FPGA & Digital Hardware Engineer

About Precision Federal

Precision Federal is a Christian company. We are a Christian-owned small business building AI, data and software systems for government agencies, and the company is run on Christian principles: every number we publish is real, every claim we make is verifiable, and the work is done with excellence as service to God.

How this role works

1. You join the bench. Before we name you on a proposal that matches this role, we send you the role, the hours and the hourly rate for that bid, and you confirm it in writing. If we don't win, you owe nothing.
2. A contract is awarded. The award funds the team named in the proposal. Your engagement begins, at an hourly rate agreed before you were ever named.
3. You work remote, paid from the contract. ~80–400 hrs per funded award — and if no award ever funds, you owe nothing and lose nothing.

What you'll do

• Design, simulate and verify FPGA logic in VHDL, Verilog or high-level synthesis
• Implement signal-processing or ML inference on FPGA and SoC platforms
• Close timing and measure resource use and power on real hardware
• Document interfaces and test results for integration and review

Required qualifications

• Direct experience designing and verifying FPGA designs that ran on hardware
• Working knowledge of VHDL or Verilog and Xilinx/AMD or Intel toolchains
• U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident (U.S. person)
• Willing to be named on a federal proposal with a one-page resume, and to sign a short letter of commitment

Preferred qualifications

• RFSoC, Zynq or Versal platforms
• High-level synthesis or FPGA ML inference
• Radiation-tolerant or defense hardware programs

Compensation & structure

1099 consulting engagement. $60–$100 per hour, confirmed in writing before you are named on any proposal. Hours are funded by federal contract awards — this seat is scoped at roughly 80–400 hours per funded award, fully remote. Work and pay begin only if the contract is awarded — no award, no hours, no obligation.

Apply — FPGA & Digital Hardware Engineer

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1. How often did an algorithm that met every spec in software and missed timing on the chip come up in your work, and roughly what did it cost — in hours, in people, or in rework? *

2. What tool or process does your organization use today for FPGA and digital hardware design, and where does it fall short? *

3. If a better way to handle FPGA and digital hardware design existed, which office or role would decide whether to adopt it? *

4. Do you have any role in deciding what tools or systems your organization adopts — approving, evaluating, or recommending a purchase? *

5. Do you own, or hold signing authority for, a company or consultancy of your own? *

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