The Silicon Solutions team of Lockheed Martin Space is building the best ASIC/FPGA team in the world, and are seeking a highly talented and motivated ASIC & FPGA Verification Engineer who has a passion in microchip verification. You will have the opportunity to support over 50 different programs and research and development (R&D) efforts. Your work will affect technology across military space, civil space, commercial space, missiles, missile defense platforms, satellite surveillance platforms, deep space exploration, and manned flight missions.
The information below reflects the standard job description for this position:
Develops, designs, verifies, and documents Application-Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) development. Determines architecture design, logic design, and system simulation. Assignments include the analysis of all aspects from high-level design to synthesis, place and route, and timing and power utilization. Typically uses specialized equipment to establish operation data, conduct experimental tests, and evaluate results.
- Bachelor of Science or higher from an accredited college in Electrical Engineering or related discipline, or equivalent experience/combined education.
- Experience or coursework in the verification of FPGA and/or ASIC devices.
- HDL programming experience with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog.
- Linux environment.
- Willing and able to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance, thus US Citizenship is required for this position.
- Experience or coursework in the verification of FPGA and/or ASIC devices.
- Experience or coursework with modern verification methodologies such as UVM, OVM or VMM.
- Experience in ASIC / FPGA life cycle (architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration & test).
- FPGA/ASIC design experience is a plus.
- Experienced in scripting such as Perl, TCL, Python.
- Experience leading small teams in technical work, setting priorities, managing schedules.
- Experience in creating project plans
- Proficient in AI prompting as it applies to this position and practice
Pay Information
Full-Time Salary Range: $150800.00 - $280000.00
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The salary range for this position is as listed on the requisition. Please note that the salary information listed is a general guideline only. Lockheed Martin considers factors such as (but not limited to) scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate's work experience, education/ training, key skills as well as market(work location) and business considerations when extending an offer.
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible work arrangements and schedules (e.g., 4x10), 401(k) match, Paid time off, Holidays, Parental Leave, EAP, Flexible Spending Accounts, Education Assistance, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, and Long-Term Disability.
- Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs may be offered depending on the position. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and can vary from year to year and are tied to a range of performance metrics.
- For (Washington state applicants only) Non-represented full-time employees: accrue at least 10 hours per month of Paid Time Off (PTO) to be used for incidental absences and other reasons; receive at least 90 hours for holidays. Represented full time employees accrue 6.67 hours of Vacation per month; accrue up to 52 hours of sick leave annually; receive at least 96 hours for holidays. PTO, Vacation, sick leave, and holiday hours are prorated based on start date during the calendar year.
Skills Required
- Bachelor of Science or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent combined education and experience
- Experience or coursework verifying FPGA and/or ASIC devices
- HDL programming experience with VHDL, Verilog, and/or SystemVerilog
- Experience working in a Linux environment
- Ability and willingness to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance
- United States citizenship
- Experience with UVM, OVM, or VMM verification methodologies
- Experience with the ASIC/FPGA lifecycle, including architecture, design, simulation, verification, validation, integration, and test
- FPGA or ASIC design experience
- Scripting experience with Perl, TCL, or Python
- Experience leading small technical teams, setting priorities, and managing schedules
- Experience creating project plans
- Proficiency in AI prompting as applied to the position
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