Reston, United States
Sr. Firmware Engineer US ONLY
A2e Technologies · Reston · United States
Posted: 9/1/2026 · Last checked: 10/11/2026
Job description
Quoted in full from A2e Technologies's job posting. Gavroche does not edit it.
Title: Embedded S/W /Firmware Engineer
Term: Contract-Possible Perm
Start Date: ASAP
Location: Onsite VA
Requirements
Responsibilities:
- Lead and contribute to firmware architecture and implementation for space-based systems
- Experience with Linux, scripting, Docker containers, and automation
- Perform end-to-end firmware development lifecycle:
- requirements analysis through design,
- coding, simulation,
- verification, and
- validation
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to define interfaces, resolve design issues, and ensure seamless system integration
- Conduct lab-based debugging,
- hardware-in-the-loop testing, and
- system-level validation using diagnostic tools and protocols
- Apply high-reliability and space-grade techniques (e.g., fault tolerance, radiation mitigation) in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
- Contribute to documentation, design reviews, and risk identification throughout the product lifecycle
Skills:
- 7+ years relevant experience
- BS/MS in EE or equivalent
- Expertise with firmware engineering, VHDL (RTL), SystemVerilog (Testing)
- Experience developing code (C, C++) for microcontrollers
- Experience with Xilinx, Microchip, and Lattice
- Experience developing test benches and running simulations to exercise the design and to verify compliance
- Experience using schematics
- Experience in high-speed serial links: JESD204B/C, Ethernet, SpaceWire
- Experience in standard peripheral interfaces: SPI, I2C, UART, LVDS, etc.
- Experience with GitHub, CI/CD for FPGA flows, code reviews, automated linting, synthesis, regression testing, timing closure, bitstream generation, release tagging
- Experience in Python for build/testing automation and data analysis
Added Plus
- LIDAR Systems
- Expertise with Digital Signal Processing, precision timing, modems
- Experience developing Hi-Rel/Space programs and TMR coding
- Experience with VS Code
Benefits
A2e Technologies is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a protected veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process, please contact hr@a2etechnologies.com.
- ***No Recruiters Please***
- A2e Does NOT work with Staffing Firms,
- A2e Does NOT Accept Unsolicited Resumes,
- A2e will NOT pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited resume.
Similar roles in the United States
- Server Hardware Engineer · Voltai, Palo Alto
- Firmware Engineer · Voltai, Palo Alto
- Power Electronics Engineer · Voltai, Palo Alto
- Lead Embedded Software Engineer · Formlabs, Somerville
- Electrical Engineer · CEL - Critical Power, Williamsburg
- Electrical Engineer · GCC, Montgomery
200 open roles like this one; at most three per employer shown.
What electrical engineer adverts in the United States state
Middle half: 132,500 – 200,000 USD a year; median 167,500 USD.
From 383 adverts by 92 employers that state a salary, annualised.
How electrical engineer roles in the United States are worked
2% fully remote · 2% hybrid · 96% do not say
Of 130 adverts. An advert that does not state a work mode is counted as not saying, not as on-site.
New openings in Reston, by week
- 7/20/2026 5
- 7/27/2026 6
- 8/3/2026 4
- 8/10/2026 16
- 8/17/2026 17
- 8/24/2026 7
- 8/31/2026 3
- 9/7/2026 21
- 9/14/2026 13
- 9/21/2026 17
- 9/28/2026 9
- 10/5/2026 26
144 openings over 12 weeks, by the week they were published.
Other roles at A2e Technologies
- Sr. FPGA Design Engineer · San Diego
- SR. FPGA Design Engineer w/Active Clearance · San Diego
- Sr. Hardware Design Engineer/Signal Integrity/FPGA · San Diego
- Lead Embedded Software Engineer- Hybrid In San Diego · San Diego
- Lead Hardware Engineer · San Diego
- Sr. Embedded Software/Firmware Engineer: Networking Layers · San Diego
8 open.