Hiring: Principal FPGA Engineer Company: Thales Defense & Security, Inc. Location: Clarksburg, MD Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 12:23:12 Employment Type: Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Agile, FPGA, Scrum, Security Clearance, Systems Integration, VHDL, Verilog About the job Experience: •8 years relevant experience or MS in EE with minimum 6 years of FPGA-related experience. •At least 8 years relevant experience or MS in EE with minimum 6 years of FPGA-related experience. Qualifications: •The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. •U.S. Citizenship required. - Applicants selected may be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information. •U.S. Citizenship Required. - Ability to obtain and maintain US Secret Level Security Clearance upon hire. •BS in EE or CompE with at least 8 years relevant experience or MS in EE with minimum 6 years of FPGA-related experience. •Extensive experience in FPGA design and programming using Verilog and/or VHDL. •Hands-on-experience with industry-standard FPGA development tools such as ModelSim, Synplify Pro, Altera/XILINX/Lattice design suites. •In-depth knowledge of digital design fundamentals including meta-stability, clock-domain crossing techniques, and essential timing analysis for achieving reliable timing closure in multi-clock FPGA designs. •Expereince implementing digital signal processing algorithms and communication architectures in FPGA-based systems. •Operational familiarity with digital communicaitons concepts such as modulation/demodulation, filtering, synchronization, andchannel coding. •Good communication skills and self-motivation. Compensation: •Medical insurance for self and eligible family members Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!