Senior FPGA Design Engineer

Company: TAP Engineering
Location: Fort George G Meade
Posted on: February 15, 2026

Job Description:

Job Description Job Description Job ID: TAP00039 Position: Senior FPGA Design Engineer Location: US – MD, Fort Meade (or surrounding area) Category: Hardware Clearance Requirement: Active TS/SCI w/ full scope polygraph Education Requirement: BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related technical field) Experience Requirement: 7 Years TAP is seeking to hire a Senior FPGA Design Engineer to join our team! If you are a highly motivated engineer who enjoys a challenging and dynamic environment where your contributions are both critical and valued, this company will provide you the tools and opportunity to thrive. The Senior FPGA Design Engineer will focus on FPGA Design, PCB design and layout, and reverse engineering, to include the analysis of integrated circuits for security, at both the macrocell/digital level, and the transistor/analog level. Required Qualifications: Active TS/SCI w/ full scope polygraph BS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related technical field) 7 Years of Experience Experience designing New FPGAs and Hardware Components Apply FPGA Place and Route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs Designing electrical components and systems, including schematic capture and routing layout for digital printed circuit boards (PCBs) Technical writing, communication, and interpersonal skills Desired Qualifications: MS or PhD in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or related technical field) Experience with ASIC Design, including experience with ASIC design tools such as Cadence or Synopsis or FPGA design tools such as Altera Quartus or Xilinx Vivado. Experience in reverse engineering Experience fabricating, assembling and qualifying 1st article engineering prototypes Experience developing and executing test plans and procedures Experience doing physical partitioning or analysis of the FPGA fabric Experience providing subject matter expertise to those involved with the planning, acquisition and integration of new technologies procured and incorporated by the customer Experience researching FPGA Assurance industry technology advances and trends, prepare and report findings, and make recommendations to customer decision makers This position is contingent upon the successful completion of security processing and favorable acceptance onto the program by the Customer. Clearance Requirement: This position requires ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance, based on current background investigation (SBI), as well as the favorable completion of full scope polygraph. Clearance and polygraph processing will be completed by the U.S. Government. Factors considered for a U.S. Government Security Clearance include, but are not limited to: U.S. Citizenship Favorable Criminal History Check Education Verification Abuse/Illegal Drug Use Credit Check Subject Interview By submitting your resume for this position, you understand and agree that TAP Engineering may share your resume, as well as any other related personal information or documentation you provide, with its subsidiaries and affiliated companies for the purpose of considering you for other available positions. TAP Engineering is an Equal Opportunity Employer and applicants receive lawful consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Powered by JazzHR XcTqYPofeH

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