Lead Software Engineer - FPGA 1 (Electronic Warfare)

Location: Salt Lake City, Utah or Carlsbad, California, US; onsite role

Salary: $117,000–$218,000 annually in Utah; $135,000–$250,500 annually in California

Company

hirify.global develops mission-critical defense technology connecting space, air, land, sea, and cyber domains.

What you will do

• Develop FPGA-based electronic warfare and wireless digital communications systems.
• Contribute across proposals, requirements definition, RTL development, simulation, synthesis, place-and-route, verification, and testing.
• Implement signal-processing, modem, DSP, and electronic support or electronic attack capabilities in programmable logic.
• Perform system integration, laboratory debugging, field support, and timing closure for large FPGA designs.
• Lead small teams of engineers and technical contributors while working independently on complex designs.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 9 years of relevant experience, a graduate degree with at least 7 years, or 13 years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Current Department of Defense security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
• Experience with FPGA design using VHDL or Verilog, including simulation, synthesis, implementation, and verification.
• Knowledge of electronic warfare, wireless communications, radar, signal detection and classification, DSP, digital modulation, or forward error correction.
• Experience with FPGA interfaces, high-speed serial links, timing closure, and laboratory measurement equipment.
• Familiarity with Git and programming or modeling tools such as C, C++, C#, MATLAB, and Simulink.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, software engineering, or electrical engineering.
• Experience leading small engineering teams or technical contributors.
• Experience with ModelSim, Synplify, AMD Xilinx Vivado or ISE, and Intel Quartus.
• Experience with high-level synthesis and FPGA-based modem or DSP algorithms.

Culture & Benefits

• 9/80 schedule with every other Friday off.
• Health and disability insurance, 401(k) matching, flexible spending accounts, and employee assistance program.
• Education assistance, parental leave, paid time off, and company-paid holidays.
• Collaborative engineering environment with opportunities for independent work and technical leadership.
• Work-life balance and access to outdoor recreation and cultural activities in the Salt Lake City area.