HardwareSoftware Design Engineer
Howard County, MD - USA
Job Summary
Purpose and Impact:
Amentum Seeking an experienced senior HW/SW Design Engineer to join a small team to design develop construct and test electronic hardware (FPGA) and software processing components for subsystems supporting RF communication and collection systems. This position requires expertise in FPGA development digital signal processing implementation and software-hardware integration to support mission critical requirements. The contractor will lead technical design efforts implement DSP algorithms and associated technical components in FPGA hardware integrate with existing Linux code bases bridge FPGA to software stack connection plus document those efforts. This role combines hardware design responsibilities (FPGA RTL development timing closure resource optimization) with software development (integration code system-level software) to deliver complete subsystem solutions.
Essential Responsibilities:
Implement DSP and associated technical components in FPGA for code base integration.
Minimum Requirements (Knowledge Skills and Abilities):
- Strong experience required for FPGA coding Digital Signal Processing theory & application Interfacing FPGA code with existing code bases and software; Knowledge of signal processing blocks and related DSP components Linux OS coding ability in C and C.
Security Clearance Required:
- TS/SCI Poly
Minimum Years of Experience:
- A Doctoral degree plus 4 years of relevant experience or
- a Masters degree plus 6 years of relevant experience or
- a Bachelors degree plus 8 years of relevant experience or
Preferred Qualifications:
- Additional experience with Vivado required; experience with Epiq Solution PDK preferred
- Experience with container technologies such as Kubernetes and Docker
- Knowledge of penetration testing or red team operations
- Experience utilizing and development with Splunk
- Experience with Nutanix
- Defensive Cyber Security Operations
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This position is not designated as a safety sensitive position.
As part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant work environment Amentum is a drug-free workplace and requires all personnel to comply with company drug and alcohol policies as a condition of employment. Employment is contingent upon successful completion of the drug screening process. Please note that this may include pre-hire screening for marijuana as well as other federally controlled substances due to Amentums role as a federal contractor and trusted partner to the US Government.
Other Responsibilities:
Safety - Amentum enforces a safety culture whereby all employees have the responsibility for continuously developing and maintaining a safe work environment. As appropriate each employee is responsible for completing all training requirements and fulfilling all self-aid/buddy aid responsibilities participating in emergency response tasks and serving on safety committees and teams.
Quality - Quality is the foundation for the management of our business and the keystone to our goal of customer satisfaction. It is our policy to consistently provide services that meet customer expectations. Accordingly each employee must conform to the Amentum Quality Policy and carry out job activities in compliance with applicable Amentum Quality System documents and customer contracts. Each employee must read and understand his/her Quality Management and Customer Satisfaction responsibilities.
Procedure Compliance - Each employee must read understand and implement the general and specific operational safety quality and environmental requirements of all plans procedures and policies pertaining to his/her job. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin sexual orientation gender identity disability or protected veteran status.
Compensation Details:
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The compensation range or hourly rate listed for this position is provided as a good-faith estimate of what the company intends to offer for this role at the time this posting was issued. Actual compensation may vary based on factors such as job responsibilities education experience skills internal equity market data applicable collective bargaining agreements and relevant laws.
Benefits Overview:
Our health and welfare benefits are designed to support you and your priorities. Offerings include:
Health dental and vision insurance
Paid time off and holidays
Retirement benefits (including 401(k) matching)
Educational reimbursement
Parental leave
Employee stock purchase plan
Tax-saving options
Disability and life insurance
Pet insurance
Note: Benefits may vary based on employment type location and applicable agreements. Positions governed by a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) the McNamara-OHara Service Contract Act (SCA) or other employment contracts may include different provisions/benefits.
Original Posting:
07/15/2026 - Until FilledAmentum anticipates this job requisition will remain open for at least three days with a closing date no earlier than three days after the original posting. This timeline may change based on business needs.
Amentum is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our hiring practices provide equal opportunity for employment without regard to race sex sexual orientation pregnancy (including pregnancy childbirth breastfeeding or medical conditions related to pregnancy childbirth or breastfeeding) age ancestry United States military or veteran status color religion creed marital or domestic partner status medical condition genetic information national origin citizenship status low-income status or mental or physical disability so long as the essential functions of the job can be performed with or without reasonable accommodation or any other protected category under federal state or local law. Learn more about your rights under Federal laws and supplemental language atLabor Laws Posters.
Required Experience:
IC
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