Summary
Tim Hoyt is a hardware architect with nine years of focused experience designing and verifying FPGAs, digital PCBs, and embedded cryptographic systems for defense and aerospace customers. Based in Vienna, Virginia, he has progressed from hands-on FPGA and ASIC design roles to leadership positions including Director of Hardware Engineering and Division Lead for Secure Hardware Systems at Two Six Technologies and iDirect Government. Tim blends low-level hardware acceleration and embedded software expertise with practical security engineering, frequently bridging firmware, SoC design, and high-throughput packet processing in satellite and SDR applications. He’s known for translating demanding mission requirements into auditable, production-ready hardware and leading cross-functional teams through complex system integrations. An active computer engineer interested in ML acceleration and software defined radios, he brings a rare combination of cryptographic mindset and FPGA pragmatism to secure embedded system architectures.
9 years of coding experience
17 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelors of Applied Science Computer and Electrical Engineering, Bachelors of Applied Science Computer and Electrical Engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology