FPGA Design Engineer

We are seeking a highly experienced Senior FPGA Architect with strong background in Defense, Aerospace, or Mission-Critical Systems. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in FPGA-based system architecture, digital signal processing, high-speed communications, and hardware/software co-design for radar, tracking, SDR, EW, or missile systems.

This role requires both strong technical leadership and hands‑on RTL development capability, with experience in regulated and safety‑critical environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and lead FPGA-based hardware/software architectures for defense systems (radar, SDR, tracking, missile systems, EW, secure communications).
• Translate system-level and mission requirements into FPGA/SoC engineering specifications.
• Drive migration strategies from legacy analog/mixed systems to SDR or fully digital architectures.
• Define FPGA development flows, verification strategies, and best practices.

FPGA & RTL Development

• Design, implement, simulate, and verify RTL (VHDL/SystemVerilog).
• Develop high-performance DSP pipelines (filters, FFTs, beamforming, tracking algorithms).
• Implement high-speed serial interfaces (JESD204B/C, Gigabit Transceivers, Ethernet, PCIe).
• Work with Xilinx/AMD or Intel FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Vitis, Quartus, ModelSim, etc.).
• Integrate FPGA with embedded processors (ARM-based SoCs, Petalinux, FreeRTOS).

Defense & Mission-Critical Compliance

• Work within standards such as:
• DO-254 / DO-178
• ISO 26262 (if applicable)
• Support documentation for certification and audits.
• Contribute to requirements management, risk analysis, and traceability.
• Lead hardware bring‑up and FPGA-based prototype validation.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of FPGA development experience.
• 5+ years in Defense, Aerospace, or Military systems.
• Strong expertise in:
• DSP implementation in FPGA
• High-speed networking (Ethernet, PTP, TSN, Infiniband, or similar)
• Embedded Linux (Petalinux/Yocto)
• Experience with radar signal processing, SDR, tracking systems, or high-performance computing architectures.
• Proven experience leading architecture definition and development teams.
• Strong understanding of full product lifecycle (requirements → validation → deployment).