Senior Principal FPGA and Digital Signal Processing Engineer

Job overview

The Senior Principal FPGA and Digital Signal Processing Engineer role is hybrid, with office work in Alexandria, VA. Compensation is not specified. The role supports Dragonfly, a tactical signals intelligence and electronic warfare platform for government, military, intelligence, and allied missions. This technical leadership role architects and delivers real-time FPGA signal-processing capabilities, translating advanced algorithms into deployable systems while coordinating with hardware, software, artificial intelligence, and radio-frequency engineering teams.

What you'll do

• Lead FPGA firmware architecture and partitioning across FPGA, GPU, and CPU
• migrate GPU-based DSP algorithms to FPGA
• design reusable FPGA IP for AMD/Xilinx platforms
• implement real-time RF signal processing and wireless protocol processing
• develop direction-finding, beamforming, and geolocation capabilities
• establish verification, regression testing, timing closure, hardware validation, and over-the-air testing
• support hardware bring-up, integration, production validation, and field testing
• conduct design reviews, mentor engineers, and contribute to roadmaps, customer engagements, proposals, and internal research and development.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

fpga

digital signal processing

senior principal engineer

vhdl

systemverilog

rf signal processing

electronic warfare

sigint

alexandria va

research innovations

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Flexible work schedules, health insurance, paid time off, 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave, wellness programs, and office amenities.

Why this role

Technical authority for FPGA firmware and DSP architecture on the Dragonfly platform; active Secret clearance required, with ability to obtain or maintain TS/SCI preferred.

About the employer

Research Innovations is hiring for this role. Industry: Engineering Services. Sector: 54.