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Principal Digital Engineer

Mavensoft Technologies, LLCWoodland, CA🇺🇸United StatesPosted 23 Jul 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

You'll lead the design and verification of critical digital systems, leveraging your expertise in high-speed digital design and FPGA/ASIC implementation. This role is perfect for an experienced engineer with strong communication skills and a proven ability to integrate complex requirements, offering a significant opportunity to contribute to a safety-critical program. Apply now to make a substantial impact!

Quick Overview

Work Type
On Site
Level
Leader

Job Description

Title: Principal Digital Engineer
Work location: 
Woodland Hills, CA - Onsite 
Duration: 12 months - W2 Contract
Work authorization: ; must hold a current/active US Gov''t secret clearance.

Duties and responsibilities:

  • The Principal Digital Engineer will be responsible for the design and verification of digital systems on a safety-critical development program.
  • Possess strong communication skills as you will interface with our development program leads, senior scientists, engineering and manufacturing organizations throughout the program lifecycle.
  • Have technical foresight to integrate the appropriate requirements, processes, and procedures and tools.

Basic qualifications:

  • BS + 5 years of experience in related STEM field; MS + 3 years of experience.; PHD in a STEM field + 1 year of relevant experience
  • Experience with High-Speed Digital Design and Verification
  • Experience with FPGA/SOC/ASIC implementation (VHDL/Verilog, Synthesis, Timing Closure)
  • Experience with design processes including hardware requirements definition, conceptual design, detailed design, verification, production transitioning
  • U.S. Citizenship is required
  • A current/active Secret Clearance is required to start.
  • Ability to work onsite full-time in Woodland Hills, CA

Preferred qualifications:

  • Experience with V&V technologies (System Verilog, UVM, Hardware-In-Loop)
  • Knowledge of Computer Architecture (Bus standards, Interrupts, Memory)
  • Experience with Model-based Engineering (MATLAB, Simulink, Fixed Point vs. Floating Point)
  • Experience with Sensors and Digital Signal Processing
  • Cost Account Management (CAM) certification / experience
  • Experience with safety critical designs (DO-254)
  • Communication, team building and facilitation skills 

 

Skills

FPGA
CAM
Simulink
VHDL
Verilog

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