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Digital Engineer 3

San Diego, California
Up to $157.90 DOE
Job ID: 218979 Secret Clearance

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San Diego, California
Up to $157.90 DOE
6 months
1
Bachelor's Degree
5+ years
Secret
Jul 7, 2026

Job Description

Job #218979

Chipton-Ross is seeking a Digital Engineer 3 for a contract opportunity in San Diego, CA.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS (REQUIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

  • BS + 5 years of experience in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of experience.
  • Significant hands-on current experience in the field of VHDL design.
  • Candidate must have excellent written and communication skills and be able to work independently and within groups.
  • Candidate must have working knowledge of formal engineering development process, VHDL design and verification.
  • An active Secret Clearance is required to start.

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Design, develop, integrate and test VHDL-based digital designs for our end-user customers and businesses, primarily focused on software defined radio VHDL firmware code bases.
  • Work using FPGA programming development tools and environments
  • Work with multi-disciplinary teams, such as with Systems Engineering, Digital Engineering, Hardware, and Integration & Test
  • Work in waterfall or Agile software development environment
  • Analyze system concept of operation, requirements and design documents to resolve functional, performance or timing issues.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS (DESIRED SKILLS/EXPERIENCE)

  • 8 or more years of professional technical experience.
  • Experience with VHDL design and OSVVM verification for FPGA firmware
  • Experience with AMD/Xilinx series including Zynq, Kintex, Ultrascale, Versal family of devices.
  • Experience with Communication Protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, PCIe, Ethernet)
  • Experience with Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools: Vivado, Quartus, QuestaSim
  • Knowledgeable in FPGA physical constraints and achieving timing closure.
  • Generation of Test benches and support of formal VHDL Verification.
  • Experience with board RO system level debug using test equipment such as oscilloscopes and logic analyzers.
  • Experience with translating systems requirements into programmable logic requirements, design documents, and test specifications.
  • Candidate should have hands on experience with DoD communications systems.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

Bachelor's in Science is required.

School must be accredited.

WORK HOURS

9/80 workweek. 1st shift.

ADDITIONAL

Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Applicants responding to this position will be subject to a government security investigation and must meet eligibility requirements by currently possessing the ability to view classified government information.
  • Employment will be contingent on clearing a drug screen and background check. Both must clear prior to start date.
  • Candidates responding to this posting must currently possess the eligibility to work in the United States. No third parties please.

For more information, please apply or contact:

Chipton-Ross provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by Federal, State or local law. This policy governs all areas of employment at Chipton-Ross, including recruiting, hiring, training, assignment, promotions, compensation, benefits, discipline, and terminations.

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