Senior Advanced FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Job Title: Senior Advanced FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Location: Canonsburg, PA

Employment Type: Contract

Industry: Defense

Compensation: $76.09- $86.96

About the Opportunity:

We're seeking a highly skilled Senior Advanced FPGA/Firmware Engineer to support advanced defense and torpedo systems programs. In this role, you'll work alongside engineering teams to develop, test, and maintain FPGA, firmware, and software solutions while also serving as a frontline technical representative supporting product deployments, troubleshooting, and corrective actions.

Why You'll Love Working Here:

• Work on cutting-edge defense and advanced technology programs with real-world impact
• Collaborate with highly skilled engineering teams in a hands-on technical environment
• Opportunity to contribute to complex FPGA and embedded systems development initiatives
• Exposure to advanced hardware troubleshooting tools, real-time systems, and Linux-based development

Why This Opportunity is Exciting:

This role offers the chance to work on mission-critical technology supporting advanced defense systems while driving innovation in FPGA and firmware engineering. You'll play a key role throughout the full development lifecycle and have direct involvement with both engineering teams and end users in the field.

About Acara Solutions

Acara is a premier recruiting and workforce solutions provider-we help companies compete for talent. With a legacy of experience in various industries worldwide, we partner with clients, listen to their needs, and customize visionary talent solutions that drive desired business outcomes. We leverage decades of experience to deliver contingent staffing, direct placement, executive search, and workforce services worldwide.

Sound like a good fit?

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What You'll Do:

• Design, verify, and document FPGA developments for advanced engineering programs
• Participate in system architecture, simulation, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power utilization activities
• Define module interfaces and support all aspects of FPGA device design and simulation
• Develop and present technical concepts, requirements, designs, and engineering results to stakeholders and customers
• Support software and firmware development activities in Linux environments using C and multithreaded programming
• Assist with hardware troubleshooting, installation support, issue resolution, and corrective actions for deployed systems
• Contribute to process improvement initiatives within FPGA and firmware engineering teams

Job Requirements

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related technical field with 8+ years of FPGA or firmware engineering experience
• 5+ years of experience working with FPGA design, verification, and simulation processes
• 5+ years of experience developing software in Linux environments using C programming
• 3+ years of experience with multithreaded programming and Real Time Operating Systems (RTOS)
• 3+ years of experience using software source control tools such as Git
• 3+ years of hands-on hardware troubleshooting experience using DMMs, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators

What Sets You Apart:

• Experience developing new FPGA engineering methods, processes, or design approaches
• Advanced understanding of embedded systems and related engineering disciplines
• Experience supporting government or defense-related engineering programs
• Ability to solve highly complex technical challenges using creativity and innovation
• Strong relationship-building skills and customer-facing engineering support experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience presenting technical information to teams and customers

Additional Information:

• Upon offer of employment, the individual will be subject to a background check and a drug screen
• Travel may be required to support customer installations and program activities
• Overtime may be required to support project timelines and deployments
• Ability to work in laboratory and engineering test environments is required
• In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Successful candidate must be able to obtain and maintain a Secret DoD security clearance.

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Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are an Equal Opportunity Employer. Race/Color/Gender/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Veteran.

Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status.