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Lead Firmware Engineer
$173K–$238K
Woburn, MA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2026
- Location
- Woburn, MA
Woburn, Massachusetts, United States - Experience
- Bachelor’s degree and at least 7 years of applicable experience, a Master’s degree and at least 5 years, or PhD and at least 2 years. Equivalent experience will be considered.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree, or PhD; equivalent experience will be considered.
About the job
Implement, verify, and integrate FPGA firmware for radar and electronic warfare systems across the full development lifecycle.
What you'll do
- Translate system requirements into FPGA specifications and validate designs through simulation and lab testing.
- Support FPGA firmware development, integration, documentation, test planning, and process improvement.
- Coordinate technical work and schedules, brief stakeholders, and mentor junior engineers.
What they ask for
- Experience with FPGA and SoC design entry using Verilog or VHDL.
- Experience with design flow for Xilinx and/or Intel FPGAs.
- Experience with simulation tools such as ModelSim/Questa, VCS, or Incisive.
- Ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance; U.S. citizenship is needed by U.S. Government.
Nice to have
- Active Security Clearance at the Secret or Top Secret level.
- Experience with Matlab, Python, or C/C++.
Pay
USD $173,000 - $238,000 base salary
Tools
FPGA, SoC, Verilog, VHDL, Xilinx, Intel, ModelSim/Questa, VCS
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