ASIC/FPGA Engineer

Location: Preferred work location is Idaho Scientific headquarters in Boise, Idaho, or Salt Lake City, Utah. U.S. citizenship is required.

Salary: USD $103,585–$110,000 per year

Company

hirify.global develops high-technology solutions, products, and services for defense and scientific missions across multiple operational domains.

What you will do

• Design, simulate, verify, and document FPGA and ASIC solutions for secure, mission-critical products.
• Create test and simulation plans, define module interfaces, and support system architecture and detailed design.
• Execute FPGA development activities including high-level design, synthesis, place and route, timing analysis, and power or resource utilization analysis.
• Develop test benches, verify results, analyze performance, and document designs and engineering outcomes.
• Produce technical engineering deliverables throughout the ASIC/FPGA development life cycle.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical issues, impacts, and corrective actions.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with at least 2 years of relevant experience, or a master’s degree with at least 6 months of relevant experience.
• U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Defense Secret security clearance are required.
• Proven FPGA RTL development experience with VHDL or Verilog.
• Fluency in VHDL or Verilog and embedded C or C++.
• Experience developing test bench simulations and using Xilinx Vivado and/or Altera Quartus.
• Strong computer architecture, analytical, problem-solving, technical writing, and communication skills.

Nice to have

• Active U.S. security clearance.
• Knowledge of applied cryptography, cybersecurity for operational technology and embedded systems, secure boot, or hardware and software reverse engineering.
• Experience with RISC-V or other CPU microarchitectures, PCI Express, or DDR controllers.

Culture & Benefits

• Research-oriented work developing practical solutions for national security.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities.
• Flexible 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off if desired.
• Competitive benefits including 401(k) matching, flexible time off, paid parental leave, healthcare, and wellness programs.
• Employee resource and social groups in a collaborative, high-performance environment.