Hardware Design Engineer About the Organization Established in 2015,AssertiveProfessionals(AP), is anEconomically Disadvantaged Woman Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)andService-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Armed with expertise, a passion for the industry, and an employee centric corporate culture,APhas already made a name for itself within the Defense Contracting community taking 15th place in America's Top 100 Small Business Visionaries for the 2018 Best of Small Business Awards, receiving the HireVets Platinum Medallion from the Department of Labor in 2021, has a 4.9 rating on Glassdoor, made the Inc. 5000 list and is a VET100 awardee as one of the fastest growing Veteran Owned Businesses in 2021. Our Mission:Providing cleared professionals who assist the Department of Defense, Intelligence Community, and Department of Homeland Security in accomplishing their missions worldwide, through an employee centric culture of development, communication, and transparency. Position Timelines: OPENpositions are available right now. These are best for active job seekers. PROPOSEDpositions are pending the results of a source selection process. Have some flexibility and want to help us win? Apply to a proposed position today. PIPELINEpositions are for anyone interested in a career withAPin the future. A recruiter will prequalify you and reach back out once we have a suitable position. Req Number AP--24-00027 Location Hanover, Maryland Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time Minimum Clearance TS/SCI with a Polygraph Timeline Open Description Assertive Professionalsis in search of a Hardware Design Engineer to support orNational Security CustomernearHanover, MD. This is a Funded and Immediate position! Includesa $5,000 sign-on bonus, $2,000 in reimbursable relcation expenses,plus a$1,200 annual compliance bonus! We offer an excellent benefits package, including PTO, 401k Match at 5%, Profit Sharing, Company paid Life Insurance, Dental, Vision, STD/LTD, and two options under a national medical plan with employee contribution. Position Description: Designs and tests new integrated circuits and hardware components for a wide variety of signal processing applications and research. Designs, documents, and develops code (to include firmware) for digital signal processors or other programmable hardware devices such as Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) hardware. Analyzes the function of existing integrated circuits and hardware components for the purpo~e of reverse engineering the hardware and firmware. Conducts the necessary hardware engineering and related functions to modify and adapt vendor-manufactured hardware to meet special Government needs and contingencies. + Assist with designing new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products · + Conduct design analysis on components and/or assemblies to assist in the development process by ensuring designs are cost efficient, able to be manufactured, and reliable + Communicate with the other engineering personnel to coordinate the interrelated design and assure project completion + Apply ASIC or FPGA place and route (P&R) tools with various libraries to create physical implementations of designs + Develop and maintain documentation for the P&R design flows(U) Assist with de-processing electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures + Design new products and processes and improving and maintaining existing products + Integrate new P&R tools, P&R tool updates, and ASIC or FPGA design libraries into Government's computer aided design environment, documents the use of those tools and libraries, and Assist other physical designers to successfully complete their specific P&R design tasks + Work with tool and library vendors to develop solutions for designers' P&R design challenges + Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures + Lead the designs of new products and processes and improve and maintain existing products + Provide technical leadership to less experienced engineers + Perform the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures and develops improved procedures + Direct and check the work of other hardware design engineers + Act as internal consultant providing technical guidance on most complex projects + Oversee the de-processing of electronic components and retrieving stored firmware or software using approved reverse engineering procedures + Develop novel procedures for reverse engineering of new component types Required Experience and Qualifications: + TS/SCI with ability to pass a Polygraph + Twelve (12) years experience as a hardware design engineer in integrated circuit or microelectronic component design or reverse engineering of the same + Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering from an accredited college or university + Five (5) years of additional hardware design engineering experience may be substituted for a bachelor's degree + Programming in VHDL (10 years) + Programming on Xilinx FPGAs - any combination of VIRTEX-II Pro, VIRTEX-4, VIRTEX-5, or VIRTEX-6 (8 years) + Programming on Linux platforms (5 years) + Experience with Xilinx ISE, Synplify Pro, and Modeltech's Modelsim (5 years) + Writing pin-level VHDL and clocking constraint files (8 years@ 50%) + Programming in one or more of the following scripting languages: PERL, sh, bash, csh, or python (1 year) + Using Linux or Unix for day-to-day activities (5 years) Desired Experience and Qualifications: + None Position Hardware Design Engineer - Level 3 EOE Statement Assertive Professionals, LLC, is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law. This position is currently accepting applications.