FPGA Design Engineer

Job ID: 711048BR

Date posted: Nov. 17, 2025

Description:

You will be a FPGA Design & Verification Engineer at Lockheed Martin, responsible for designing, simulating, and integrating Field-Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs). Our team is looking for a talented engineer to join our team and support the development of cutting-edge technologies.

What You Will Be Doing

As a FPGA Design & Verification Engineer, you will be responsible for capturing and deriving requirements, performing detailed design, simulation, and integration of FPGAs to develop an advanced product system solution. You will also perform integration, troubleshooting, and design updates as required for existing FPGA designs as well as develop new FPGA solutions. Candidate will perform the design, development, and implementation of FPGA design including simulation verification. Your responsibilities will include:

• Capturing and deriving requirements for FPGA designs
• incorporate new crypto architecture leveraging existing NSA algorithms interfacing with data link radio module
• RF waveform implementation and incorporation of Simulink/HDL Coder into FPGA design and low-speed messaging and communication with external peripherals
• Working with Xilinx/AMD or Microchip FPGA to development solution for Complex Electronic System
• Performing detailed design, simulation, and integration of FPGAs
• Integrating, troubleshooting, and updating existing FPGA designs
• Designing and implementing new FPGA designs for future capabilities
• Supporting all FPGA designs, including:
• External peripherals as well as High speed data interfaces.
• Utilizing prior experience with Microchip FPGAs, Xilinx FPGAs, UVM, and GitLab to support FPGA design and development

Why Join Us

Do you want to be part of a company culture that empowers employees to think big, lead with a growth mindset, and make the impossible a reality? We provide the resources and give you the flexibility to enable inspiration and focus. If you have the passion and courage to dream big, work hard, and have fun doing what you love then we want to build a better tomorrow with you.

We offer flexible work schedules to comprehensive benefits investing in your future and security, Learn more about Lockheed Martin's comprehensive benefits package here.

Further Information About This Opportunity:

This position is in Orlando. Discover more about our Orlando, Florida location.

MUST BE A U.S. CITIZEN - This position is located at a facility that requires special access. An active Secret Clearance with most recent investigation in the last 5 years is required to start.

Basic Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical or Computer Engineering.
• Relevant experience with FPGA design and simulation verification.

Desired Skills:

• Strong communications, collaboration, and presentation skills
• LM Design Experience
• Missile Experience
• MSEE, MSCE would be a plus.
• Experience with System-Verilog, Verilog, C/C++, MatLab / Simulink, System Verilog languages; Synopsis Synplify, Synopsis VCS, NCSim, ChipScope tool sets desired.
• Experience with Xilinx/AMD and MicroSemi/Microchip part families internal FPGA fabric and IP.
• FPGA design experience with tools noted above.
• Previous experience related to aerospace design techniques would be a plus.
• Prior experience with Lockheed Marin MFC is a plus
• Experience Implementing NSA algorithms (i.e. AES, counter mode, etc)
• Experience with management of Configuration Control (GitLab preferred)
• Experience with Vivado, and Vitis FPGA toolsets
• Experience with UVM
• Experience with Simulink and HDL Coder
• Comfortable using digital oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, power meters, signal generators and other test equipment
• Experience with troubleshooting and debugging with board-level testing and FPGA validation
• Experience in ASIC / FPGA life cycle (architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration & test)

Security Clearance Statement: This position requires a government security clearance, you must be a US Citizen for consideration.

Clearance Level: Secret with Investigation or CV date within 5 years

Other Important Information You Should Know

Expression of Interest: By applying to this job, you are expressing interest in this position and could be considered for other career opportunities where similar skills and requirements have been identified as a match. Should this match be identified you may be contacted for this and future openings.

Ability to Work Remotely: Onsite Full-time: The work associated with this position will be performed onsite at a designated Lockheed Martin facility.

Work Schedules: Lockheed Martin supports a variety of alternate work schedules that provide additional flexibility to our employees. Schedules range from standard 40 hours over a five day work week while others may be condensed. These condensed schedules provide employees with additional time away from the office and are in addition to our Paid Time off benefits.

Schedule for this Position: 4x10 hour day, 3 days off per week

Lockheed Martin is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified candidates will be considered without regard to legally protected characteristics.

The application window will close in 90 days; applicants are encouraged to apply within days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

At Lockheed Martin, we use our passion for purposeful innovation to help keep people safe and solve the world's most complex challenges. Our people are some of the greatest minds in the industry and truly make Lockheed Martin a great place to work.

With our employees as our priority, we provide diverse career opportunities designed to propel, develop, and boost agility. Our flexible schedules, competitive pay, and comprehensive benefits enable our employees to live a healthy, fulfilling life at and outside of work. We place an emphasis on empowering our employees by fostering an inclusive environment built upon integrity and corporate responsibility.

If this sounds like a culture you connect with, you're invited to apply for this role. Or, if you are unsure whether your experience aligns with the requirements of this position, we encourage you to search on Lockheed Martin Jobs, and apply for roles that align with your qualifications.

Experience Level: Experienced Professional

Business Unit: MISSILES AND FIRE CONTROL

Relocation Available: Possible

Career Area: Hardware Engineering

Type: Full-Time

Shift: First