Description

The Leidos Defense Sector in Beavercreek, OH is seeking a Firmware Design Engineer to join a growing, high-performance team responsible for solving some of our customers’ most challenging and interesting problems. The successful candidate will utilize their technical expertise and leadership/communication skills to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, and rewarding environment. You will work with a multi-disciplinary team of engineers to design and implement solutions for a variety of FPGA and DSP applications. In addition to design and implementation of firmware, you will collaborate with other engineers on related DSP and software tasks, all with the goal of making a positive impact for our customers.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Review and understand current firmware designs and implementations
• Modify existing and create novel firmware designs to function on new hardware systems
• Define requirements for new firmware and DSP systems
• Collaborate with other firmware developers to implement, improve, and validate designs
• Support field test activities by operating equipment and troubleshooting issues

Basic Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline
• Minimum of 6 years of relevant experience
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance
• Experience with the following:
  
  • Verilog/VHDL
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • MATLAB, C/C++
  • Laboratory test equipment - Oscilloscope, Spectrum Analyzer, Signal Generator
  • Digital, analog, and radio frequency circuits
  • Enterprise Linux
  • Scripting languages

• Strong debugging and problem-solving skills
• Must be able to clearly articulate conclusions via technical reports and documents

Preferred Qualifications:

• Active Secret (or higher) security clearance
• Familiarity or experience with the following:
  
  • Embedded software design
  • Revision control (git, SVN)
  • Vivado/Vitis
  • Modelsim/Questasim
  • RHEL (or similar)
  • Open Systems Architectures

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo - because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 - and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:
January 26, 2026

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:
Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.

About Leidos

Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.

Pay and Benefits

Pay and benefits are fundamental to any career decision. That's why we craft compensation packages that reflect the importance of the work we do for our customers. Employment benefits include competitive compensation, Health and Wellness programs, Income Protection, Paid Leave and Retirement. More details are available at www.leidos.com/careers/pay-benefits.

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Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, age, national origin, citizenship, religion, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, family structure, marital status, ancestry, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law. Leidos will also consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with relevant laws.