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Design Engineer for High Performance Computing - Mid to Experienced Level (Maryland)
National Security Agency/Central Security Service
Department of Defense
Location
Fort Meade, Maryland
Salary
$105,262 - $192,764
per year
Type
Full Time
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February 4, 2026
Job Description
Summary
This job involves designing and building advanced computer systems for supercomputers that support national security intelligence operations.
You'll work on creating hardware like circuit boards and programmable chips to make these systems faster and more reliable.
It's a great fit for engineers with experience in electronics and computing who enjoy tackling complex tech challenges in a team setting.
Key Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Physics, Astronomy, or related technical field (e.g., computer science, mathematics); advanced degrees reduce required experience
- 3+ years of relevant experience for full performance level in areas like digital equipment design, computer assembly, EDA tools, HDL, or PCB
- 7+ years for senior level, plus 1 year of project management experience or certification (e.g., PMP, DAWIA)
- Skills in RTL design, FPGA firmware development, logic simulation, synthesis, and timing analysis
- Experience with PCB design, layout, signal integrity, and power integrity
- Ability to conduct research, model simulations, and document technical work
- U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain security clearance (implied for NSA role)
Full Job Description
As an Engineering and Physical Science professional, you will use your skills to create the systems and tools that will be used to enhance the operation of intelligence.
You will advise, administer and perform scientific projects, such as planning, designing, and constructing specialized equipment, and ensuring adherence to sound engineering and scientific standards and principles.
FULL PERFORMANCE With a degree in Engineering, entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 1 year of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree and no experience.
With a degree in either (1) Physics or Astronomy from an accredited college or university or (2) a relevant professional technical field (for example, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, geology), entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 3 years of relevant experience, or a Master's or Doctoral degree plus 1 year of relevant experience.
Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following: digital equipment design, assembling computers, electronic design automation (EDA) tools, hardware description language (HDL), or printed circuit board (PCB).
SENIOR Entry is with a Bachelor's degree plus 7 years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree plus 5 years of relevant experience, or a Doctoral degree plus 3 years of relevant experience.
Degree must be in either (1) professional Engineering, (2) Physics or Astronomy from an accredited college, or (3) a relevant professional technical field (for example, chemistry, architecture, computer science, mathematics, hydrology, geology).
Relevant experience must be in one or more of the following: digital equipment design, assembling computers, electronic design automation (EDA) tools, hardware description language (HDL), or printed circuit board (PCB).
At least one year of project management experience OR project management certification (for example, DAWIA, PMP) is also required. Major Duties:
With the ever-increasing technological complexities in the world of supercomputers, we need talented computer and electrical engineers to be part of our team architecting, designing and verifying the next generation of high performance computing solutions (HPCS) that will support of our mission.
Our goal is to provide supercomputers of the highest quality to ensure the success of the NSA and its partners.
The areas of responsibility may include one or more of the following: - Accelerating application performance using Register Transfer Level (RTL) design - Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs) firmware development and integration - RTL design closure using logic simulation, functional verification, synthesis, and timing analysis - Printed Circuit Board (PCB) logic design, simulation and test - PCB layout - Signal Integrity / Power Integrity - Commercial systems acquisition and contracting - Create and maintain documentation on technical information - Operate specialized scientific and technical equipment - Attend conferences and communicate with people in a particular technical field to keep abreast of new technologies and information - Conduct research including studies, experiments, and investigations - Research emerging technologies for application(s) within the Agency - Serve as a subject matter expert to support research and development efforts - Work with customers to clarify their needs and to determine how their needs can be met - Modeling and simulation to evaluate design alternatives
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