FPGA Design DSP Lead

Job Title

FPGA Design DSP Lead

Role Summary

Lead a team of FPGA designers in the Electronic Combat Solutions Hardware Engineering Group to define architecture, oversee RTL development, and deliver FPGA-based hardware for radar/EW systems. The role includes technical oversight, mentoring, hands-on RTL design, verification support, and lab integration and debugging.

Experience Level

Senior — typically 10+ years of relevant FPGA/ASIC/DSP experience; leadership experience managing design teams.

Responsibilities

Accountable for architecture, implementation, verification, and delivery of FPGA/DSP subsystems and for leading the design team.

• Translate system and higher-level requirements into micro-architecture and RTL specifications.
• Provide technical leadership, code reviews, and mentorship to engineers.
• Develop and maintain RTL (VHDL/Verilog/SystemVerilog), synthesis flows, and basic test benches.
• Perform lab bring-up, hardware debug, and support integration and field testing.
• Ensure timing-driven design practices, clock-domain crossing correctness, and timing closure.
• Work with system engineers and integrators on high-speed interfaces and board-level issues.
• Own design configuration/revision control and build reproducibility.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and clearances; preferred skills listed separately.

• Clearance: Current U.S. Secret security clearance or eligibility to obtain one.
• Experience: Extensive FPGA or ASIC design and development experience; prior leadership of a design team.
• DSP fundamentals and working understanding of radar and/or electronic warfare systems.
• Proficient in VHDL (preferred) or Verilog; experience with SystemVerilog/UVM is beneficial.
• Familiarity with vendor tools (Xilinx Vivado/ISE or Intel/Altera Quartus) and digital simulation (Modelsim/Questa).
• Strong timing-driven design skills including clock domain crossing techniques.
• Lab debug and problem-solving skills for hardware bring-up and integration.
• Experience with high-speed interfaces (PCIe, SerDes), ADC/DAC, and DDR3/4 memory interfaces.
• Familiarity with revision control systems (Git, CVS, Clearcase, Subversion, etc.).
• Proficient in scripting and build automation (Tcl/Tk, UNIX/Linux shell); programming in C/C++, Python, Perl is useful.
• Strong written and oral communication skills and ability to mentor staff.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree reduces the stated experience expectation ("10+ years with bachelor's degree; less with an advanced degree"). No specific fields of study or certifications were specified in the posting.

About the Company

Company: BAE Systems

Headquarters: London, United Kingdom

Global defense, aerospace and security company delivering products and services for air, land and naval forces, advanced electronics, cyber and intelligence solutions, and space and mission systems for government and commercial customers.