FPGA Engineer

Job Title

FPGA Engineer

Role Summary

Design, implement, and verify FPGA-based digital logic for aerospace and defense embedded systems. The role covers the full development lifecycle: architecture definition, RTL coding, simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and lab validation.

Work closely with system architects, software teams, and test engineers to integrate FPGA subsystems into real-time, regulated platforms.

Experience Level

Mid-level. Requires 5+ years of FPGA design and development experience in aerospace, defense, or embedded systems environments.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include:

• Develop RTL in VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog for DSP, memory control, data acquisition, and high-speed I/O.
• Perform simulation, synthesis, timing analysis, and place-and-route using industry tools (for example Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim).
• Implement clock domain crossing, reset synchronization, and power-up sequencing best practices to meet timing and reliability goals.
• Integrate FPGA logic with embedded processors, define register maps and interfaces with software teams.
• Validate hardware in the lab using bench testing, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and in-system debugging.
• Maintain documentation, version control, configuration management, and support product release activities.
• Participate in design reviews, risk assessments, and system-level integration and verification.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience:

• Proven RTL coding and design experience using VHDL, Verilog, or SystemVerilog.
• Hands-on experience with simulation, synthesis, timing closure, and FPGA toolchains (Vivado, Quartus, ModelSim or equivalent).
• Experience with high-speed interfaces such as PCIe, DDR, Ethernet, or JESD204.
• Familiarity with Xilinx or Intel/Altera FPGAs and their toolflows.
• Hardware debugging skills using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and boundary-scan or in-system debug methods.
• Scripting for automation and test using TCL, Python, or MATLAB.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with regulated development practices (DO-254, MIL-STD) or work on safety- or mission-critical systems.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field is required; Master's degree preferred. (Degree/field language present in the source.)

About the Company

Company: EndoSec

Headquarters: Madison, WI, USA

Developer of hardware security solutions specializing in FPGA-based IP cores, cryptographic implementations, and embedded system integration for secure hardware and verification applications.