Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer

Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer

Location: Melbourne, FL
Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 Days Onsite
Salary: $120,000–$150,000 per year, depending on experience
Industry: Aerospace
Work Authorization: U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder
ITAR: Yes

About the Company

A leading aerospace organization developing advanced FPGA, digital signal processing, embedded, and electronic systems.

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior FPGA Design & Development Engineer to design, develop, test, debug, and integrate FPGA-based systems. The ideal candidate will have strong hands-on experience with VHDL, DSP, Xilinx FPGA technologies, and MATLAB/Simulink, along with experience in hardware bring-up, laboratory testing, and system integration.

Aerospace experience is preferred, but candidates from automotive, communications, semiconductor, defense, RF, or other relevant engineering industries are encouraged to apply.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and document FPGA-based solutions using VHDL.
• Implement DSP and digital signal processing algorithms in FPGA hardware.
• Develop FPGA designs using Xilinx FPGA architectures and tools.
• Perform MATLAB/Simulink modeling, simulation, and algorithm development.
• Conduct FPGA board bring-up, hardware debugging, and laboratory testing.
• Perform timing analysis and timing closure.
• Support hardware, software, and system integration activities.
• Perform FPGA simulation and verification using ModelSim and/or Questa.
• Troubleshoot FPGA and hardware-level issues.
• Work within a Linux development environment.
• Participate in technical and design reviews.
• Capture requirements and prepare detailed design documentation.
• Support structured development and verification processes.
• Collaborate with hardware, software, systems, and test engineering teams.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• Strong professional experience in FPGA design and development.
• Strong hands-on VHDL experience.
• Experience implementing DSP algorithms in FPGA hardware.
• Experience with Xilinx FPGA tools and architectures.
• Experience with MATLAB/Simulink.
• Experience with FPGA hardware bring-up and debugging.
• Experience with timing analysis and timing closure.
• Experience with ModelSim and/or Questa.
• Experience working in a Linux development environment.
• Strong hardware testing and system integration experience.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card Holder due to ITAR requirements.
• Must be willing to work 3 days onsite in Melbourne, FL.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace or defense industry experience.
• Automotive or communications industry experience.
• RF, SDR, radar, or communications systems experience.
• Experience with high-speed digital systems.
• Experience with FPGA-based signal processing.
• Experience with embedded systems and hardware/software integration.
• Experience with Verilog in addition to VHDL.

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• 401(k)
• Full-Time Permanent Employment
• Competitive Salary

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer. This is a hybrid position requiring 3 days onsite in Melbourne, FL. Due to ITAR requirements, candidates must be U.S. Citizens or Green Card Holders. No visa sponsorship and no Corp-to-Corp arrangements.

Pay: $120,000.00 - $150,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance

Work Location: In person