Location: DAHLGREN, VA, US
Date Posted: 2025-08-14
Category: Engineering and Sciences
Subcategory: Electrical Engr
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
Minimum Clearance Required: Interim Secret
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Secret
Potential for Remote Work: No
Description
SAIC is seeking an FPGA Engineer to join the Advanced Hypersonic Weapons & Guided Munitions Division (E20) to support software development of Naval gun weapons systems in Dahlgren, VA.
JOB RESPONSIBLITIES:
- Develop embedded systems software, primarily in C/C++
- Develop performant, real-time Linux applications for resource constrained systems
- Develop FPGA firmware to meet mission needs
- Familiarity with BMS Interface Board - Raspberry Pi based interface to connect BMS to projectiles
- Embedded system UDP receiver to send time-critical packets across FPGA-based software defined radio
- Add encryption and boot security to existing Intel SoC FPGA platform
- Develop/update/maintain existing flight executive C/C++ code and develop/integrate new hardware/software interfaces required to meet mission needs
- Develop/update/maintain existing FPGA firmware and develop/integrate new hardware/software interfaces required to meet mission needs
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Other duties as assigned
REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, scientific, or technical discipline.
- Five (5) or more years professional technical experience which includes FPGA design and development
- Proficiency in a combination of the following areas:
- Xilinx FPGA
- Intel FPGA
- Digital Signal Processor (DSP)
- Read/understand PCB schematics
- Basic understanding of RF concepts
- Intermediate to advanced level skills in Microsoft Office software suite
- Interim secret clearance is required to start with the ability to obtain a secret clearance. SAIC will sponsor the clearance process.
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US Citizen required
- Experience with Hyper Velocity Weapons preferred.
- Familiarity with research and development projects a plus.
- Linux preloader, u-boot, Linux kernel, device tree, etc.
- Networking protocols/interfaces - Ethernet, UDP, TCP/IP
- Serial protocols - UART (RS232 / RS422), I2C, SPI
- Debugging
- Knowledgeable in Programming and Scripting Languages (C/C++; Verilog; Python; TCL; Shell scripts; Git Version Control)
Senior Embedded Software Engineer
@ Embedd 
What we're looking for
At embedd.it, we power hardware-software integration in embedded devices. We turn fragmented semiconductor chip data into configurable digital twins, then deterministically generate code, tests, and documentation – making integration faster, cheaper, and resilient to supply chain shocks.
We’re looking for a true legend – someone with abstract thinking and deep expertise in low-level software development. You’ll build vendor-agnostic tooling for MCU and peripheral integration to solve hardware-software integration once and for all. We work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generation, compilers, and machine learning. It’s your chance to help redefine how low-level development is done.
Responsibilities
- Drive the architecture of the driver structures and system layout
- Define scalable patterns for cross-architectural integration across bare-metal, Zephyr, Linux, and other environments
- Deconstruct complex SoC device trees and translate hardware descriptions into structured internal models for automated reasoning
- Partner with the ML team to shape data and annotation models for AI-driven data-extraction tooling
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in embedded systems development, including bare-metal and RTOS-based systems
- Proficiency in C/C++
- Familiarity with firmware configuration, SoC bring-up, and system-level debugging
- Hands-on experience with code generation tools, or low-level compiler/decompiler/emulator technologies
- Strong background in embedded toolchains: compilers, linkers, debuggers, and build systems
- Python or scripting for automation and tooling is a plus
- Experience with functional-safety standards is a plus
Why embedd.it?
- Dynamic, venture-backed team of engineers challenging the status quo 🚀
- Work at the intersection of embedded systems, code generators, compilers, and ML 🤖
- Unusual challenges requiring out-of-the-box abstract thinking 🧠
- Competitive compensation: cash + equity 💰
- Remote work possible 🌍
About Us
embedd.it is a UK-based startup reinventing embedded development. Our platform transforms unstructured semiconductor data into structured digital twins, enabling automatic generation of drivers, tests, and documentation. We're building a single, traceable source of truth to make integration fast, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof.
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