Rugged FPGA embedded computing hardware for OpenVPX defense systems
Annapolis Micro Systems designs and builds FPGA-based embedded computing boards and chassis for 3U/6U VPX and PCIe platforms. The stack pairs Xilinx and Intel FPGA tooling with Cadence Allegro, Siemens Xpedition and ANSYS Mechanical, a full in-house board-to-enclosure design chain. Hiring splits between engineering and manufacturing, and job posts center on volume growth, QMS maturity and certification upkeep, pointing to production scaling in a high-mix environment.
Annapolis Micro Systems is a privately held US hardware manufacturer founded in 1982 and headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. It designs and produces embedded computing products such as OpenVPX boards, chassis, backplanes and direct RF small form factor systems built around open standards like SOSA and CMOSS. Its focus areas include EW, SIGINT and ELINT applications for defense programs. The company employs 51–200 people and handles design, manufacturing, quality and logistics in-house, hiring within the United States.
Its stack includes Xilinx and Intel FPGAs, PetaLinux, VxWorks, C++, Python and MATLAB, plus Cadence Allegro, Altium Designer, Siemens Xpedition, SolidWorks and ANSYS Mechanical for hardware and mechanical design.
Yes. Engineering is the largest hiring area, followed by manufacturing, with smaller openings in logistics and quality, all based in the United States and weighted toward mid and senior levels.
Job posts point to FPGA/CPU product design for 3U/6U VPX and PCIe, high-density multilayer PCB design, thermal simulation for chassis cooling, and rolling out QMS processes.
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