Owl Cyber Defense is a leader and trusted partner in cyber security. We deliver solutions that protect and connect the world’s most critical networks. Owl’s product lines of cross domain, data diode, and portable media solutions provide the strongest available security checkpoints for threat prevention and secure data availability. Our in-depth expertise in security engineering at the operating system level enables us to help government and commercial customers meet ever-evolving cyber security threats.Job Summary:Owl has an immediate opening for an FPGA Design Engineer as our work and team is expanding. This position will have a significant role in defining and implementing new designs for FPGA-based hardware for internet protocol packet inspection and post-processing of high-speed Ethernet traffic.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Design and develop an FPGA packet handling application with Custom Hardware.
Design and develop VHDL/SystemVerilog modules and IP cores with Xilinx/Altera toolchain.
Use Cadence® Xcelium™ for Logic Simulation
Implement communications protocols from specification & requirement documents.
Low latency and high throughput packet handling.
Setup and Test new hardware platforms that are developed.
Work effectively within a cross-functional team environment.
Other duties as management may so direct.
Able to work in a fast-paced start-up environment.
Requirements/Qualifications:
Education
College degree in a relevant field of study. i.e. computer engineering, electrical engineering, computer science, or similar. (advanced degree a plus)
Experience
8+ years’ work experience with embedded systems and FPGA development
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Fluent in VHDL and SystemVerilog hardware description languages
Experience with HDL simulation & verification (Cadence Xcelium, Modelsim, etc.)
Experience with Universal Verification Methodology (UVM) is a plus
Working Knowledge of Vivado and Quartus
Knowledge of Ethernet PHY, IPv4 and IPv6 protocols a plus
Experience with UDP and TCP/IP packet handling a plus
Knowledge of computer system architecture
Experience debugging system level problems
Experience with testing Hardware
Excellent problem-solving skills and critical thinking ability
Overall coordination, development, and execution of product development.
Knowledge of relevant software/systems as follows:
Development skills and overall knowledge of Linux systems
Experience writing system level C/C++ code for embedded systems plus
Experience as an embedded developer using an ARM environment a plus
Experience with embedded Linux a plus
Experience building and configuring Linux for custom hardware platforms a plus
Additional Competencies/Requirements
Limited travel may be required.
Candidates must be able to obtain/maintain a US Government security clearance.
About Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC Owl Cyber Defense Solutions, LLC is a fast-growing cybersecurity solutions company, holding a firm leadership position in network security and secure information transfer. It is a privately-owned US company with offices in Columbia, MD, Danbury, CT and Morrisville, NC. For more information, see http://www.owlcyberdefense.com.Owl Cyber Defense is Proud to be an Equal Opportunity /Affirmative Action Employer.
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