FPGA Design Engineer - Secret Clearance

Post Date

Jan 21, 2026

Location

Plymouth,
Minnesota

ZIP/Postal Code

55446
US
Apr 03, 2026 Insight Global

Job Type

Contract,Perm Possible

Category

Electrical Engineering

Req #

HSV-e385768b-b4cc-4b57-8966-6d14f20873ce

Pay Rate

$68 - $85 (hourly estimate)

Job Description

An employer in the Plymouth, MN area is seeking a secret cleared Sr. FPGA Design Engineer. This candidate should have previous experience with FPGA and DSP, and would be a lead over a team of 3-4. Performing FPGA designs, simulation and documentation using product families like Xilinx Kintex7, Virtex7, Zynq, Ultrascale, RFSoc and Altera Agilex, Arria 10, and Max 10. They should recognize and address unique design requirements such as safety and reliability architectures for military applications and ensure adherence to coding standards and revision control practices

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Required Skills & Experience

Active Secret Clearance
B.S. in electrical engineering or computer engineering
8 years of relevant experience, or Master's + 6 years or PhD + 4 years.
Experience in FPGA design and development - utilizing VHDL or Verilog
Experience with simulation tools
Experience with FPGA design verification using hardware verification & debugging

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

Experience with bus protocols such as I2C, SPI, RS-232, JESD204B, CSI/MIPI.
VHDL is the preferred HDL.
Experience with digital implementations of DSP functions (low pass, bandpass, high pass filters, etc.).
Experience with Intel Agilex, Arria 10, and Max 10.
Experience with Modelsim, Xilinx Vivado, Xilinx Model Composer, Synplicity, MATLAB, Altera Quartus, Altera DSP Builder, Simulink, HDL Coder.
IP creation and integration; FPGA DSP implementations.
Experience with bus functional models.
Full product life cycle experience (design, implementation, and test) of FPGA design.
Familiarity with test requirements for military electronics (extreme temperature testing).
Understanding of Six Sigma disciplines; DFA/DFM is a plus

Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.