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FPGA Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton

Annapolis Junction, MDFull-time$78–176K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$78–176K/yr
Location
Annapolis Junction, MD
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

TS/SCI clearance, requiredBachelor's degree, required

Job overview

The FPGA Engineer joins a mission-oriented engineering group designing and implementing embedded architectures for emerging cyber and electronic warfare threats. The role sets technical design, owns component implementation, integrates systems, and provides fielding support. The work applies embedded systems development and testing to support Warfighter and national security missions.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

FPGA Development, requiredVHDL, requiredVerilog, requiredInnovative Problem Solving, requiredTeamwork, requiredSoftware-Defined Radios, nice to haveXilinx SoC and RFSoC, nice to haveDigital RF Sampling, nice to haveModulation, nice to haveError Correction, nice to haveCompression, nice to haveC, nice to haveC++, nice to haveRust, nice to haveOffensive Cyber Tool Development, nice to haveTechnical Documentation, nice to haveTest Planning, nice to haveLinux Distributions, nice to haveRedHat, nice to haveRocky Linux, nice to have

Qualifications

2+ Years Electrical or Computer Engineering Experience, requiredTS/SCI Clearance Eligibility, requiredBachelor's Degree, requiredTS/SCI Clearance, nice to haveBachelor's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, nice to haveMaster's in Electrical or Computer Engineering, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

FPGA EngineerThe Opportunity: We need you, an electrical engineer, with an understanding of embedded system design, FPGA fabrics, and RF protocols to help us design and develop techniques for future Warfighters.

On our team, you will be part of a mission-oriented engineering group challenged to design and implement embedded architectures to address emerging cyber and electronic warfare threats. We’ll look to you to set the technical design and own the implementation of components as well as to integrate and directly provide fielding support. This is a chance to use your experience-based knowledge of embedded systems development and testing to directly impact the security of the Warfighter and our Nation.

Join us. The world can’t wait.

You Have:

  • 2+ years of experience in the electrical or computer engineering field, including development with Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs)
  • Experience with performing VHDL or Verilog development
  • Ability to identify and develop innovative solutions to challenging technical problems in the absence of specific requirements
  • Ability to work in small teams and with minimal supervision
  • Ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree

Nice If You Have:

  • Experience with developing for software-defined radios (SDRs)
  • Experience with developing integrated solutions that leverage both the embedded processor and FPGA fabric of Xilinx SoC and RFSoC devices
  • Experience with digital RF sampling, modulations, error correction, or compression
  • Experience with C, C++, or Rust development
  • Experience with offensive cyber tool development
  • Experience with developing technical documentation and reports
  • Experience with writing and executing test plans and procedures
  • Knowledge of Linux distributions, including RedHat and Rocky Linux
  • TS/SCI clearance
  • Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering preferred; Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering a plus

Clearance: Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information.

Compensation At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date. Identity Statement As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

  • Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
  • Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen or customer facility, in alignment with your leadership's expectations and the needs of the role.
  • Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed full-time at a customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.

How this job compares

Set against the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$78–176K/yr
  • Maryland median$102–166K/yr145 salary ranges
  • US median$107–168K/yr6,769 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $127K, is 6% below the Maryland median midpoint ($135K) — in the middle half of Electrical Engineer salary ranges in Maryland.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 180 open Electrical Engineer jobs in Maryland and 10,352 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Maryland
Experience
This posting asks for at least 2 years of experience — less than three in four Electrical Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 8,623 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 6,634 of the 10,352 open Electrical Engineer jobs (64%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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