FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Job Title: FPGA/Firmware Engineer

Location: Middletown, RI (Onsite)

Visa: U.S. Citizenship Required (must be willing to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance)

Company Overview:

Glint Tech Solutions is a women-owned, global IT staffing and recruiting firm serving enterprise clients across the USA and Canada. We are currently hiring on behalf of a leading defense contractor.

Project Description:

Seeking an FPGA/Firmware Engineer to join the Torpedo Systems Group, taking ownership of FPGA development supporting mission-critical torpedo systems. This is a full-lifecycle role, from architecture through verification, delivery, and field troubleshooting, with direct customer-facing responsibility.

Key Responsibilities:

Drive design, verification, and documentation for FPGA developments from concept to completion

Contribute to system architecture, simulation, and detailed design decisions

Define module interfaces and lead key aspects of device design and simulation

Evaluate the full process flow: high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing, and power utilization

Verify test results and analyze system performance

Present requirements, designs, and results to management, engineering teams, and customers

Help shape and improve FPGA development processes across the organization

Apply engineering standards, procedures, and tools throughout the development life cycle

Support onsite installation, troubleshooting, and corrective actions for delivered products

Mandatory Skills:

U.S. Citizenship required; must be willing to obtain a DoD Secret Clearance

Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related STEM field with 8+ years of experience, or Master's with 6+ years

Ability to pass a background check (criminal, credit, education, employment, drug test)

Prior experience contributing to new theories/methods in FPGA engineering

Expert knowledge of Software Source Control tools (Git preferred)

Proven hardware troubleshooting experience (DMM, Oscilloscopes, Power Supplies, Function Generators)

Experience working in a Linux environment

Experience writing in C and multithreaded programming

Experience with Real Time Operating Systems

Excellent written and verbal communication skills