FPGA Engineer

Location

Reston, VA | United States

Job description

Following the heroics of Apollo 12's flight controller, John Aaron, the term " steely-eyed missile man " became synonymous with individuals that are "quick thinking, cool under pressure, and hold a steely resolve". These attributes serve as the foundation for our company and the people that enable our customers to meet the meticulous demands of the mission. All of our team members possess "the Steely spirit".

Steely was founded in 2013, featuring a group of former U.S. government employees that held the qualities of the "steely-eyed" individuals that always demonstrated perseverance and resolve. Over the years, customers continue to seek us out knowing that working with Steely means engaging with committed, detail-oriented engineers and technologists that seek to bring these qualities to every solution we deliver.

At Steely, we embrace the concept that the sky's the limit. Regardless of where you are at in your career, our goal is to work with you to enhance your hard (and soft!) skills, add to your technical tool belt, and aid you in your growth as a professional.

Successful candidates must be able to hold and maintain a security clearance. Therefore, U.S. citizenship is required.

• The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government-issued security clearance (U.S. Citizenship is therefore required)
• A wide technical comfort zone
• Work collaboratively in agile, mixed team environment with other FPGA engineers, software developers, data scientists and geospatial experts to port algorithms from CPU to FPGA with tight memory constraints and complex mission requirements
• Support testing, evaluation, installation and configuration of algorithms on FPGAs
• Support production maintenance activities that include the development of automated scripts and scheduled tasks, application/system monitoring, software/security updates and patching, archiving/disposition of system logs and/or data records
• Support white paper development, strategic captures, and proposals in your areas of expertise and experience
• Envision and collaborate on open source or proprietary proof of concept pilots or projects
• Highly skilled programmer in relevant languages, such as VHDL and nice to have is C/C++ 
• Familiarity with Signal Processing and RF modulation fundmentals 
• Ability to analyze existing code and rewrite and optimize for FPGA board, such as the Xilinx Kintex Ultrascale
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively

Our benefits

• 401(k) match of 6% with immediate vesting
• Subsidized Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Legal resource plan
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• 11 Federal holidays
• Life insurance, short and long-term disability coverage paid by the company
• Free coffee, sodas, and snacks
• Team activities and gaming

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate based on race, religion, gender, national origin, color, age, military service eligibility or veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other protected class. We encourage and support workplace diversity. 

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