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IT - Software Development

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Job Description:

STR’s Cyber Division is hiring a Senior FPGA Reverse Engineer who will leverage their digital hardware design background to work within a multi-disciplinary team solving unique problems surrounding FPGA reverse engineering. We are seeking a candidate to execute FPGA reverse engineering tasks and support software development to improve and automate the process.

Job Responsibility:

Perform FPGA reverse engineering work within a team to identify behavioral details of an application
Model, test, and document RE findings using hardware modeling and simulation platforms
Prepare reports and presentations for STR’s customers and collaborators detailing FPGA RE findings
Work with the FPGA RE team to identify new areas for tool development and capability research
Develop software supporting STR’s FPGA reverse engineering capabilities
Participate in design reviews and testing for FPGA RE tools

Requirements:

Ability to obtain a Top Secret (TS) security clearance
U.S. citizenship
Bachelors Degree in Computer Engineering/Electrical & Computer Engineering
At least 5 years of relevant experience
Strong problem solving skills
Familiarity with hardware description languages (i.e., Verilog, SystemVerilog, VHDL)
Familiarity with the design process and development path for FPGAs
Comfortable with digital design and logic concepts
Software development experience ideally using Python and/or C/C++
Ability to prepare and present technical material to customers and internal staff

Nice to have:

Active Top Secret (TS) Security Clearance
Experience writing applications using hardware description languages
Experience applying the design process and development path for FPGAs
In depth knowledge and experience using industry standard FPGAs (Altera, Xilinx devices) and their associated platforms (Quartus, Vivado)
Experience with RTL simulation environments and FPGA verification through in depth test bench development
Experience using Matlab and Simulink
Embedded systems experience including sensor interfacing with an FPGA or microcontroller
Knowledge of signal processing implementation techniques common to FPGA implementations

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Job Posted:
December 12, 2025

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Senior FPGA Reverse Engineer

STR

Location:United States, Arlington

Category:IT - Software Development

Contract Type:Not provided