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ASIC & FPGA Design Engineer – Early Career

Lockheed Martin
New York, Liverpool-NY, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 8 Jun 2026
💰 $135,470/yr($68,000/yr$135,470/yr)

About the role

Security Clearance

Secret

Shift

First

Direct/Indirect

Direct

Business Area

Rotary and Mission Systems

Department

XECE4B:Owg SCIE HWEng

Relocation/Housing Stipend Available

Possible

Job Code/Title

E2521:ASIC & FPGA Design Eng Asc

Job Class

Electrical Engineering

Job Category

4 yr and up College

Req Type

Full-Time

Job Description

Lockheed Martin Rotary & Mission Systems in Syracuse, NY, is seeking a full-time Early Career Firmware Engineer (FPGA Design). In this role, you will perform FPGA firmware architecture and/or custom digital board design. Designs will include digital signal processing, messaging, control and high-speed communications. Devices will include FPGAs from either Xilinx/AMD, Intel, or Microsemi.
The successful candidate will have experience and/or knowledge of FPGA architecture and design, with applied knowledge of either the Xilinx/AMD, Intel or Microsemi FPGA devices and their associated application environments.
Must be a US Citizen.; This position will require a government security clearance.; This position is located at a facility that requires special access.

Basic Qualifications

- Bachelors degree in computer engineering, electrical engineering or computer science.

-FPGA architecture and design, with applied knowledge of either the AMD (Xilinx) or Intel (Altera) FPGA devices and their associated application environments.

-Possess technical expertise to apply discretion and judgment to complete assignments of moderate scope and complexity, using current technology such as FPGAs, Microprocessors, DSPs, and Interface Controllers.

Desired skills

-Working knowledge of digital signal processing functions, specific to radar and electronic warfare capabilities, including digital receivers and exciters.

-VHDL firmware programming capability, and having applied that knowledge on an FPGA device (AMD/Xilinx or Altera). Having utilized AMD/Xilinx Vivado or Altera Quartus development platforms to successfully build and test an executable hardware implementation of code which they have written.

-Use of simulation-based verification methodologies and tools, including UVM verification techniques.

-Experience with MATLAB modeling is a plus. Higher level code development, including Nvidia CUDA, OpenCL, Simulink HDL Coder, and AMD System Generator are also a plus.

-Digital board design of mixed signal boards to support FPGAs.

State

New York

Zip

13088

EEO

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 5 - 30 days of the requisition posting date in order to receive optimal consideration.

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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.

City, State

Liverpool-NY

Other Important Information

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 Schedule Information

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

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