Hi Salvatore,
Thanks for the reply. I'm using a bench supply, 5v, current limit set at max. The MCU was connected to a few things, but to troubleshoot, I disconnected everything except VDD, VDDA, VSS, VSSA, RST, and BKGD.
I thought maybe it was something in the configuration of the project, so I've created a new, empty project with complete default settings, and it also won't program. My USB BDM is working, I have tested this on a working QE board and have no issues downloading code.
Best,
Josh