Embedded Systems Engineer Jobs in Blacksburg, VA

Are you driven by curiosity, energized by complex challenges, and motivated to dissect the unknown? Join a cutting‑edge team where your expertise directly shapes mission outcomes and national security. We’re looking for engineers who excel at uncovering how systems work (and why), thrive in an environment where innovation moves fast and the stakes are high.

HII Mission Technologies seeks out‑of‑the‑box thinkers who can uncover difficult‑to‑activate corner‑case bugs and vulnerabilities in the gate‑level netlists of FPGA and ASIC designs. Candidates will use industry‑standard functional verification tools (Questa, VCS, Verdi), logical equivalence tools (OneSpin 360EC), and proprietary software to verify design function and integrity. Common verification targets include embedded processors, DSPs, filters, transceivers, data links, systems‑on‑chip, and decoders.

• Develop models, transactors, stimuli, monitors, and test benches for simulating and uncovering hidden behaviors in gate‑level digital netlists.
• Produce clear documentation and test cases demonstrating identified bugs or deviations from the specification.
• Collaborate effectively with teammates to produce cohesive results and improve processes.

Level 2: $90,000–$95,000
Level 3: $120,000–$130,000
Level 4: $160,000–$175,000
Level 5: $185,000–$190,000

• Level 2: 2 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree in a related field; 0 years with a Master’s; or High School Diploma or equivalent with 6 years relevant experience.
• Level 3: 5 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 3 years with a Master’s; 0 years with a PhD; or High School Diploma or equivalent with 9 years relevant experience.
• Level 4: 9 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 7 years with a Master’s; 4 years with a PhD; or High School Diploma or equivalent with 13 years relevant experience.
• Level 5: 15 years relevant experience with a Bachelor’s degree; 13 years with a Master’s; 10 years with a PhD; or High School Diploma or equivalent with 19 years relevant experience.
• Willingness to obtain a Top‑Secret security clearance.
• Degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Experience with modern digital verification and modeling languages: SystemVerilog, SystemC, C/C++, MATLAB, etc.
• Directed, constrained‑random, and assertion‑based verification techniques at the gate, interface, and transaction levels.
• Experience with modern, commercial‑grade functional simulators (Xcelium, Incisive, Questa, VCS, Riviera‑Pro, etc).
• Writing scripts for batched verification tasks: Python, Bash, Tcl, make files.
• Revision control systems for maintaining, sharing, and deploying code: Perforce, Git, SVN, etc.
• Familiarity with debugging and isolating issues with gate‑level netlists.

• Familiarity with object‑oriented, embedded, assembly, or machine code programming.
• Software or hardware reverse‑engineering (IDA Pro, Ghidra).
• FPGA design or verification experience.
• Active Top Secret security clearance.
• Familiarity with testing and verification techniques for IC trust, assurance, or security.
• Experience with logical equivalence checkers (OneSpin 360‑EC, ESP, Conformal EC).
• Experience with formal ABV.

• Best‑in‑class medical, dental, and vision plan choices.
• Wellness resources and employee assistance programs.
• 401(k) savings plan options, financial planning tools, life insurance.
• Employee discounts, paid holidays, paid time off.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Early childhood and post‑secondary education scholarships.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, physical or mental disability, age, veteran status or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law.

If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please send an e‑mail to buildyourcareer@hii-co.com and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information. Reasonable accommodations are considered on a case‑by‑case basis. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address. Additionally, you may also call 1‑844‑849‑8463 for assistance. Press #3 for HII Mission Technologies.