poly or Full Scope Poly) and must be willing to work in Central Maryland (Ft. Meade or Annapolis) at least part time with potential part time, remote work available.

• Assists with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Conducts design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, manufacturable, and reliable
• Communicates with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion
• Applies ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs
• Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows
• Designs new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Integrates 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 assists other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks
• Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges
• Performs the deprocessing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures
• Leads the designs of new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products
• Provides technical leadership to less experienced engineers
• Directs and checks the work of other hardware design engineers
• Acts as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects
• Develops novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component type 

• Three (3) years of experience in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same is required.
• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university is required.
• Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor’s degree.
• Skills:

 Required

• • Significant experience developing in C/C++
  • Python
  • Assembly (Intel or other)
  • Hardware Description Language experience (Verilog or VHDL)
  • FPGA Design 

Preferred

• • Knowledge/experience with algorithms for digital EDA tool development
  • Experience with hypervisor / container development
  • Experience with RoT techniques including TPM
  • Experience with firmware-level code
  • FPGA physical design
  • Experience with device characterization or PUF techniques
  • Experience with ASIC analog and/or digital design

The base salary range for this position is $150,000 to $225,000 per year. This range is based on the Company's good faith estimate at the time of posting. Actual salary will take into consideration various factors such as role level, experience, expertise, and education.

We offer a generous benefits package that include medical, dental, vision, short- and long term disability benefits, life insurance and a 401(k) plan with company contribution. The total rewards package includes paid holiday and PTO and may include merit increases and incentive compensation plans.

About the Company

Innovation is at the heart of GrammaTech, and we are constantly pushing the boundaries of software research and development - from software assurance and cybersecurity to software synthesis and maintenance. We develop new technologies and see the results of our research incorporated into tools used by engineers and security professionals worldwide.

GrammaTech was founded in 1988, with the firmly grounded purpose of helping today's organizations develop tomorrow’s software. With a focus on the evolving cybersecurity landscape, software hardening and intelligent systems, we tackle the most challenging software issues through a constant stream of highly innovative research and commercial development.

GrammaTech, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Disability/Veterans employer