Junior FPGA Engineer

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Why Join Us

• Innovative Projects: KBRs work is at the forefront of engineering logistics operations science program management mission IT and cybersecurity solutions.

• Collaborative Environment: Be part of a dynamic team that thrives on collaboration and innovation fostering a supportive and intellectually stimulating workplace.
• Impactful Work: Your contributions will be pivotal in designing and optimizing defense systems that ensure national security and shape the future of space defense.

KBR is seeking a Junior FPGA Engineer to support the development testing and verification of FPGAbased signal processing and communications systems. This role is ideal for earlycareer engineers interested in FPGA design DSP and embedded systems and provides handson experience working alongside experienced engineers in a missionfocused laboratory environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist in the development implementation and testing of FPGA logic for digital signal processing and communications applications.
• Support the implementation of basic DSP functions in FPGA hardware under guidance from senior engineers.
• Assist with FPGA integration hardware bringup and debugging in laboratory environments.
• Develop and run simulation testbenches to verify functional behavior of FPGA designs.
• Support integration of FPGA logic with embedded processors and system interfaces.
• Assist with documentation version control and configuration management activities.
• Participate in design reviews peer reviews and team technical discussions.
• Learn and apply FPGA development workflows best practices and debugging techniques.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering
• Coursework or internship experience involving FPGA design digital logic or signal processing
• Familiarity with VHDL and/or Verilog
• Basic understanding of DSP concepts such as filtering and sampling
• Familiarity with Linux and version control tools such as Git
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. DoD security clearance

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic or internship experience with FPGA tools such as Vivado
• Exposure to SDR concepts or communications systems
• Familiarity with MATLAB Python or C/C

Basic Compensation:$90000 - $110000 (For Beavercreek OH Only)
The offered rate will be based on the selected candidates knowledge skills abilities and/or experience and in consideration of internal parity.

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At KBR we are passionate about our people and our Zero Harm culture. These inform all that we do and are at the heart of our commitment to and ongoing journey toward being a People First company. That commitment is central to our team of teams philosophy and fosters an environment where everyone can Belong Connect and Grow. We Deliver Together.

KBR is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion disability sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age national origin veteran status genetic information union status and/or beliefs or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local law.