Hardware Design Engineer, Senior - Military Veterans

Req #: R161563

Location(s):

• US - MD, Fort George G. Meade

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Job Description:

Parsons is seeking a Hardware Design Engineer (HDE) Skill Level 3 to support efforts based in Fort Meade, MD.

The ideal candidate will design and test new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research. Designs, documents, and develops code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware. Analyzes the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpose of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware. Conducts the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products

• Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion

• Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable

• Apply 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

• Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures

• Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products

• Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers’ P&R design challenges

• Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures

• 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

• Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products

• Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers

• Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures and develops improved procedures

• Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers

• Act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects

• Develop novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component types

• Oversee the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• Twelve (12) years of experience as a HDE 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.

• Clearance: TS/SCI with FS poly

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Top Secret SCI w/Polygraph

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, 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: 

$149,900.00 - $269,800.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

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!