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Textron Systems lists this Firmware Engineer IV opportunity in cockeysville, Maryland. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Overview
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Base pay range
$136,400.00/yr - $209,000.00/yr
About This Role
Textron Systems is seeking an experienced Firmware Engineer to join our team. This individual will work as part of a multidisciplined design engineering team during the development phases of an emerging program. The individual will be responsible for developing new FPGA designs with an emphasis on simulation and verification, and the transition of those designs into ASICs. The individual should be fluent in the VHDL code techniques required to implement decoders, encoders, shift registers, counters, and state machines to control serial bus data transfers, decode & execute commands and generate simple parallel data stream outputs. Our Design Engineering team is focused on developing and improving new product designs to support advanced emerging programs for military customers.
Responsibilities
Develop new FPGA designs with an emphasis on simulation and verification, and transition of those designs into ASICs.
Utilize VHDL techniques to implement decoders, encoders, shift registers, counters, and state machines to control serial bus data transfers, decode and execute commands, and generate simple parallel data stream outputs.
Support programming and debugging of FPGA; guide and support conversion of VHDL code into an ASIC.
Collaborate within a multidisciplinary design engineering team during development phases of an emerging program.
Qualifications
Greater than 10 years of experience in Mixed Signal electronics design
Highly experienced VHDL designer with ASIC experience
Design of decoders, registers, counters, and state machines to decode serial commands, control serial data transfers and generate variable pulse widths.
Strong simulation and verification skills with Test Bench experience
Xilinx experience in ISE and Vivado preferred.
Demonstrated software documentation discipline
Experience in working within a formal software development environment.
Support programming and debug of FPGA
Guide and support conversion of VHDL code into an ASIC.
Education Requirements: BS degree in electrical engineering or computer programming, MS a plus.
Active security clearance is preferred, eligibility for clearance is required
Benefits
Flexible Work Schedules
Education Assistance
Career Development & Training Opportunities
Wellness Program (including Fitness Reimbursement)
Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(K) with Company Funding
Paid Parental Leave
EEO
Textron is committed to Equal Opportunity in Employment, to all applicants and employees regardless of race, color, religion, age, national origin, military status, veteran status, disability, sex (including pregnancy and sexual orientation), genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law.
Recruiting Company
Textron Systems
Primary Location
US-Maryland-Hunt Valley
Job Field
Engineering
Schedule
Full-time
Job Level
Individual Contributor
Job Type
Experienced
Shift
First Shift
Job Posting
09/05/2025, 5:37:47 AM
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Worksite address
cockeysville, MD, 21030, US
Who can apply
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